Long before basic sewing needle options evolved as “sharps” or “betweens,” cave-era folks simply threaded bone shard and animal horn with sinew or plant fiber to stitch animal skins into outerwear.

Yashira Martinez, left, and Nelsy Gonzalez sell handmade goods and, with their mother, offer one-on-one sewing and crochet classes inside their Colonie Center store Stitch & Time in Colonie. Colorful ...