Who says there’s no place in America for entrepreneurial spirit? In the State Fair’s Creative Activities building I was snagged by Pam Turner of Blaine, who wanted me to look at her invention — a self ...

Considering that sewing is supposedly a relaxing pastime, isn’t it odd that the very first step in the process – threading the sewing needle – is so difficult? That’s exactly what Minnesota inventor, ...

Someone needs to buy about 60,000 of Pam Turner’s sewing needles. Four years ago, Turner quit her job as a salesperson at Select Comfort to pursue a dream of building a company around her ingenious ...

Threading a needle can be tricky, especially when it comes to smaller needles required by more delicate fabrics. And the task can become more than just an annoyance if you end up pricking yourself on ...

My 11-year-old son pressed the sewing machine foot pedal like a NASCAR driver hitting the gas on a straight away. The machine hummed and rattled as he fed the fabric under the flashing needle. I ...

Threading a needle is a simple enough task, but it can be frustrating when the thread bends and frays, refusing to go through the needle's eye. Next time this happens to you, try spraying it with ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Whether you're an experienced seamstress or simply need to sew a button back onto your favorite shirt, one of the hardest parts of the process is ...

Still squinting at the eye of the needle, repeatedly poking the end of your thread right next to the hole and getting increasingly frustrated? No shame, we’ve been doing that for years. But if you ...

It's one of life's many little irritations. You're trying to thread a needle and failing time after time. No matter how often you wet the end of the cotton and jab it at the eye of the needle, and no ...

As long as people have sewed, they've probably been frustrated by attempting to push thread through needles. It turns out an easy alternative to aiming your thread at a needle and missing a dozen ...