Long before basic sewing needle options evolved as “sharps” or “betweens,” cave-era folks simply threaded bone shard and animal horn with sinew or plant fiber to stitch animal skins into outerwear.

Inside a historic landmarked home on the corner of Ocean and Newkirk avenues, a long-held dream is finally taking shape. This month, The Altered Thread — a sewing school and alterations studio founded ...

Yashira Martinez, left, and Nelsy Gonzalez sell handmade goods and, with their mother, offer one-on-one sewing and crochet classes inside their Colonie Center store Stitch & Time in Colonie. Colorful ...