It wasn’t an easy journey for embroidery sewing machines. It took many trials and errors before the ultimate machine could come into existence. Let’s take a look at how this fabulous invention came into being.
The Unsuccessful Attempt
It all started in 1804 when James Henderson and Thomas Stone obtained a French patent for a machine that imitated hand sewing. In the same year, Scott John Duncan obtained a patent for an embroidery sewing machine that featured multiple needles. Unfortunately, both the inventions failed.
The First Embroidery Sewing Machine
Around 5 and half decades after the combined failure, in 1860, Isaak Groebli blended the earlier techniques of hand looming with the on hand sewing machine technology. The result was the world’s first embroidery sewing machine!
The Advanced Machine
After the invention of the first embroidery sewing machine, there was no looking back. In 1911, Singer Sewing Company took a giant leap towards advanced technology by introducing a multi-head machine, which was the first of its kind. It had six heads and featured a pantograph attachment.
After 1950, there was a series of advancement in embroidery sewing machine technology. With the dawn of the computer era, mass-merchandizing and licensing rights saw the light of the day. They created a market for embroidered materials that were factory-based.
Today, embroidery sewing machines have become a household as well as commercial name worldwide. The modern machines have as many as 30 different heads! However, most of the sewing jobs require the smaller humble machines.
Industrial Embroidery Sewing Machines
Before the launch of commercial machines, factory workers had to perform the tedious task of hand stitching. Today, the task has become speedier and easier for the workers thanks to the advanced embroidery sewing machines. They feature either single or multi-heads for various spools of thread.
In the absence of such advanced technology, there were machine models with higher-end sewing mechanism for domestic purpose. They have a hoop attachment, plus an embroider stitch mode. However, such machines had a drawback. The seamstresses using them had to change the different colored threads every now and then, which was an annoying task.
The ultra modern embroidery sewing machines operated by computer, are user-friendly and affordable. They are particularly developed for home based sewing businesses, as they can be accommodated in small spaces. Such machines come with specialized attachments that let the seamstresses to add embroidery to a broad range of pre-manufactured fabrics. Besides this, they allow sequins and other fancy embellishments to be sewn on the fabric.
In short, with such computerized embroidery sewing machines, you can keep up with the latest fashion as well as create your own!
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