{"id":85,"date":"2010-05-12T09:51:10","date_gmt":"2010-05-12T16:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/?p=85"},"modified":"2010-05-12T09:51:10","modified_gmt":"2010-05-12T16:51:10","slug":"tough-luck-on-the-road-to-inventing-the-modern-sewing-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/?p=85","title":{"rendered":"Tough luck on the road to Inventing the Modern Sewing Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m providing a link to a nice article about the invention of the modern day sewing machine. Elias Howe and Walter Hunt were two men who poured their heart and soul into the invention, only to have Singer come along and make most of the money. I have an antique Howe machine in my office that actually still works. <\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.fayettedailynews.com\/article.php?id_news=5674<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m providing a link to a nice article about the invention of the modern day sewing machine. Elias Howe and Walter Hunt were two men who poured their heart and soul into the invention, only to have Singer come along … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[20],"tags":[18],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5euFE-1n","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77,"url":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/?p=77","url_meta":{"origin":85,"position":0},"title":"Where to find a starter Industrial Sewing machine","date":"March 16, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"People often struggle sewing through heavy coated fabrics like nylon and web with a home machine.","rel":"","context":"In "Sewing Techniques"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":65,"url":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/?p=65","url_meta":{"origin":85,"position":1},"title":"Walking Foot Machines – A Primer","date":"September 11, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"A walking foot machine is great for industrial applications that require working with heavier materials. It looks just like a straight stitch\/single needle machine, but it is designed to move materials evenly together during stitch formation. How it works? The sewing foot on this type of machine features a set\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Contract Sewing"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":52,"url":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/?p=52","url_meta":{"origin":85,"position":2},"title":"You’re not a distributor, I’m not a product manufacturer","date":"June 18, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Sewing is not and will never be a science of perfection, but always an art.","rel":"","context":"In "Contract Sewing"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":45,"url":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/?p=45","url_meta":{"origin":85,"position":3},"title":"Kevlar webbing","date":"May 28, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"This stuff is very tough","rel":"","context":"In "Contract Sewing"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":64,"url":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/?p=64","url_meta":{"origin":85,"position":4},"title":"How to resolveStitch Skips","date":"September 10, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Here's a short list to consider if you're having issues with stitches skipping. Wrong thread for the application. Quality defects in the thread. Improper needle \/ thread size relationship. Worn or defective thread guides or eyelets. Improper threading. Excessive machine thread tension. Defective needle or improper positioning of the needle.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Made in USA"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":105,"url":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/?p=105","url_meta":{"origin":85,"position":5},"title":"No one can be an\u2026","date":"September 12, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"No one can be an expert on every product application, but customers often ask for a recommendation on which fabric to use for a particular situation\/environment. I've accumulated a bunch of knowledge on textiles in my head, but I found this chart as a very useful guide. Kudos to American\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Contract Sewing"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tacticalgearsewing.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}