Tailors and dressmakers retire their pincushions as US demand for skilled sewers grows

The ranks of tailors, dressmakers and custom sewers are shrinking in the U.S. even as their skills and services are finding ...
The Columbian

Tailoring is a shrinking field

Hunched over a sewing machine, Kil Bae is hemming a dress inside his Manhattan tailor shop when a new customer stops by with a vintage Tommy Hilfiger jacket he wants taken in.
Times Colonist

Tailors and dressmakers retire their pincushions as US demand for skilled sewers grows

Tailor, Kil Bae, poses for a photo inside his shop on Friday, March 27, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) NEW YORK (AP) — Hunched over a sewing machine, Kil Bae is hemming a dress inside ...
AOL

This Low-Maintenance Shrub Is the Secret to Attracting More Butterflies to Your Yard

No matter how you feel about insects overall, pretty much everyone likes butterflies. Their wing patterns and colors are striking and there's something so whimsical and uplifting about the way they ...
Oregonian

Can you sew? Your skills are in demand as tailors retire

NEW YORK — Hunched over a sewing machine, Kil Bae is hemming a dress inside his Manhattan tailor shop when a new customer stops by with a vintage Tommy Hilfiger jacket he wants taken in. The modeling ...