Some students crave a class that their school doesn’t offer. Others want to fortify their high school transcripts before college-admissions officers review those records. Jessica B. Byerly, 17, had ...

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a question students hear throughout their childhoods, without more than a vague notion of career possibilities and their required skills and knowledge.

Sewing classes are bursting at the seams across the GTA. From home studios to sparklingly modern facilities, adults and teenagers alike are flocking to where stitching machines are buzzing.