![]() ![]() Sewing was combined with the weaving of plant leaves in Africa to create baskets, such as those made by Zulu weavers, who used thin strips of palm leaf as "thread" to stitch wider strips of palm leaf that had been woven into a coil. The Inuit, for example, used sinew from caribou for thread and needles made of bone the indigenous peoples of the American Plains and Canadian Prairies used sophisticated sewing methods to assemble tipi shelters. Sewing was used to stitch together animal hides for clothing and for shelter. Sewing has an ancient history estimated to begin during the Paleolithic Era. Different cultures have developed diverse sewing techniques, from methods of cutting fabric to types of stitches. Seated woman sewing a kimono, Utagawa K uniyoshi, early 19th century. The first known use of the word "sewing" was in the 14th century. Fine hand sewing is a characteristic of high-quality tailoring, haute couture fashion, and custom dressmaking, and is pursued by both textile artists and hobbyists as a means of creative expression. The invention of the sewing machine in the 19th century and the rise of computerization in the 20th century led to mass production and export of sewn objects, but hand sewing is still practiced around the world. įor thousands of years, all sewing was done by hand. Before the invention of spinning yarn or weaving fabric, archaeologists believe Stone Age people across Europe and Asia sewed fur and leather clothing using bone, antler or ivory needles and "thread" made of various animal body parts including sinew, catgut, and veins. ![]() Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the Paleolithic era. Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a sewing needle and thread. Sewing Fisherman´s Wife by Anna Ancher, 1890. ![]()
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