evolution of sewing machines

By sbadger

  • first sewing machine was patented by thomas saint

    first sewing machine was patented by thomas saint
    he was english and he built it during the industrial revolution. it was meant to sew leather and canvas but a working model was never produced

  • australian tailor, josef madersperger, presented his first machine

    australian tailor, josef madersperger, presented his first machine
    it took the man seven years to put this machine together, which imitated a human hand, and in 1839 he came out with another which imitated the weaving process using chain stitch

  • singer was granted his first american patent

    singer was granted his first american patent
    he used many other manufacturer's ideas and put together a foot pedal

  • helen blanchard makes first zig zag stitch

    helen blanchard makes first zig zag stitch
    after her father died she borrowed some of the money to create a sewing machine that included zig zag stitch

  • merrow invents the first crotchet sewing machine

    merrow invents the first crotchet sewing machine
    merrow invented the crochet stitch in 1877

  • electric sewing machines

    electric sewing machines
    singer invented the electric sewing machine in 1889 and people started using them at around 1905

  • first portable sewing machine

    first portable sewing machine
    singer made the first portable sewing machine in 1964 they are used today and run on batteries and are very light making them portable

  • orisol

    orisol
    orisol made a sewing machine for shoe making these are used today when making certain types of shoes

  • better mechanisms

    better mechanisms
    in 2000 to 2010 they added touch sensors and direct stitching buttons LED displays 14 built in stitches needle threader to make it more effecient when sewing