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• Sewing machine — Elias Howe s lockstitch machine, invented 1845 A sewing machine is a textile machine used to stitch fabric, cards and other material together with thread. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount …   Wikipedia

• sewing machine — any of various foot operated or electric machines for sewing or making stitches, ranging from machines with a shuttle for a spool of thread and a needle for sewing garments to industrial machines for sewing leather, book pages together, etc.… …   Universalium

• Sewing machine —    The earliest known sewing machine was created in France by Barthélemy Thimmonier in 1830, however, mounting pressure from tailors guilds at the time thwarted its success. In 1846, American Elias Howe perfected and patented the lockstitch… …   Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

• sewing machine — (Roget s IV) n. Varieties and types of sewing machines include: domestic, treadle, electric, cabinet, lock stitch, portable, chainstitch, heavy duty, commercial, factory, shoemaker s, bookbinder s, luggage maker s …   English dictionary for students

• Treadle — A treadle [from OE tredan = to tread] is a part of a machine which is operated by the foot to produce reciprocating or rotary motion in a machine such as a weaving loom (reciprocating) or grinder (rotary). Treadles can also be used to power water …   Wikipedia

• treadle — [[t]tre̱d(ə)l[/t]] treadles N COUNT The treadle on a spinning wheel or sewing machine is a lever that you operate with your foot in order to turn a wheel in the machine …   English dictionary

• Cowichan knitting — Cowichan sweater redirects here. For other uses, see Cowichan. A couple display their themed Cowichan sweaters outside the Butter Church at Cowichan Bay, 1985. Cowichan knitting is a form of knitting developed by the Cowichan people of… …   Wikipedia

• Crank (mechanism) — A crank is an arm attached at right angles to a rotating shaft by which reciprocating motion is imparted to or received from the shaft. It is used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion. The arm may be …   Wikipedia

• Industrial revolution —    The Industrial Revolution took place during the mid to late nineteenth century and saw significant social, technological, and economic progress. For the fashion industry, it began with advances in the mass production of textiles due to earlier …   Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry

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• The Birth of fashion as an industry — With the emergence of the industrial and commercial revolution near the end of the eighteenth century, fashion trends started to drive the fashion industry. A new world market, driven by Europe, Asia, and the British colonies in America, started… …   Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry