SANTA CRUZ — Judy Hollaway, owner of Judy’s Sewing and Vacuum Center, said she has been sewing since she was 5 years old. “It’s just been my passion my whole life,” she said. But according to her ...

MIDDLETOWN — The small, red elf dolls that have thrilled children internationally for 16 years, hidden throughout the home by parents in the weeks before Christmas, can now sport a matching face mask ...

Customers donate masks and materials, and owner John Furtado facilitates donations. Village Sewing Center Where: 506 Lewis Road, Santa Rosa Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday Online: ...

A thread of the local sewing community unraveled when Grant House Sewing Machines, which has served Santa Barbara for more than 34 years, announced it would close. “Sewers are a very close-knit ...

Russ Gordon has had a busy holiday season as a real-life Santa Claus, but it's his wife, Linda, who has made a year-round business out of the calling. Russ, after being called to be Santa in 2011, ...

My Santa was Black and lived in Missouri, where my grandparents' farm sat high on a hill. I was well-versed on the North Pole and the community of elves, but it seemed logical in my young mind that ...