List of sewing machine brands explained
A sewing machine is a machine used to stitch fabric and other materials together with thread.[1] Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies.[2]
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- Baby Lock – a Tacony brand.
- Bernina – privately owned international manufacturer of sewing, sergers, and embroidery systems. The company was founded in 1893 in Steckborn, Switzerland, by a Swiss inventor Fritz Gegauf.
- Brother – Sewing machines company in Japan. In 1908, Established Yasui Sewing Machine Co. for sewing machine repair service, the predecessor to BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD., in Nagoya. Mass-produced home sewing machines starting in 1932.
- ShangGong group (SGSB Co. Ltd) with the brands:
- Feiyue Group - Chinese company.
- Janome
- Elna – Swiss sewing machine manufacturer.[3] [4] [5] [6] Elna began operations in the 1940s. In the late 1940s and 1950s, an increased demand for sewing machines in the United States transpired, and Elna machines were imported into the U.S., as well as other sewing machines from companies in Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Sweden.[7]
- Juki
- Łucznik, previously Zakłady Metalowe „Łucznik” (ZM „Łucznik”, now FB "Łucznik" Radom) founded in 1925,[8] started producing sawing machines in 1947,[9] now part of ASPA Electro since 2004; all current models manufactured in Asia since about 2008[10]
- Merrow Sewing Machine Company
- , Italian sewing machine manufacturer
- SVP Worldwide (Singer Viking PFAFF) – global company with these brands:
- Toyota Home Sewing[11] – Aisin Seiki
- Union Special – American industrial sewing machine company based in Huntley, Illinois[12]
Defunct
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Clayton, M. . How to Use a Sewing Machine: A Beginner's Manual . Pavilion Books . 2015 . 978-1-910231-67-8 . November 16, 2017 . pt25 .
- Book: Bubonia, J.E. . Apparel Production Terms and Processes: Studio Instant Access . Bloomsbury Academic . 2017 . 978-1-5013-1557-2 . November 16, 2017 . 6.
- Book: Swiss Technics . Swiss Office for the Development of Trade . 1962 . November 14, 2017 . 50 . April 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240429121424/https://books.google.com/books?id=D2kjAQAAMAAJ . live .
- Book: Cox, M. . The Quilter's Catalog: A Comprehensive Resource Guide . Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated . 2008 . 978-0-7611-3881-5 . November 14, 2017 . 127 . April 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240429121329/https://books.google.com/books?id=fOY1vWUToJUC&pg=PA127#v=onepage&q&f=false . live .
- Book: Kiplinger's Personal Finance . Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. . March 1950 . November 14, 2017 . 40 . April 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240429121329/https://books.google.com/books?id=iwcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40#v=onepage&q&f=false . live .
- Book: tide, the newsmagazine of advertising, marketing and public relations . 1948 . November 14, 2017 . 78 . April 29, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240429121329/https://books.google.com/books?id=KSJbYwmNxJMC . live .
- Book: Kiplinger's Personal Finance . November 1968 . Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. . November 14, 2017 . 38.
- Web site: O firmie - Łucznik . Łucznik . pl-PL.
- Web site: History - Fabryka Broni . 16 November 2024.
- Web site: Fenomen marki Łucznik - recenzja maszyn do szycia // Blog - Ultramaszyna . ultramaszyna.com . pl.
- Web site: Toyota Home Sewing - Aisin . 2019-09-29 . 2012-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722225543/http://www.home-sewing.com/ . live .
- Web site: Company Overview of Union Special Corporation. Bloomberg. 21 April 2016. 17 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171117010104/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=4371781. live.
- Book: Meighan, Michael. Glasgow with a flourish. Amberley Publishing. 2013. 9781445612614. 2020-11-30. 2024-04-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20240429121441/https://books.google.com/books?id=SGqoAwAAQBAJ&q=Kimball+and+Morton&pg=PT59#v=snippet&q=Kimball%20and%20Morton&f=false. live.
- Web site: Archived copy . 2023-07-24 . 2023-07-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230724155247/https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co44736/moldacot-pocket-sewing-machine-1887-sewing-machines . live .