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    Sewing has been practiced for over 25,000 years, originally using materials like animal hides, fur, and bark. Early sewing threads were made of thin strips of animal hide or sinew. The sewing machine was invented in 1790 and the Singer sewing machine patented in 1851 came to dominate the industry. In the 20th century, over 4,000 types of sewing machines were produced.

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    Sewing has been practiced for over 25,000 years, originally using materials like animal hides, fur, and bark. Early sewing threads were made of thin strips of animal hide or sinew. The sewing machine was invented in 1790 and the Singer sewing machine patented in 1851 came to dominate the industry. In the 20th century, over 4,000 types of sewing machines were produced.

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    Sewing has been practiced for over 25,000 years, originally using materials like animal hides, fur, and bark. Early sewing threads were made of thin strips of animal hide or sinew. The sewing machine was invented in 1790 and the Singer sewing machine patented in 1851 came to dominate the industry. In the 20th century, over 4,000 types of sewing machines were produced.

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    10 Interesting Facts About Sewing | The Marilyn Johnson

    Sewing Design Studio, LLC

    1. Archaeologists believe that people used to sew together fur, hide, skin, and bark for clothing as far back as 25,000 years ago.
    2. Early sewing thread consisted of thin strips of animal hide that were used to stitch together larger pieces of hide and fur.

    3. The sewing machine was invented in 1790 by Thomas Saint.


    4. The Singer sewing machine was patented by Isaac Merritt Singer in 1851.
    5. Singer’s patent was the most dominant firm in the industry compared to other competitors.

    6. Early sewing needles were made of bone and ivory.


    7. “The whole nine yards,” a common phrase, came from the fabric that was needed to make the fanciest coat for a man of fashion.
    8. In the 20th century, more than 4,000 different kinds of sewing machines were made.
    9. Women began forming sewing society’s in the 1860’s where they would gather together and make quilts to sell at church bazaars.
    10. The 1950’s are regarded as sewing’s “golden age” because of a strong focus on fashion sewing, designer patterns, and copying Hollywood
    looks.
    Sources: sewingmantra.com, sewmuchmore,biz, historytoday.com, sewnplace.com, sewretrothebook.com, encyclopedia.com

     Early sewing threads came from various animal body parts like sinew, catgut and even veins.
     The firsts needles used during the stone age era were animal bones and ivory.
     There are 25 kinds of hand stitching documented as of 2017.
     When buttons for garments were first invented, only wealthy women can afford them. This is the reason why early women’s clothing have buttons designed on the
    left side of the garment making them more accessible to servants who help them get dressed.

     The zippers were originally made/ invented for footwear such as shoes and boots in 1893. Soon after, the technology was adapted and used on clothing too.

     Sewing is the earliest form of textile art. It was practiced by stone age people even before weaving was invented.

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