Like all Hackaday readers, we pride ourselves on having at least a passing acquaintance with how most things work. But we suspect to a lot of people, things we take for granted — computers, air ...

For as long as I can remember, I've been sewing buttons back onto shirts for my dad and three brothers. It used to be easy when we lived in the same house. But as us kids have grown up and moved away, ...

Some machines allow you to insert the button into a slot so that the machine will sew a buttonhole to fit. Some machines allow you to drop the toothy mechanism below the sewing surface to do ...