Even though I'm a guy, I've picked up sewing and sewing machines as a hobby recently. It's relaxing. I love using the machine to stitch some fabrics together with some thread to make my own fashion pieces.
Wow! How long does it take to sew a piece? That's neat because sewing has been around for a long time!
Oh, it depends on the pieces, so it varies. But you're right! That's what drew me to it, was the history of it. Sewing is one of the oldest textile arts--I mean, we're talking the Paleolithic Era.
I see! That is so impressive! And I bet it has evolved somewhat over time! Do you make sewing pieces as gifts as well?
Sewing machine
A sewing machine is a machine used to sew fabric and other materials together with thread. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies. 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 are designed for one person to sew individual items while using a single stitch type
Overlock
An overlock is a kind of stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming, or seaming. Usually an overlock sewing machine will cut the edges of the cloth as they are fed through (such machines being called sergers in North America), though some are made without cutters. The inclusion of automated cutters allows overlock machines to create finished seams easily and quickly. An overlock sewing machine differs from a lockstitch sewing machine in that it uses loopers fed by multiple thread cones