I love sewing. I got my first sewing machine when I was 13.
Oh wow, what did you sew?
Many different kinds of fabrics and materials.
I would love to learn but am afraid of needles.
. In a modern sewing machine the fabric easily glides in and out of the machine without the inconvenience of needles and thimbles 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.
History Invention.
Charles Fredrick Weisenthal, a German-born engineer working in England was awarded the first British patent for a mechanical device
ganit? (Hoe gaan dit?); Eng: I'm gr8 (I'm great).
Afrikanerisms N–Z.
- "naai" (Afrikaans) – copulate; but strictly speaking "sew", from the action of a sewing machine needle.
- "nè?" – do you know what I mean/agree?, oh really?, is it not so? or British English "innit?". Similar to the French "n'est-ce pas" and the Portuguese "né