Did your female ancestors sew? Our mid to late 19th-century ancestors may have owned a sewing machine. This would have been a game changer for those who had to sew for their families.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewing_machine#/media/File:Thinktank_Birmingham_-_object_1962S01617(1).jpg
Some questions to document her sewing or her sewing machine:
- Did your more recent ancestors own a sewing machine?
- What kind of machine was it?
- Do you know how she acquired it?
- What did it look like?
- What did she use it for?
- Did she sew anything for you?
- Do you own any accessories or sewing patterns?
Resources
Lisa Gorrell - Mam-Ma's Southern Family - My Grandma was a Seamstress
https://mam-massouthernfamily.blogspot.com/2023/03/my-grandma-was-seamstress.html
Wikipedia - Sewing Machine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewing_machine
Vintage Patterns Wikia https://vintagepatterns.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page
1 comment:
My grandmother had one of those until she bought an electric one. Thanks for including my post.
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