GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Deciding to donate your organs is considered by many to be one of the greatest gifts a person can make. A group gathering in West Michigan is choosing to honor that gift one ...

On the first Thursday of each month, the community meeting room of Faith United Methodist Church is transformed into project central for Project Linus – a nonprofit group that provides blankets to ...

For the last few years, every time autumn rolls around we've been seeing blanket stitched pieces everywhere. From the luxurious Toteme scarf jacket so casual cosy jumpers, blanket stitching has become ...

A group of 22 volunteers in Maine all knit and crochet for a good cause.All of the handmade blankets and sweaters they stitch together go to Rumford Hospital patients and their families."I like to do ...

Explore the versatile hand-embroidery technique of blanket stitching with Mary Buchan, which can be used to reinforce edges and for decoration. Starting with basic blanket stitch, you’ll stitch a ...

Garden State Episcopal employee Michelle Vitale always wanted to help the homeless and now she's figured out a way to get the entire community involved. Yesterday she hosted her first "stitch-in" at ...

When making products like clothes that are worn and washed many times, it is important to create strong joins. This is so that the different pieces of fabric can stay together for a long time. There ...

Penny rugs first originated in the United States around the time of the Civil War. Thrifty homemakers used woolen scraps from clothing to create decorative mats. Using coins as templates, they cut ...