This huge example of recycling, a chair made with old, used wooden thread spools, sold for 90 at Thomaston Auction in Thomaston, Maine. It is 53 1/2 inches high by 23 inches wide. Recycling isn’t a ...

Understand everything, including the bobbin, presser foot, and thread guides. All sewing machines differ, but most have basic features that are similar from model to model. Understanding the parts of ...

Women's work in past centuries included cooking, cleaning and sewing. Before the 19th century, women had to shear sheep or cut flax and spin or weave fabric. Then they were expected to know how to ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...