Talk:Sewing machine

Single stitch

Home sewing machines are designed for one person to sew individual items while using a single stitch type.

I know nothing about this, but what I learned just now, as my wife just bought her own sewing machine. Here's a similar model, for home quilting, with even more features:

Janome M200 QDC

• 200 Stitches, including alphabet
• 12 buttonholes; automatic one step
• Built in, one-hand needle threader
• Automatic thread trimming
• Start/stop button (with slow start)
• Needle up/down (down default setting)
• Locking stitch button; reverse stitch button
• Stitch memory: programmable for up to 50 combined patterns
• Speed control slider
• Extra-high presser foot lift
• Adjustable foot pressure
• Backlit LCD screen

Obviously, this is (trimmed) commercial bumph, but how much of this is covered here? How much should be?

Quick survey: the present article does not contain the word "reverse". And just a single stitch type? What does that actually mean? — MaxEnt 04:13, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

Contemporary electronic machines

Some discussion of contemporary electronic machines would be worthwhile. How do contemporary machines differ from the machines of the 1960s? Has the bobbin case and rotary hook been replaced for example? Hypothetically, thread handling, feed and stitch pattern mechanisms of earlier machines can be replaced with microprocessor controlled solenoids. Are such things implemented? Regards, ... PeterEasthope (talk) 22:20, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

Now 2021-02-11 and still nothing about electronics in contemporary machines. Nobody has looked inside a recent model? Regards, ... PeterEasthope (talk) 18:36, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

I agree that it would be useful information. Do you have a reliable source? Schazjmd (talk) 19:11, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

I've added a section on electronic machines in the history section with what I could support from the source I found. (It only gives a high-level overview of mechanical v. electronic.) Schazjmd (talk) 22:43, 17 April 2021 (UTC)

Thanks Schazjmd! A good start. I don't have access to an electronic machine and have never used one. They are so common now; just a matter of time before more information is added. (I have a Singer 401A built around 1960 and inherited from a grandmother. I use it routinely.) Thanks again, ... PeterEasthope (talk) 14:58, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

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Maintenance of sewing machine

Pls I need it now I am writing exam tomorrow 102.91.5.50 (talk) 15:31, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

You'll need to search elsewhere; there is plenty of information on the web and at the library. Schazjmd (talk) 15:38, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Social impact of sewing machines on women in textile industry

I am curious about the impact the sewing machine had on women as sewing machines revolutionized the textile industry. For some middle class women, it seems that the machine saved them time. For poor women, I wonder if the machine only increased their labor. I want to research further if anyone has any initial ideas. Sjs283 (talk) 22:58, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

@Sjs283, the article has a Social impact section. For more details, you might check out the sources that were cited in that section, as well as the Further reading section. Hope that helps! Schazjmd (talk) 23:03, 17 September 2024 (UTC)

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box feeding

'Wilson also invented the four-motion feed mechanism that is still used on every sewing machine today.' Is a sentence from the article as is. I recently informed myself about new sewing machines and came across a feature called 'Box-Transport' in German. I guess it might translate to something like 'box feeding' which lables a feeding mechanism for the material that describes more of a rectangular motion rather than the established elliptical one. This is said to have several advantages for the sewing process but I don't know weather this technique is still correctly characterised by the above sentence from the article. I would also appreciate having this new kind of technology depicted in its peculiarities inside this or a different Wikipedia article. Thank you so much for your help! Stefan Lodi09 (talk) 13:39, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

That's tricky, @Lodi09. It's a feed system that is used by Juki and Janome and possibly Viking. But I cannot find any sources that would be acceptable for use in a Wikipedia article. If you're just personally curious, some sewists discuss it here. One interesting comment in that thread: Like I said, I haven't seen a single professional or technical article that discusses the so-called box feed in detail or differentiates it from other feed mechanisms. Moreover, in the several technical discussions I found about feed mechanisms (see previous example), none even mentioned the term "box feed". Schazjmd (talk) 14:12, 17 July 2025 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your kind welcome and reply and your reading suggestion! Lodi09 (talk) 05:30, 19 July 2025 (UTC)

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