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 ...

When the coronavirus pandemic escalated in late March, frontline facilities like hospitals, nursing homes, schools, and grocery stores across the nation began to experience shortages of personal ...

(KUTV) — Thousands of volunteers around the country have made more than 250,000 cloth masks for the nonprofit Sewing for Lives. "Just supporters everywhere," said Megan Jansen, founder. "They just ...

In the last week, as I’ve worked around the clock with a cross-disciplinary group of designers and academics to develop an effective crowd-sourced DIY face mask, a lot of my smart friends (including a ...

Transportation Security Administration officers are following CDC advice and staying home when they are not working at the airport, and a few of them are making good use of their time by keeping busy ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland sewing master has turned her hobby into a booming business to fulfill a need for affordable-yet-stylish face masks. Sew Happiness’ Trudy Shurts has made all kinds of ...

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