For a while there, it looked as if sewing was a dying art. Remember Molly Ringwald in "Pretty in Pink," teased by the blue bloods for her hand-sewn clothes? But alas, things have changed, and sewing ...

For as long as I can remember, I've been sewing buttons back onto shirts for my dad and three brothers. It used to be easy when we lived in the same house. But as us kids have grown up and moved away, ...