Sewing was once a top hobby for young women. A 1958 issue of Time Magazine notes that home sewing was a $1 billion-a-year industry and the average woman handmade four to six pieces of clothing ...

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Industry spokesmen agree the reason for the growth of home sewing is changing lifestyles. While everyone seemed to be at work, eating out or working out in the ’80s, people today are staying home.

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This article was originally published with the title “The Sewing Machine—Its Origin and Suggestions for Improvement” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 20 No. 16 (April 1869), p. 246 doi ...

By Terry Kovel Sewing was as important as cooking in centuries past. The most valuable things in an 18th-century American home were linens, bedcovers and drapes. The wealthy could import fabric… ...

A contributing factor to making home sewing an easy-to-master enterprise is the fabric store. The fabric store is the equivalent of a hardware store. All the trims, tools and accessories are there.