Introduction To Sewing Machine History

Introduction to sewing machine history

In 1790, SaintThomas invented the sewing machine for sewing shoes in single line chain stitch. The sewing machine was made of wood and some parts were made of metal materials. It was the first sewing machine in the world.

In 1841, Siti Monier, France, designed and manufactured a practical double line chain stitch sewing machine. In 1846, the United States acquired the patent of the curve lock stitch sewing machine. The sewing speed was 300 needles / points, the efficiency was more than five manual sewing machines. In 1851, the American mechanic SINGER independently designed and manufactured SINGER sewing machines, sewing speed of 600 needles / points, and obtained US patents in 1853. Since then, sewing machines have been widely used in production, and gradually increased the functions of nail buttons, buttonholes, reinforcement, embroidery, and so on.

In 1975, the United States invented the microcomputer controlled household multifunction sewing machine. Professional industrial sewing machines are developing more widely, sewing speed is higher and higher, such as sewing machine has reached 10 thousand needles / points. In 1979, the total output of sewing machines in the world reached 15885000 units, of which 5870000 were produced in China, and the highest in the world.

Sewing machine is a machine that uses one or more sewing threads to form one or more stitches on the sewing material to interweave or stitch one or more stitches. Sewing functions such as cotton, linen, silk, wool, rayon and other fabrics, leather, plastic, paper and other products are stitched. The stitched stitches are neat, beautiful, flat and firm, fast sewing and easy to use.