Either for
lack of knowledge or proper tools, our forefathers mostly carried out their
activities manually. Sewing was one of
them and it is still a common practice today though no more the manual way
because of the creation of sewing machines.
Being a
simple art of attaching together pieces of fabrics with a needle and a thread
some of the items that can be made from it include table mats, curtains and pullovers.
However it has been known that pants are more complex to handle than the
blouses. Interestingly the seasoned
sewers have always achieved this from the comfort of their homes alongside
other simple tasks like repair of seams and buttons.
Of point to
note is that though the traditional manual ways have been overtaken by
machines, there are still finishing that need to be attended by hand. Either
way both methods have advantages. The machine is fast and consistent on
stitches unlike the use of the hand which is slow but majority of the fabrics
can be used for sewing.
Like any
other activity sewing has its tools of work the most basic being needles, tape
measure, pin cushion, scissors and thimble among others. Over time sewing has been taught in learning
institutions and as an examinable unit.
