| The world would be different without the industrial | | | | sewing machine. When sewing by hand, we pass the |
| sewing machines. There are some machines and | | | | thread through the two pieces of clothe, from the one |
| equipment that make a difference; along with the | | | | side to the other and vice versa; this way, the thread |
| automobile, the computers, and endless more | | | | brings the two pieces together, running in and out of |
| innovations, the sewing machine has managed to | | | | the fabric. |
| transform something laborious and time consuming to | | | | Although this can be an easy task to do by hand, a |
| something easier and much faster. The mechanized | | | | sewing machine cannot do it, therefore the task has to |
| machines allowed the manufacturers to produce a | | | | be done in a different way. The machines pass the |
| significant amount of clothing at less expenses and | | | | needle part way down the cloth; the needle eye is |
| time. This technology gave millions of people the | | | | behind the sharp part and not at the end, as in typical |
| chance to buy high quality and fine stitched clothes | | | | needles. There is a needle bar which is driven up and |
| that were some sort of luxury a century ago. | | | | down by a specific motor that works with cams and |
| The automated mechanisms of these machines are | | | | gears. |
| actually pretty simple, although the machine itself | | | | When the sharp point passes through the cloth, there |
| seems complicated since it relies on an assembly of | | | | is a small loop of the thread which goes from one side |
| motors, pulleys and gears. The sewing machine is | | | | to the other; in this case, though, there is a small |
| nothing less than a totally ingenious tool created. In fact, | | | | mechanism underneath the cloth, which grabs the loop |
| these machines are something like cars; there are | | | | and wraps it around another loop, or another thread at |
| numerous models available on the market today, which | | | | the same piece of cloth. Industrial sewing machines |
| vary considerably when it comes to their performance | | | | have different types of stitches, which work in a totally |
| and price. | | | | different way. |
| There are industrial sewing machines connected to | | | | Modern high end machines come with built in |
| computers, able to produce massive work, and other | | | | computers, and small monitor displays that ensure a |
| types of machines for home use. | | | | smoother operation; these computers can control |
| Clothing and textile companies have numerous | | | | different types of motors, which can move the needle |
| machines to choose from, including the streamlined | | | | bar, the feed dog and the tensioning disc, as well as |
| models which are specifically made to create particular | | | | other machine parts and elements. Some of these |
| products. However, despite the several different | | | | machines have the ability to create simple or more |
| models, the machines are built around one idea; there is | | | | complicated embroidery patterns, because they have |
| a loop stitching system, which is the heart of the | | | | a totally motorized work area which holds the fabric in |
| machine and does the whole job. | | | | place, underneath the needle assembly. |
| This is also what distinguishes hand sewing from the | | | | |