On a recent sunny Saturday, about 26 women gathered to sew dresses for the Dress a Girl Around the World project, which is part of Hope 4 Women International. This organization, founded in 2006, has a ...

If you’ve ever had even a small desire to make your little girl a dress, you need to read 11 easiest girl dresses to make for beginners. Even if you have little to no sewing experience, be sure to ...

DEVOTED TO THE CAUSE. BUSY BOBBINS AT THE BRIDGEWATER SENIOR CENTER. THE PATTERN BEING SEWN IS SIMPLE. SO WE HAVE THE FABRIC. WE HAVE THE POCKET MATERIAL, ALL THE STRAPS. BUT SO VERY SPECIAL. THEY’RE ...

HAMPTON — Jan Hunt and Dott Ferrari of WHS sponsored a sew-a-thon for staff, students, family and friends to benefit Dress a Girl Around the World on Saturday, Feb 18. About 50 people came together to ...

At 86 years old, Dotty Garis has used her love of sewing for generosity, making hundreds of little dresses for young girls around the world.

Sharon Meehan used to teach in an inner-city school. She noticed that a girl at her school was teased about her clothing, which revealed her low-income status. So when the girl was named student of ...

The whir of sewing machines and the snipping of scissors through fabric are sounds heard in Lancaster County that are changing young girls’ lives on the other side of the world. More than 4,000 miles ...

One by one dresses are sewn together at the Casas Adobes Congregational Church. Stitch warlock, Ron McLain says sewing these dresses, "gives little girls all over the world a dress that they may have ...

Now that I am a grandmother (finally!), I have many opportunities to dream up creative projects for a whole new audience: children. Shopping for little girls’ dresses is so much fun, but it occurred ...

GOSS AND SEW: Kim Thomas made this summer dress in class - dressmaking classes are becoming increasingly popular in New Zealand. Photo: STACY SQUIRES / The Press A dressmaking night class has plenty ...