AMES, IA — During a critical face mask shortage at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, home sewers responded by pulling out fabric stashes, threading their machines and getting to work. Recently ...

People are blowing the dust off their sewing machines and are making masks not only for themselves but also for those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. But those sewing machines may need a ...

CHICAGO -- Bill Purdue waterproofs basements for a living, but he has spent the past few days in his buddy's Washington, Indiana, auto trim and upholstery shop cutting rectangles of cotton fabric that ...

Alzahara Ibrahim started on her first mask just hours after picking up a sewing machine. The 11-year-old joined the sewing club earlier this year after her mother encouraged her to learn how to sew.

One woman spent 12 hours sewing masks for hospital workers. A California woman spent 12 hours straight sewing masks for those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic -- and she's not stopping ...

Fashion Institute Midwest workroom manager Denise Ervin sews masks for the local medical community on Monday. The Fashion Institute Midwest is making masks for the local medical community. Fashion ...

From her home in Willow Spring, Amelia Patel is sewing face masks — and encouraging others to do the same. Over the weekend, the mom of two and CPA launched a Facebook group where she's sharing a ...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to intensify in the United States, the federal government is now asking everyone to wear a face covering in public. Although the Centers for Disease Control and ...