Sewing

Needles for sewing are dated back to 17,500 BCE and they were made of bone and were used to sew _____ together?

• Plant fibers

• Fur and Animal Skins

• Fabric

Answer explanation

Archaeologists found needles with eyes dating back to 17,500 BCE! They were made of bone and used to sew fur and animal skins by hand to create clothing.

Ancient ivory needles have also been found

in areas of______?

• Asia and Africa

• Italy and France

• Germany and the United States

• Russia and Japan

Answer explanation

Ancient ivory needles have also been found

in areas of Asia and Africa.

The first thimbles were found to date back to ______ BC?

• 202 BC

• 204 BC

• 206 BC

• 200 BC

Answer explanation

The first thimbles were found to date back to 202 BCE during the Han Dynasty in China.

There was also a thimble found in Italy that was preserved during the _______ Volcanic Eruption?

• Yellow Stone

• Santa Maria

• Pompeii

• Mount Thera

Answer explanation

There was also a thimble found in Italy that was preserved during the Pompeii volcanic eruption.

Who were the first people to use buttons?

• Americans

• Romans

• Germans

Answer explanation

The ancient Romans were some of the first people to use buttons as not only a decorative object but to hold fabric together.

Before the Industrial Revolution sewing was usually seen as the responsibility of the ______ in the household.

• Men

• Children

• Women

Answer explanation

Before the Industrial Revolution sewing was usually seen as the responsibility of the women in the household.

Who invented the first chain stitch sewing machine?

• Thomas Saint

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Edison

Answer explanation

The English inventor Thomas Saint invented the first sewing machine design.

Who invented the first practical sewing machine?

• Elias Howe

• Thomas Saint

• Thomas Edison

Answer explanation

A man from Massachusetts named Elias Howe invented the first practical sewing machine that looks more like the modern sewing machine.

In 1851, _________ eventually was able to patent his own more modern sewing machine.

• Isaac Singer

• Thomas Saint

• Elias Howe

Answer explanation

In 1851, Isaac Singer eventually was able to patent his own more modern sewing machine.

With the invention of the sewing machine and the Industrial Revolution in the early 1900s, factories began to mass produce

clothing.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

With the invention of the sewing machine and the Industrial Revolution in the early 1900s, factories began to mass produce

clothing.