Invention of the Sewing Machine
Overview
When the first cave dwellers attempted to keep warm by covering themselves with animal skins, they likely recognized the advantage of joining several pelts together to form larger "garments." Eventually, one of them may have noticed a sliver of bone on the ground and thought to use it as an tool to string together multiple pelts.
Despite such speculation, the important fact is that from the dawn of humanity until the present day all fabric attachment processes have had the same thing in common: the needle. It has undergone many changes, not only in appearance, but through all the stages of iron, steel, and other metals that lend themselves to high levels of refinement.
Background
The needle is an indispensable tool that enables the production of highly sophisticated clothing for much of the civilized (no longer naked) world. However, its facility was long limited to the skill of the individual using it. We have only to look at the surviving articles of embroidery and needlework from centuries ago to recognize the abilities of the people who used their needles to such advantage.
With population increases and more and more clothing needed for daily use, it was only a matter of time until someone would try to find a way to move the needle mechanically—thus much faster and consistently.
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