A history of the Sewing Machine

Before the invention of the sewing machine, all clothing, furniture and even agricultural bags were sewn by hand. The series of events and inventions that have led to what we now recognize as a sewing machine was a very important part of history. Here is an overview of some inventors, their contributions and how we have finally made reality the dream of a machine that could take the work of sewing.

The first person to apply for a patent for a sewing machine was a British inventor named Thomas Saint in 1791, but his machine was not known to have ever been developed. Machine sewing work real first to be presented as such in the world is in 1814 by an Austrian tailor Josef Madersperger, although not apparently work machine seems to come from his work.

In 1830, Barthlemy Thimonnier of France patented a working machine that was capable of stitching straight seams with a string mesh. In 1841, that he had a factory of these machines, but it would have been sabotaged and burned by French tailors, they have been reported to have seen the existence of these machines as a threat to their jobs rather valuable work as sewing machine tool came to be. Thimonnier finally arrived in England with a machine and was apparently the first person to propose machines work for sale, he also runs a garment factory.

Hunting American Walter invented the first machine sewing for lockstitch in 1833. This machine used 2 coils of wire with a needle sharp eye similar to the machines of today, however the machine must be reset too often to be viable. Another American, John Greenough, produced a work machine in which the needle completely crossed the cloth but could not generate enough interest to produce the machine for resale.

Elias Howe has created a machine similar to the one made by Walter Hunt in 1845. There are a number of improvements which made her the most viable machine yet although it is difficult to obtain financial support. After trying to sell his machine in England, he returned to the United States find many people took his idea and producing similar machines which apparently infringed its patent.

Isaac Merritt Singer was an engineer who decided to redesign of sewing machine Rotary. His machine used a flight instead of a Rotary; the needle was mounted vertically and included a DOE foot to hold the cloth in place. He had a fixed arm to hold the needle and also included a basic tensioning system. Singer Gets an American patent for his machine in 1851, he developed a pedal or treadle, for use with its machines. Howe was singer and a few others to the Court violations of patents and received compensation.

Interestingly, if you find these interesting things is that the type first hire payment scheme is reported to have first been provoked by the singer and a lawyer named Edward Clark and was about to allow people to afford to buy their sewing machines. The success of the sewing Singer machines tends to be more attributed to technical sales used by the singer and Clark, rather than something exceptional different with their machines.

Over the years other people and partnerships made improvements and manufactured more than machines. There is more than a few disputes about patents and the threats to sue. Allen B Wilson and Nathaniel Wheeler created a smoother machine more calm under the machines for the manufacture of Wheeler and Wilson Company in the 1850s and 1960. People in the design and production of machines to sew, "The War Sewing Machine" appeared as everyone tried to protect their intellectual property, singer, Howe, Wheeler and Wilson Grove and Baker finally with their patent forming "Combination Sewing Machine" in 1856. This has led other manufacturers to do things their way and pay a fee for the privilege.

Knitting machines appear in 1877 in the form of a machine to hook, it was invented by a Joseph Merrow. This machine was in fact the first "overlock" sewing machine and The Merrow Machine Company still produce overlock machines today.

In 1885, singer patented the sewing machine "singer vibrating shuttle" by Allen B Wilson vibrating Shuttle, this machine was more adapted to lockstitching, replacing the oscillating shuttle and to continue to use till the rotating machinery shuttle alternate.

Sewing machine electric were actually originally developed in 1889 by the singer sewing Co. Up to that point, that they had continued on the design proven with more just decoration. Electric motors have been stuck on the side of the old machines from the start, but found themselves in the case of become an intrinsic part of the machine.

Toyota produced their first sewing machine electric in 1946.

The 1980s saw the introduction of machines controlled by computer to be used in all kinds of industries, including clothing, footwear and industrial manufacturing.

Embroidery machines no longer use the maps to sewing, they can now with the permission of new systems, produce pretty much everything that you please on fabric.

The invention of the sewing machine is a very important step in the economic development and industrialization. He also release many women of the work of hand suture clothing and linens. The contribution that these machines made of art in all its forms of fashion and interior design can not be neglected or, quite simply, it is one of the most important computers of our time! (I try to imagine what an Apple "i - sew" machine could in fact look like and do!)

Amber Allen
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