This video has some fantastic demonstrations of how sewing machines work. If you’re mechanically inclined then it’s definitely worth a watch. The mechanisms that grab, twist, and pull the thread are wonderfully clever and elegant.
This video has some fantastic demonstrations of how sewing machines work. If you’re mechanically inclined then it’s definitely worth a watch. The mechanisms that grab, twist, and pull the thread are wonderfully clever and elegant.
I watched this video last night with my girlfriend, and it answered SO many questions I had about how they worked. The last time I touched a sewing machine (besides my seamstress grandmothers ancient singer that popped out of a table) was in middle school for home-ed class. I am a chemical engineer now, and it still baffled me that the needle only partially penetrated the fabric, yet a full stitch was completed. I was completely unaware of the mechanism inside the base that was allowing for the back side of the stitch. I sent this video to 3 other engineers I work with and we all found it very insightful/interesting to see how such a machine was developed.
I’m glad you liked it!