The inquiry "Who invented the sewing machine?" has kept a lot of people talking for many, many years by many different people in many different sewing communities, and rightfully so. The sewing ...

Do you have a sewing machine at home? The birth of these machines not only revolutionised the sewing industry, but also ensured the beginning of the first proper sewing machine industry. Credit for ...

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