Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Libraries: Sewing Machines
The Smithsonian Institute provides a comprehensive background of the sewing machine. Includes pictures, a timeline, literature and additional resources.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The White Sewing Machine Alphabet by Levy & Alden
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The White Sewing Machine Alphabet for the Million by Levy & Alden (1884), an alphabet picture book using terms having to do with sewing machines.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian: Sewing Machine
The Smithsonian offers a brief description of Isaac Singer's sewing machine, along with a picture and patent information.
Read Works
Read Works: News Debate: Sew Long?
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether home economics courses should or should not be taught in schools. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Curated OER
Gizmo Highway: History of the Sewing Machine
This page from Gizmo Highway presents a good history of the sewing machine, which also includes a picture.
Other
The Classroom Electric: Spiders, the Web, and Dickinson & Whitman
Based on Emily Dickinson's poem "A Spider sewed at Night" and Walt Whitman's poem "A Noiseless Patient Spider," the authors of this site seek to "explore the nature of creativity, artistry, and audience." They bring together existing...
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Sewing Tools
EnchantedLearning.com provides a fill-in-the-blank drawing of various sewing tools, this page can be printed. This page also has a version that can be printed with labels already filled in.
Curated OER
Sewing Machine History: Invention of the Sewing Machine
The history of the sewing machine dates back to 1755. This page describes the breakthroughs, ending with Singer's design in 1851. Links to sites about sewing machines.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Dyula
"Dyula" is a Manding word typically referring to "traders" as a socio-professional category, particularly to Muslim long-distance traders who speak one or another dialect of Manding. The name is used as an ethnic label by...
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Young Woman Sewing by the Light of a Lamp
An image of "Young Woman Sewing by the Light of a Lamp", created by Georg Friedrich Kersting in 1823 (Oil on canvas, 40 x 34 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Woman Sewing on the Terrace
An image of "Woman Sewing on the Terrace", created by Cristiano Banti in 1882 (Oil on canvas, 31 x 15 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Young Mother Sewing
An image of "Young Mother Sewing", created by Mary Cassatt in 1900 (Oil on canvas, 92 x 74 cm).
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Elias Howe
A look at Elias Howe who patented the first sewing machine, and the two men who made improvements to it and made it a staple of garment factories.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Pasie Sewing in the Garden
An image of "Pasie Sewing in the Garden", created by Berthe Morisot in 1881 (Oil on canvas).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Women Working on Pillow Lace (The Sewing School)
An image of "Women Working on Pillow Lace (The Sewing School)", created by Giacomo Ceruti during the 1720's (Oil on canvas, 150 x 200 cm).
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Dutch Interior With Woman Sewing
An image of "Dutch Interior with Woman Sewing", created by Esaias Boursse, c. 1660 (Oil on canvas, 52 x 59 cm).
Council for Economic Education
Econedlink: Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
This video teaches the concept of Trade, Exchange and Interdependence. People do not make everything that they and their family use: that is, they do not grow all their own food, sew their own clothes, build their own house and provide...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Health (La Salud): Pronunciation/sonidos
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - (saw/sew, caught/coat). Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's Lounge," for suggested...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Become a "Ruler" of the Ruler!
In order to practice basic sewing skills, students must be able to read and use a ruler for a variety of tasks. In this hands-on lesson, students will work collaboratively to demonstrate their mastery of how to read "English" units of...
PBS
This Is Home: The Hmong in Minnesota
This radio series gives an up-close-and-personal view of Hmong history, culture and the challenges of resettling in the U.S. Listen to, or read transcripts of, interviews with Hmong refugees, a clan leader trained by the CIA as part of...
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: American Needleword in the Eighteenth Century
A beautiful presentation of needlework from 1700s America, accompanied by an explanation of the type of education girls and young women received during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and how fabric arts were a prominent part of...
Hunkins Experiments
The Secret Life of Machines
An entertaining site that communicates ideas through cartoon drawings. Discover how simple machines and gadgets operate, such as fax machines and washing machines.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Inventors and Inventions
The industrial revolution in America spawned the inventions of many inventors, who improved technology in many different areas. See how transportation, agriculture, and communications were transformed because of these inventions.
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