The document summarizes the history of the sewing machine from its earliest origins over 20,000 years ago using bone needles to sew animal skins, to its modern development. Key events and inventors included Thomas Saint's 1790 design for a leather-sewing machine; Barthelemy Thimonnier's 1830 successful chain-stitch machine; Elias Howe's 1845 lockstitch machine; Isaac Singer's 1851 foot-pedal machine; and Allen B. Wilson's improvements including the rotary hook. The first electric sewing machines were introduced in 1889, and modern machines continue advancing with features like touch screens and sensors.

1. Welcome

2. History of the Sewing Machine

3. History
 Archaeologists have discovered bone needles with eyes, used to sew together skins
and furs 20,000 years ago.
 A sewing set along with thimble was found by the Chinese
Archaeologists in the tomb of a minor official of the Han Dynasty (202 BC‐AD 220).
 The earliest known sewing needles made of iron come from the Manching
at Germany, and date to the third century BC.

4. 1755: The First Patent
 Charles Weisenthal issued a British patent for a “needle that is designed
for a machine.” But There’s no description in Weisenthal’s patent of any
mechanical machine, but it shows there was a need for such an invention.

5. 1790: The First Detailed Design
The history of the sewing machine essentially
starts here. Englishman Thomas Saint designed
the first sewing machine of its kind. The patent
described a machine powered with a hand
crank to be used for leather and canvas.
Nobody knows if Saint built a prototype, but in
1874
William Newton Wilson found the patent
drawings. They were so detailed, he built a
replica, proving that it did work.

6. Early 18th Century: Many Attempts, Many
Fails
It’s worth mentioning that all attempts of designing a sewing machine
before the first successful one, all moved the needle side to side and
were powered with a winding handle.
• 1810: Balthasar Krems invents an automatic machine for sewing caps.
He didn’t patent his design but it didn’t work anyway.
• 1814: An Austrian tailor Josef Madersperger issued a patent. He was
persistent and attempting several different designs, but all were
unsuccessful.
• 1818: John Adams Doge and John Knowles invent America’s first
sewing machine, but it could only sew a few bits of fabric before
breaking.
• 1830: Barthelemy Thimonnier and a French tailor invented a machine
that used a hooked needle and one thread, creating a chain stitch
which is The First Successful Sewing Machine .

7. In 1834 Walter Hunt created America’s first functioning sewing machine, but he had
second thoughts. Hunt thought such a machine would cause unemployment for many, so
he didn’t bother to patent the design.
In 1844, English inventor John Fisher designed a sewing
machine that would eliminate this disparity between the
moving parts. However, a botched filing job at the Patent
Office resulted in his patent getting lost, so he never
received any recognition.

8. In 1845 Elias Howe from America invents a sewing machine that resembles Fisher’s, with
some tweaks and adjustments. His patent was to invent “a process that uses thread from
2 different sources.” His machine has a needle with an eye at the point, which goes
through the fabric creating a loop on the reverse, a shuttle on a track that slips the
second thread through the loop, creating what is called the lockstitch.

9. In 1851 Isaac Merritt Singer developed the first version of our modern day sewing
machine, with a foot pedal and the up-and-down needle. He was also inspired by elements
from the Howe, Hunt and Thimonnier inventions, causing Howe to file a lawsuit.

10. Allen B. Wilson developed a shuttle that reciprocated in a short arc, which was an improvement
over Singer and Howe's. However John Bradshaw had patented a similar device and
to sue, so Wilson decided to try a new method. He went into partnership with Nathaniel
Wheeler to produce a machine with a rotary hook instead of a shuttle. This was far quieter and
smoother than other methods, with the result that the Wheeler & Wilson Company produced
more machines in the 1850s and 1860s than any other manufacturer. Wilson also invented the
four-motion feed mechanism that is still seen on every sewing machine today. This had a
forward, down, back and up motion, which drew the cloth through in an even and smooth
motion.

11. In 1857 James Edward Allen Gibbs a farmer from Raphine in Rockbridge County, Virginia
patented the first chain stitch single-thread sewing machine. In partnership with James
Willcox, Gibbs became a principal partner in Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Company.
Willcox & Gibbs commercial sewing machines are still used in the 21st century.

12. The first electric machines were developed by Singer Sewing Co. and introduced in 1889.
By the end of the First World War, Singer was offering hand, treadle and electric machines
for sale. At first, the electric machines were standard machines with a motor strapped on the
side, but as more homes gained power, they became more popular and the motor was
gradually introduced into the casing.

13. LEADING BRANDS
 JUKI
 BROTHER
 MERROW
 DURKOPP ADLER
 PFAFF
 CONSEW
 BERNINA
 JANOME

14. FUTURE FEATURES
 Some models are aimed at garment sewers,
quilters or embroidery makers.
 A vertcal bobbin that can handle the heavier
threads used in embroidery.
 A solid‐state electrical foot control that will
allow the needle to go through thick seams
easily.
 Touch-screen controls of the machines.
 Sensors that adjust to various fabric thicknes
ses.
 Screens that offer three dimensional views of
designs.
 LED lights illuminatng the needle and USB
data ports.
 Machines with Needle Cams to monitor the
embroidery field from the needle’s point of
view.

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