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Here's how to get your score where you need it By Lisa L. Gill Excited to buy a new home in Austin, where I was planning to move, I applied to get preapproved by a mortgage lender. Preapproval seemed like the ticket to tour in-person those cozy Texas bungalows with sweet backyards whose online listings I’d been wistfully scrolling.  So imagine my disappointment when the lender came back and said that my Fair credit score of 647 meant their bank was unlikely to approve me for a loan. Even if I was greenlighted for what’s called a “subprime” mortgage, the...

We made it everyone – it’s officially Met Monday, AKA the biggest fashion day of the year. The who’s-who of the fashion and entertainment industries are ready to hit the Met Gala red (or in this case, white, blue, and red) carpet to share their custom looks with the world.Our minds are swarming with excitement as the 6:30 p.m. EST livestream looms near, but you know we have so many questions that we *cannot* wait to have answered. After all, with so little details released pre-Gala, we can’t help but wonder who’s invited, who will be on theme, and most...

By all official counts—at least, the ones still being tallied—the global situation on COVID appears to have essentially flatlined. More than a year has passed since the world last saw daily confirmed deaths tick above 10,000; nearly a year and a half has elapsed since the population was pummeled by a new Greek-lettered variant of concern. The globe’s most recent winters have been the pandemic’s least lethal to date—and the World Health Organization is mulling lifting its COVID emergency declaration sometime later this year, as the final pandemic protections in the United States prepare to disappear. On the heels of...

If you’ve been on TikTok or Instagram lately, you’ve probably heard of Old Money Aesthetic. In fact, the Wall Street Journal even wrote an article analyzing the huge buzzing fashion trend that’s taking over fashion this year, and just why it’s so hot right now. If you’re not familiar, old money aesthetic is a polar-opposite, visceral reaction to flashiness, “Kardashian”-era of the past few years – showy, ‘new money’ riches – and an appreciation for the aspirational, and oh-so-untouchable ‘Old Money’ wealth. Think: Succession, Ralph Lauren, and the Rockefellers. Princess Diana. Jackie O. Events like vintage Great Gatsby parties, polo...

Happy Sunday Fold Liners! It’s time for your weekly dose of The Edit: New Sewing Pattern Releases. This blog and vlog highlight some of the new arrivals to hit the shop this week. Kate natters about all the details you need to know so if you’re a pattern nerd like we are, this is for you! If you like a little company while you sew and want to keep up with the hot releases.  You might want to hit subscribe and never miss a thing. Great news, team! The Sewing Weekender is back! The online Sewing Weekender will take place on...