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the first sewing needle was created using bone and wood and dates back to before the third century B.C.E. The earliest verified Sewing Needles made with iron were dated.

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before we get into the history of sewing machines we need to talk about the needle. the first attempt at a mechanical sewing device was attempted by a man named Charles Wiesenthal who invented the double pointed needle with an eye on one end in 1755.

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in 1814, Josef Madersperger, asked and was granted a patent for a sewing machine that he designed and then proceeded to develop several machines. this sewing machine was never released to the public due to the inventors unhappiness with the machines reliability.

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In 1830, A tailor by the name of Barthélemy Thimonnier, the first sewing machine was patented in France. sadly, a mob of tailors who were worried about losing their jobs broke into Barthélemy's factory and destroyed all of his sewing machines, and this ended up happening again. finally in 1857 Barthélemy passed away in a poorhouse.

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A mechanic named Isaac Singer created his own sewing machine that was very different from those that came before, except for one detail, the needle cost singer thousands of dollars to use the needle, which was money going to a man named Elias Howe, who also created a sewing machine except howe's was rejected by people. though Isaac's sewing machine was accepted by society and became a world wide known brand known a s a singer sewing machine.

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Walter hunt was an inventor who had a sewing machine design and set out to build one in 1832. sadly in 1838 he abandoned his machine in fear of putting tailors out of work.

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in the early 19th century there was a boom of sewing machine patents. the earliest sewing machine dates back to the 18th century, a man named Tomas Saint designed a machine that could stitch leather together.

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the usage of sewing machines had grown over the years and now not many families own sewing machines. yet, sewing machines only continue to improve, so who knows whats going to happen next.