Small tears and frayed ends are easy repairs, thanks to Nicole Vasbinder’s guide to machine sewing and hand stitching. “Super Stitches Sewing” (Potter Craft/Crown Publishing Group, $19.99) includes 50 ...

I mainly use DMC embroidery floss. For DMC No. 5 and No. 8 and for linen thread, I embroider with a single strand.

Guest Ella Pritsker shares the fine art of hand-stitched custom haute couture. Haute Couture is a very specialized system of sewing that is regulated by the French Government. However, the methods can ...