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NATIONAL SEWING MACHINE DAY
Each year on June 13, National Sewing Machine Day honors an invention that has kept us in stitches for over 150 years. Follow along as we try to stitch together a brief history and some fun facts, too.
Before the invention of the sewing machine, tailors and sewists created clothing by hand, one single stitch at a time. The invention of the sewing machine brought about revolutionary change. Not only did it boost an entire industry, but it also changed the way we viewed the garments we wore. However, the development of the sewing machine took time.
Skilled cabinet-maker and English inventor, Thomas Saint, received the first patent for a design of a sewing machine in 1790. He intended his design to sew on leather and canvas. However, he never advertised it and no evidence of the design, other than his drawings, could be found. In 1874, William Newton Wilson found Saint’s drawings in the London Patent Office. With some minor adjustments, Wilson built a working model. The London Science Museum currently owns Wilson’s model. Other sewing machine inventors include:
Walter Hunt invented the first American lockstitch sewing machine in 1832.
John Greenough patented the first sewing machine in the United States in 1842.
In 1851, another inventor, Isaac Singer, developed a sewing machine model that would endure and also thrust him into court with Elias Howe over patent infringement.
Industrial use of the sewing machine reduced the burden placed upon housewives, moving clothing production from them and seamstresses to large-scale factories. This also resulted in a decrease in production time which caused the price of clothing to drop considerably.Today, many people are again becoming interested in the art of sewing and making their own clothing. Crafts fairs and flea markets are filled with booths full of beautiful sewing machine-made clothes and craft items. Quilters across America are also known as sewing machine experts!
I agree that the models usually don’t seem super in love with what they are having to wear when its MarlaWynne. I’ve seen them even act awkward when Marla is in person with them. Especially noticed it with Kenyah one night. Most of the clothes are boxy shaped & plain …. but so far I’m loving Christie’s style of clothing! So feminine and form fitting but not in an overly snug way💖
Posted in Forum: Talk Among YourselvesDoes anyone know if the models wear their own shoes when modeling clothing for sale? I fell in love with a pair of sandals a model was wearing with a C Wonder outfit and could not find the sandals online. Actually, there were several sandals the models were wearing that were beautiful.
I agree !
There is a lot of clothing I do not purchase because the petite sizes are not available.
The models are tall, I am not.
As for the GR dress, when I saw Callie in that dress it remined me of my mother in her house dress.
Awful on her, and a terrible color for her too.
I am not creeped out and I have seen her ask some of the newer models if they ok with her touching them. As others have said, I think models are used to being touched when it comes to showing clothes.
I love many of Marla’s styles and think her clothing is made very well. Many of her pieces have been sitting in my closet for a long time and look like new. If I like things, I often buy them and otherwise wait for sales and clearance. Have purchased several of her things under $25. I have dropped in size and have been buying more lately. I like not looking like everyone else out on the street and love that Marla is adding more color.
I agree about watching the models to see if the fabric shows lumps and bumps. But most models AND hosts on the shopping channels seems to wear clothing at least one size too small. I believe in well fitted clothing, but I’d be embarrassed to wear clothing as tight as some shown on TV.
That said, Nina Leonard does have some great buys and I’ve always been happy with the products I’ve purchased from that line.
I believe designers are used to dealing with models as clothes hangers, so they’re used to touching them in ways a normal person would not touch another person in public. I see this in Marla but also Isaac and other designers as well. I think models are used to it, especially from an outgoing person like Marla, who seems to enjoy a back-and-forth conversation with the models, and they seem to like it as well. As another person noted, if they didn’t like it, they could complain to the management. For me, I enjoy the show.
As for Marla’s prices, she has very high standards of quality in her fabrics, designs and fabrication. They are not for everybody, but as she says, “Buy better quality and buy fewer pieces.” In other words, if you buy more expensive clothing, the pieces will last longer and look better longer, so you need fewer purchases. I’ve purchased only a few of her items, always when they are on special, and find them to be of excellent quality.
I think that some of you ladies have only negativity no matter who it is. Maybe you are jealous of everyone. Do you watch C. Wonder or his partner. His partner is very touchy. I think that guests and hosts are pushed to go out on the floor to interact with the models and some people are just not that comfortable or are just awkward with it. I think that models are …or should be accustomed to being touched. Please stop trying to plant negativity here go try somewhere else with like-minded people. I where a lot of Marla and I do agree that she is pricey, but her materials are nice quality, so I buy. I would not buy a thing from TEMU and surely would not compare Marla’s clothing to anything on TEMU. Some of you may not know good quality clothing since you have had no exposure. I was raised wearing Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Barneys, Dillards and boutiques, so I know. TEMU sells so cheap, i worry they want your information to use and know they will get it with cheap items…WAKE UP!
I watched Marla Wynne work with 2 different hosts for the first time this weekend. I understand that she was explaining her line of clothing, however I found her to be long winded. She high jacked the programs and constantly talked over both hosts. She also made comments directed to the staff regarding how they should display her clothing on the hangers and the models.
The hosts have jobs to do. Her correcting and berating people on air made for not so pleasant viewing . I actually felt sorry for both hosts having to work with her.
Based on what I saw, I will probably not purchase anything from this line.
Do better, HSN
I think both the hosts and the models are in a size bigger than they say. I’ve heard the old saying that TV adds 10 pounds to you. Kenya is on the larger side but not large busted. I personally like to see how the clothing looks on her because she seems very much like normal people.
I do not rely on what anyone says about the garment any longer. I tend to look at the model on the phone app or computer screen. Really look at how the garment fits. I purchased a pair of wonderful pants that had a crushing, painful, girdle like waist. Could not wear them and had to waste money returning them. I realized when I examined the model in the app that she had a wasp like waist, like the old look from girdles and corsets. I should have known this would be uncomfortable.
The models on TV also had on tight sizes. Watch for lumps and bumps on their thighs or pulling across their bust or arms on TV. I should have known. I keep saying this and I finally realized “STOP” ordering to myself.
Hi happy. I am the same way. I do not like high pressured sales whether on HSN or for that matter any retail establishment. I cannot count how many times I left a dressing room and walked out of that store never to return. Aa you probably know, the previous management had a beautiful line of clothing, jewelry, chefs, etc. where you could ooh and ah. There was no hard sell, but rather more of a discussion on the material, length, how to clean, and the models would come out showing other garments that would go with that particular item. The management today thinks the hard sell works wonders. After-all, they want people to purchase and being a “barker” brings the customer in. The only time I listen to a presentation is the video after it is televised. Most often I let the item speak for itself.
These designers go on HSN to make more money and they are not designing to their higher, private, sales points. It is all cheaper fashion on HSN. Fast fashion not meant to last forever and not usually last long enough to become a thrift store donation. I am noticing in the last 4 years that most of the designers are using much cheaper materials than before. Look at how on some of the larger models, the fabric shows the lumps and bumps and the end of their long line shape wear (legs). Notice the wrinkles on different areas of the clothing from it fitting poorly. Also notice how they tend to put jackets on the models so it is hard to see the actual fit in the important areas. The host says her size and then asks the models but perhaps the TV makes them look larger as I order based on those size recommendations and it comes too small. I am very frustrated these days and vow to stop ordering online.
Posted in Forum: FashionLove Colleen but she’s constantly chirping how she has to go up a size – she represents her very own clothing line and doesn’t miss a moment to tell us how she had to go up a size. Tho her TS she said she is a M in.
You’re a 12+ Colleen, not an 8 or 10.
I think she is very beautiful exactly the way she is, but my goodness the audience can see she’s not a medium. If Ingabore is medium, and Angie, and even Val is a medium in some items…we can see that Coll is a large. A gorgeous woman who should be honest with the women trying to assess the idea of an item on each of the model’s frame. I’m just sayin. I too am a medium and it kills me bec I was XS before the-change, changed me!
I am newer to HSN and QVC than many on here but I remember when I started watching how the clothing models would wear their true size and show the back side and waist band. And how the models didn’t have a ton of toppers on top of the jeans or pants they are showing. The better quality of clothing but this is the same at retail stores, everything is lesser quality. Sign of the times that people are looking for lower prices in a high price economy.
The hosts will often say what size they are wearing and ask the models what size they are wearing. Be observant and notice how overly tight the garment is on the model or host. If it is pants you are trying to buy, notice the once or twice the model turns around so semi-show the backside.
Notice if everyone is wearing a jacket or long sweater on top that covers the backside and they don’t show it. Do you see pulling or those wrinkles across the thigh? You can tell how think or thick the fabric if you observe the fit.
If they are not showing the front and back fully, then I assume it is not a garment I will be happy with the size or fit or fabric.
With tops, is everyone wearing a jacket or sweater over it? Or do they show the armholes, the back, and can you see bulges or the bra?
It appears to me that what the host and models on HSN say is their size is often a size too small to look flattering. I wonder why they don’t show the backside in a longer look with the top pulled up to show the waist like they used to. When they don’t show the garment fully, I don’t usually purchase it. These “rules” help me decide to purchase and decide what size I need. Debbie D is an example of clothing that fits properly.