evolution of sewing machines

first sewing machine was patented by thomas saint

1791

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

1814

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

1851

he used many other manufacturer's ideas and put together a foot pedal

helen blanchard makes first zig zag stitch

1873

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

1877

merrow invented the crochet stitch in 1877

electric sewing machines

1889

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

first portable sewing machine

1964

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

1987

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

better mechanisms

2000

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