When I was 16 and newly minted with a South Carolina driver's license, I signed up for my first sewing class. After a few days of sessions, my long-suffering instructor picked up my pillowcase, ...

Jessi Woska’s cozy home studio in Logan Square is located in her former dining room, just off her kitchen. Technicolor pegboards filled with cotton and wool thread spools line the walls, and plants ...

The Chain Gang is a business built on passion. A four-person operation in the heart of East Los Angeles, this low-key studio has quietly built a reputation for producing some of, if not the, best ...

With the recent resurgence of Western style, classic chain stitching has become a micro-trend embraced by everyone from Bill Murray to Post Malone, who proudly sport shirts and suits adorned with ...

PROCESS: Hemming Denim With a Union Special by Self Edge: A chain stitch is a double lock stitch named after its resemblance to the links of a chain. It was the stitch of choice used to hem jeans ...