Needed: Button. 1 to 5 minutes (or less). Sewing needle. 2 feet of thread (max). Scissors. Difficulty: easy Erin Bried knows what intimidates people. “I’ve talked to so many powerful men and women who ...

Sewing on a lost button is like doing your taxes – it's inevitable, it's a hassle and not doing it makes you look like a delinquent. Nobody looks good with a gaping hole in his dress shirt or a safety ...

If you're anything like us, you have a pile of cardigans, coats and shirts with missing and loose buttons, that have waited to be mended for far too long now. Or, you have an item (perhaps a vintage ...

New Yorkers think they know everything, but they don’t. Grandma does. This generation may know how to Twitter about animated GIF, but can they darn a sock or sew on a patch? Enter Brooklyn-based ...

Every time you get your favourite shirt back from the dry cleaners, there's another button missing. But no need to take it to a professional. There's really nothing to this simplest of sewing skills.

I miss buying new clothes. I've consoled myself with all the money I've been saving. My bank account already looks healthier and I have reached the point where I find the cost of new clothes ...

Basic sewing skills required; if you don't have these then get yourself along to a local craft group or watch How to Sew a Button (youtube.com). Cut the wire to approx 25cm, then thread the first ...