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Old 06-23-2011, 02:02 AM
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sew wishful
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by Mona Lisa 2011
Will someone please explain what a rotary machine is? I know there are several brands. Why are they different?
The rotary:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_hook



A look at the history of sewing machines:
http://inventors.about.com/od/sstart...ng_machine.htm
Thank you for that first link...I had no idea what these different types of shuttles/bobbins did. Very interesting.
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