Sewing Machine - The Secret Life of Machines - Video/DVD

Sewing Machine - 25 minutes The program begins with a history of early machines - how they evolved. An excellent demo shows the needle and how it works - shown using rope, a huge model needle, sewing two sheets of polystyrene together (See pic - still from video). It explains simple stitches. Shows how the arm, tension, and action works using lever and crank. Nice animation of action. The development of the Singer Sewing machine is shown - archive. Quick history of home sewing. How hand power evolved to treadle, then electric. The use of cams and discs to produce fancy stitches is demonstrated. Finally, microprocessor control. Special notes

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	The Secret Life of Machines has been on TV around the world - USA, Australia, UK, Britain.... These award winning television programmes show how machines work. Using analogies, illustrations, working models and extraordinary experiments, Tim Hunkin 'lifts the bonnet' on the machines we take for granted. His enthusiasm for his subject is infectious. Excellent education and technology resources.
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