SNOW HILL, Md. (AP) -- Janine Dufrene's fingers gingerly guided her needle into the soft, cotton face of the quilt stretched on a quilting frame. Around her, half a dozen ladies worked, their short, ...

Smart thread captured under a scanning electron microscope. (Center for Nanoscale Systems — Harvard University) Scientists have woven microscopic sensors into thread to gather diagnostic data from the ...

A new group show opening at the Hunterdon Art Museum on Sunday, Sept. 17, features artists who have set aside graphite and ink, and draw instead with thread. Textile artist Carol Eckert curated ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. –Each stitch taken by an area church sewing group is a labor of love. More than a dozen women come together weekly to provide one of the most basic human needs – warmth and comfort – ...