Dear Vicki: For Christmas, my dear husband gave me a pair of pinking shears. They were pretty pricey, and he wanted to give me something special. My problem is that I don’t know what they are used for ...

When most of us were growing up, there were a handful of basic life skills that just about everybody learned. They were simple, useful abilities, like changing a tire, making a dress from a pattern, ...

The following sewing craft, adapted from “Martha Stewart’s Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts,” can be done in a snap with a sewing machine, or amended and sewn just as quickly by hand. 1. Lay ...