The Sewing Machine

By:Alessandra, Dejan, Matthew,and Abi

 Alessandra

Invention of the Sewing Machine

Idealized since 1755

Altered in 1846
American Inventor Elias Howe
Sewing Machine taken to London
 Abi

How does it work

1. Putting thread through the wheel

2. Then put it through the tube
3. Last get some piece of clothing

and push the peddle to sew the

Clothes.

Next
Last
 How it changed people's lives
The sewing machine made clothing a mass produced item which
increased the acceptance of the sewing machine which was a
first. The household machine with the commercial ones became
very popular when it became electric. If you had electric in
your home you could have a sewing machine and it was even
faster than the hand powered models.

Matthew
WHO BENEFITS

Companies and manufacturers that mass produce clothing

All people that live in this country;the machine makes
all clothing much cheaper because it is easier to make
Anyone who is interested in making clothing

Dejan
HOW IT HAS IMPROVED

The Lock Stitch sewing machine used 2 strings at once

instead of one, making it much more efficient. 1846
Hand crank powering the machine was changed to a foot
pedal, allowing the use of both hands. 1850

Dejan
 Works Cited

Matthew Impact on America | sewing machine. (n.d.). Retrieved November 02, 2016, from
http://sewingmachine.umwblogs.org/the-sewing-machine-its-impact-on-america/

Abi
The First American Sewing Machine. (n.d.). Retrieved November 04, 2016, from
http://www.iwest.k12.il.us/schools/thawville/projects/1800/index.html
Works Cited

Alessandra
History of the Sewing Machine. (2015). Retrieved November 09, 2016, from
http://ismacs.net/sewing_machine_history.html

Elias Howe's Sewing Machine. (2012). Retrieved November 09, 2016, from
http://cambridgehistory.org/discover/innovation/Sewing Machine.html

Dejan
Sewing Revolution | Windham Textile & History Museum. Retrieved November 09, 2016, from
http://www.millmuseum.org/history/captains-of-industry/sewing-revolution

(2016). Sewing Revolution | Windham Textile & History Museum. Retrieved November 09, 2016,
from http://www.millmuseum.org/history/captains-of-industry/sewing-revolution