A dozen woman gather every week at E-Town Sewing Studio to help others. The dresses they sew are woven with the power to save children from human trafficking. Armed with ordinary needles and thread, ...

Over a dozen sewing machines whirred in the church hall of St. Mary Parish in Georgetown on the afternoon of Nov. 8. Women handling reams of colorful, patterned fabric stared down at th ...

Six years ago, Renita Yahara was given several large boxes of material from a friend. Yahara, of Elizabethtown, started searching online for a way to use the material that would help others. That’s ...

FAIR HAVEN — A local woman has offered sewing lessons to anyone who will learn to keep young women and girls around the world safe and seen. Dress a Girl Around the World is an initiative started by ...

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 ...

The atmosphere in Building No. 2 of Brookside Senior Apartments on Friday is warm and joyful despite the chilly weather. Eight people gather at the Davenport apartment complex each week with the ...

JENNINGS, Lousiana — In 1993, a small group of women from Jennings Church of Christ came together to sew quilts and curtains for a children’s home in Indiana. Twenty-five years and dozens of quilts ...

A group of Tucson women with a knack for quilting and sewing is using their talents to bring comfort to children in foster care. The group of women — and occasionally men and children — have been ...

Since Kabul fell to the Taliban last summer after the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, more than 76,000 Afghans have resettled in the U.S. Like all refugees, they’ve faced the daunting task ...

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 ...