"retrowavelength" <retrowavelength@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> --rwl
I know!! I know!!!
That is the lady that appeared in Elias Howe's dream that made possible
the modern sewing machine!
"The sewing machine
Elias Howe invented the sewing machine in 1845. He had the idea of a
machine with a needle which would go through a piece of cloth but he
couldn't figure out exactly how it would work. In his dream, cannibals
were preparing to cook him and they were dancing around the fire waving
their spears. Howe noticed at the head of each spear there was a small hole
through the shaft and the up-and-down motion of the spears and the hole
remained with him when he woke. The idea of passing the thread through
the needle close to the point, not at the other end, was a major innovation
in making mechanical sewing possible. [2]"
Thanks for posting retro.
I do not come around very often, but I appreciate your posts.
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