On July 9, 1819, Elias Howe Jr., the inventor of the modern sewing machine, was born in Spencer, Massachusetts. His 1846 patent for the first lockstitch sewing machine greatly contributed to mass clothing production. ✂️🧵🪡 Sewing as a craft, while not confined by gender, has historically been a profession open to women, though these female […]

On July 9, 1819, Elias Howe Jr., the inventor of the modern sewing machine, was born in Spencer, Massachusetts. His 1846 patent for the first lockstitch sewing machine greatly contributed to mass clothing production. ✂️🧵🪡 Sewing as a craft, while not confined by gender, has historically been a profession open to women, though these female […]