Sew my heart in your sleeve, like Blair Waldorf.
Happy birthday, the sewing machine!
Elias Howe patented you today in 1846.
I hear he was a hottie.
Well, ok, I just made that up. Let's image search and find out:
Not so much. Although he does remind me of:
This "cocksman."
Anyway, I adore sewing machines. I just think they're so cute and visually interesting. So, we're going to have a sewing machine picspam to celebrate the occasion.
The Singer table sewer. My grandma has one of these in her cellar.
Wee Singer.
Charm! I want one of these so hard. Jeez Louise.
This one kind of reminds me of a food processor.
And a manual!
That's probably enough, right?
ETA: Apparently not. beloved_tree linked to a gif that shows how a sewing machine works. No more confusion!
Enjoy the next two hours you spend watching that.
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