sewing machines

Introduces the history and development of the sewing machine and explains how a sewing machine works.

Text and illustrations present the invention and development of a machine which liberated people from the drudgery of sewing by hand.

Looks at the history of sewing and how it was transformed in the 1850s when an American inventor, Isaac Singer, not only invented a practical sewing machine, but also a way for everyone to afford one.

An orphaned brother and sister are saved from the cruelty of the orphanage's headmistress by a magic sewing machine and the goodness of their hearts.