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11-28-2009, 10:22 AM

NiceNCLady

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This was amazing to me.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lockstitch.gif

11-28-2009, 10:27 AM

Eddie

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That is pretty amazing when you think about it, isn't it? I can't imagine the mind that came up with the idea of the first sewing machine. "Brilliant" doesn't begin to describe him.

11-28-2009, 10:55 AM

BellaBoo

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Finally I now really understand how the threads work! Thanks for posting the link!

11-28-2009, 11:32 AM

deranged_damsel

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:shock: COOL!

11-28-2009, 12:03 PM

Dawn Hendrix

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Mercy and then I put the pedal to the metal.......

11-28-2009, 12:25 PM

Moonpi

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Elias Howe actually came up with the idea from a nightmare in which cannibals were after him with spears. Each spear had a hole in the pointy end, to hold thread.

And people think MY dreams are odd!

11-28-2009, 12:44 PM

amma

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WOW!!! I am in awe of Elias Howe :shock: ...and equally in awe that we can see a graphic like this on a computer :shock: ...sent through the air....amazing, simply amazing.... 8) 8) 8)

LMBO Moonpi....pay more attention to YOUR dreams...maybe THEY are trying to tell YOU something :wink: :wink: :wink:

11-28-2009, 04:23 PM

MollieSue

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Amazing!! Makes me want to go take mine apart and look at it all now - which I ain't going to do though! lol!! Kind of helps me realize why the tension is so important too!
Thanks so much for posting this!! :D

11-28-2009, 04:44 PM

dglvr

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Wow how cool is that. Thanks for posting that. Brilliant was a good word for it. I feel like I need to slow down now. Whew. I shouldn't have looked til after Christmas.