What is Sewing machine?
[[File:Singer sewing machine detail1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A vintage Singer sewing machine.]] A '''sewing machine''' is used to stitch [[fabric]] together with [[thread]]. Sewing machines were an [[invention]] of the [[industrial revolution]] that made it possible to sew faster than people could sew by hand. Some sewing machines are also used for [[embroidery]]. Since the invention of the first working sewing machine, generally considered to have been the work of Englishman Thomas Saint in 1790, the sewing machine has greatly improved the efficiency and productivity of the [[clothing]] industry. Home sewing machines<ref>{{Cite web|last=Malik|first=Shakoor|title=How to thread brother sewing machine|url=https://lovesewingmachine.com/how-to-thread-brother-sewing-machine-newbies-guide/|website=Love Sewing Machine|access-date=2022-12-18|archive-date=2022-12-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218185943/https://lovesewingmachine.com/how-to-thread-brother-sewing-machine-newbies-guide/|url-status=dead}}</ref> are designed for one person to sew individual items while using a single stitch type. In a modern sewing machine the fabric easily glides in and out of the machine without the inconvenience of needles and [[thimble]]s and other such tools used in hand sewing, automating the process of stitching and saving time. Industrial sewing machines, by contrast to domestic machines, are larger, faster, and more varied in their size, cost, appearance, and task. == History == [[File:Thomas Saint's chain stitch.gif|thumb|Thomas Saint's chain stitch]] === Invention === [[Charles Fredrick Wiesenthal]], a German-born engineer working in [[England]] was awarded the first British patent for a mechanical device to aid the art of sewing, in 1755. His invention consisted of a double pointed needle with an eye at one end. In 1790, the English inventor Thomas Saint invented the first sewing machine design, but he did not successfully advertise or market his invention. His machine was meant to be used on [[leather]] and