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Sewing and Crafting 101

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Sewing is the craft of using thread and needle
to fasten or attach various kinds of objects
using stitches.  It is one of the oldest textile
arts and the practice has been dated to at
least 20,000 years ago.  Early needles were
made out of bone, antlers, leather, glass,
porcelain and ivory.  Some early needles were
natural needles taken from plants.  Thread
was made out of various animal body parts
and plant fibers.  Iron needles and thimbles
were invented around the 14th century.  The
thimble was invented to assist in hand sewing
to push needles through thick hides and furs.  
The first eyed needles were invented in the
15th century.  Sewing is used in all sorts of
crafts and industries and is the fundamental
process underlying a variety of textile arts and
crafts.
The simplest stitches to the most ornate were
done by hand until the invention of the sewing
machine in the 19th century.  The first sewing
machine used a single thread and a hooked
needle to make a chain stitch.

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