DOES A SMALL room decorated like a monk’s cell—white walls, sparse furnishings—really seem larger than it would if adorned more luxuriously? No, say design experts. “Fabric, textures—so ...

Fred Brown was 25 years into a 15-years-to-life prison sentence when he discovered that he enjoyed cutting out fabric squares of princesses and Care Bears and sewing them into quilts.

The wholesale sewing contractor primarily makes adult sportswear, gear bags and table linens, providing private and corporate clients with product development, prototyping and small-batch production.

One Utah woman is helping these children by sewing over five thousand dresses. A sign hanging in Arda’s small sewing room describes her perfectly: 'She works with her hands in delight.' ...