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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As a kid, were you ever taught how to thread a needle? I have to admit that I never quite learned to sew, and I usually give even the most minor of tears in my clothing to the dry cleaner to fix.