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The Sewing Machine



Modified by Isaac Singer in 1851, the sewing allowed for an increase in production of cloths and made a strong presence in factories and became common in households.

__Isaac Singer's Sewing Machine:__ Isaac Singer, the man who invented the sewing machine for commercial and household use, was responsible for modifying the sewing machine and making it famous. Singer made innovations to the original sewing machine because he thought it to be clumsy. He wanted to make a practical sewing machine, and he did so by making innovations such as using a falling shuttle instead of a rotating one. Singer's machine allowed for 900 stitches per minute; a major increase as a talented seamstress could only manage about 40 stitches per minute. Since a sewing machine was already invented and Singer only made improvements to it, his sewing machine was an innovation, but it had a great impact on society.

__How It Works:__ The sewing machine is very useful piece of technology that works by a collection of many different things. The needle moves up and down and pushes a loop of thread through layers of fabric, attaching to another piece of thread from the bobbin. The bobbin is inside the machine, inside a part called the shuttle, where it holds the bobbin and rotates in sync with the movement of the needle above. Hooks from shuttle grab the top thread when pushed through the fabric by the needle; the shuttle loops the top and bottom thread to form a tight lock stitch.

__ What it Revolutionized and How it Changed Life For the Average Person: __ Sewing Machines revolutionized the textile industry and had a great impact on women. Sewing machines allowed for cloths to be mast produced, and they became a common household item. Since women were usually the ones working on the machines in the textiles it mdae life easier for them. Also, now women did not have to spend the same amount of time making cloths as they did before. Sewing machines also had impacts on other industries such as thread and metal companies, who produced needles.

__Building of Nation State Connection:__ Since the sewing machine needed other materials in order for it to function, such as thread and metal, it enhance those industries. The sewing machine increased internal trade because of its dependency on those items. Internal trade is good for a country as it raised wealth and moral. The sewing machine did not directly have an impacto upon nation-state building, but it definitely contributed.

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