Emma Brennan, who writes our Harking Back column every week in the EADT, has been named on a list of the UK's most inspirational female entrepreneurs ...

Even if someone has never touched a sewing machine, Swerling encourages them to give it a try. She provides fabric, thread, ...

Knitting and embroidery are laden with stereotypes of domestic femininity – and the subversive potential for protest ...

Bengal played a crucial role when it came to the evolution of Indian fashion during the colonial era, changing forever the ...

Until the 1970s, many Japanese households had foot-powered sewing machines. These have long been eclipsed by electric models - yet many vintage machines are still gathering dust in people's homes.

Despite great strides made by the international women’s rights movement over many years, women and girls around the world are still married as children or trafficked into forced labor and sex ...