Thu, 6 Feb 2025

February Meeting Highlights:
Show-and-Tell & Speaker Shaun Farrelly

Unpicking the Thread: Who Invented the Sewing Machine?

February’s meeting was packed with inspiration, history, and incredible quilts!

Our latest meeting was a real treat for history lovers and sewing enthusiasts alike! Guest speaker Shaun Farrelly took us on a fascinating journey through the invention of the sewing machine, sharing surprising twists, forgotten inventors, and the rivalries that shaped this revolutionary tool.

It was incredible to learn just how much drama and innovation went into creating something we now take for granted.  Everyone was captivated by Shaun’s storytelling, as he brought the history to life and, one of the biggest surprises of the night? Discovering that there’s a sewing machine museum—who knew?!” If you’re as intrigued as we were, you can find out a bit more about it here.

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