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Fashion Tries on Zero Waste DesignToday’s truly fashion-forward have a radical ambition: leaving nothing on the cutting room floor.Where the Perfect Fit Awaits, While You WaitAt Stanton Tailor Shop, the owner and his team make seemingly magic alterations — and if they can’t, you may be urged to return the garment.Agencies Are Stretched in Efforts to Aid RefugeesRefugee numbers are soaring and budgets to aid them are being cut. As a result, a public-private partnership in helping refugees is becoming increasingly private.Feel Ragged? Renew at This CafeSweat Shop, a tiny new cafe near a trendy stretch of Paris, is a fashion version of a cybercafe.Altered by a Sewing MachineWhere once I was a results person, I now believe in process and patience.40 Miles of Creative SpacesOn one weekend, 38 artists in Connecticut will open their work spaces to the public, and will be on hand to discuss and demonstrate their methods.A Collector of Houses Unloads Some GothianaHunt Slonem decorated his Victorian country house in Kingston, N.Y., based partly on guidance he says he sensed from long-dead inhabitants.Signing His Name With a StitchMartin Greenfield has made his name as a tailors’ tailor over the last three decades, and today his cutters, sewers and patternmakers piece together blazers and tailored hoodies for adventurous labels like Band of Outsiders.A Time to Sew, a Time to MendSerious mending, the kind that puts lined woolen pants and beloved stuffed animals back into circulation, demands serious equipment.A Russian City’s Wounds Are Dressed in Opera GarbIn a tiny workshop in Russia’s southernmost stronghold, the seamstresses of Vladikavkaz live the rhythm of a distant curtain.Henry Street Settlement’s Sewing and Crafts Program Survives Budget CutsThe social service agency’s Home Planning Workshop evaded the budgetary ax just long enough to enjoy a bustling revival thrift and repair are in style again.G.O.P. Shopping Spree Includes a Little SewingBesides spending on high-end clothing for the Palins in New York City, the Republican National Committee also purchased modest tailoring supplies in the garment district and Chinatown.Stitching Together a New Life in RiverdaleBernard Adler’s attachment to the sewing machine is understandable. Being a tailor saved his life during the Holocaust.Puttin’ on Razzle-Dazzle, One Bead at a TimeBessie Nelson, 77, is the go-to beader of Broadway.Help for the Homeless, and Hope for an AddictAs winter arrives, a Brooklyn man uses his fashion industry knowhow to sew old blankets into sleeping bags for those living on the streets.