SteveH

On my calendar

Craftnut

I wrote a history of the sewing machine some time ago, and it is now on my blog. There is lots of trivia, if it isn't too late for your talk. Like how Singer had 24 children by many different women, and a woman in Maine invented the zigzag stitch. I think my favorite is the story of the Sewing Machine Wars.
http://frommycarolinahome.wordpress....ewing-machine/

jlhmnj

Nice article on sewing machine history. The beautiful "RH Macy and Co" sewing machine was made by Davis. The Combination schemed to bankrupt Davis in the early 1870's.

Jon

ArchaicArcane

Mine too

Thanks for this! I will read through it tonight. I'm brainstorming ideas at the moment and trying to set up a framework for the talk. Then I will start filing in details.

ThayerRags

Don’t forget this little bit of trivia....

The stabber thingy goes up and down, whether there’s a finger under it or not.

CD in Oklahoma

Macybaby

That's called a Thread Injector - don't want to be using the wrong terminology here!

ArchaicArcane

Oh! Good point. I wish you'd told me that before I learned that the hard way. 2 full stitches in before I stopped the machine, and it took weeks to heal because of its location right on the tip of my finger.

jlhmnj

I think Singer makes a surgical machine for that kind of work.

ArchaicArcane

Ha!! I can tell you it's not necessary. A .40A Featherweight can do it, no specialized equipment required!

SteveH

here is the Singer Surgical Tool just in case..
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