List of sewing machine brands

A sewing machine is a machine used to stitch fabric and other materials together with thread.^[1] Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies.^[2]

Active

Baby Lock – a Tacony brand.
Bernina – privately owned international manufacturer of sewing, sergers, and embroidery systems. The company was founded in 1893 in Steckborn, Switzerland, by a Swiss inventor Fritz Gegauf.
Brother – Sewing machines company in Japan. In 1908, Established Yasui Sewing Machine Co. for sewing machine repair service, the predecessor to BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD., in Nagoya. Mass-produced home sewing machines starting in 1932.
ShangGong group (SGSB Co. Ltd) with the brands:
- Dürkopp Adler
- Zoje, Chinese, founded in 1994.
- PFAFF Industrial
Feiyue Group - Chinese company.
Janome
- Elna – Swiss sewing machine manufacturer.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] Elna began operations in the 1940s.^[4] In the late 1940s and 1950s, an increased demand for sewing machines in the United States transpired, and Elna machines were imported into the U.S., as well as other sewing machines from companies in Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Sweden.^[7]
Juki
Łucznik, previously Zakłady Metalowe „Łucznik” (ZM „Łucznik”, now FB "Łucznik" Radom) founded in 1925,^[8] started producing sawing machines in 1947,^[9] now part of ASPA Electro since 2004; all current models manufactured in Asia since about 2008^[10]
Merrow Sewing Machine Company
Necchi [it], Italian sewing machine manufacturer
SVP Worldwide (Singer Viking PFAFF) – global company with these brands:
- Singer Corporation – American manufacturer of sewing machines, first established as I. M. Singer & Co. in 1851 by Isaac Merritt Singer with New York lawyer Edward Clark.
- VSM Group – (Viking Sewing Machines), formerly named Husqvarna Sewing Machines
- PFAFF Household
Toyota Home Sewing^[11] – Aisin Seiki
Union Special – American industrial sewing machine company based in Huntley, Illinois^[12]

Defunct

American Sewing Machine Company^[13]
Davis Sewing Machine Company
Domestic Sewing Machine Company, later purchased by White Sewing Machine Company
Jennie June – manufactured by the June Manufacturing Company, which was founded in 1879.
Jones Sewing Machine Company
Kimball and Morton of Glasgow – former manufacturer of domestic and industrial sewing machines based in Glasgow, Scotland, that was active between 1867 and 1955.^[14]
Leader Sewing Machine
Moldacot Pocket Sewing Machine Company – A short-lived company that made a portable sewing machine between 1885 and 1887^[15]
National Sewing Machine Company – former Belvidere, Illinois-based manufacturer founded in the late 19th century, it manufactured sewing machines and other products.
New Home, purchased by Janome in 1960^[16] and used as a badge for their own machines
Riccar (Riccar Company, Riccar Sewing Machine Company Ltd., Riccar Company Ltd.)^[17]
Sewmor
Taft-Peirce Manufacturing Company
Tikkakoski
White Sewing Machine Company

References

^ Clayton, M. (2015). How to Use a Sewing Machine: A Beginner's Manual. Pavilion Books. p. pt25. ISBN 978-1-910231-67-8. Retrieved November 16, 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Bubonia, J.E. (2017). Apparel Production Terms and Processes: Studio Instant Access. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-5013-1557-2. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
^ Swiss Technics. Swiss Office for the Development of Trade. 1962. p. 50. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Cox, M. (2008). The Quilter's Catalog: A Comprehensive Resource Guide. Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-7611-3881-5. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
^ Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. March 1950. p. 40. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
^ tide, the newsmagazine of advertising, marketing and public relations. 1948. p. 78. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
^ Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. November 1968. p. 38. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
^ "O firmie - Łucznik". Łucznik (in Polish).
^ "History - Fabryka Broni". Retrieved 16 November 2024.
^ "Fenomen marki Łucznik - recenzja maszyn do szycia // Blog - Ultramaszyna". ultramaszyna.com (in Polish).
^ "Toyota Home Sewing - Aisin". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
^ "Company Overview of Union Special Corporation". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
^ Company, Compton Litho (1884), English: Title: "'Mama's New Machine.' The Perfect No. 7. The American Sewing Machine Co.", archived from the original on 2022-08-06, retrieved 2021-12-23 {{citation}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Meighan, Michael (2013). Glasgow with a flourish. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445612614. Archived from the original on 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Tsurumi, Yoshi (1976), The Japanese are coming: a multinational interaction of firms and politics, Ballinger Publishing Co (Massachusetts), p. 25, ISBN 0-88410-651-9
^ Forsdyke, Graham, English: Title: "The Riccar Story", archived from the original on 2023-08-10, retrieved 2023-08-09

[1] Clayton, M. (2015). How to Use a Sewing Machine: A Beginner's Manual. Pavilion Books. p. pt25. ISBN 978-1-910231-67-8. Retrieved November 16, 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] Bubonia, J.E. (2017). Apparel Production Terms and Processes: Studio Instant Access. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-5013-1557-2. Retrieved November 16, 2017.

[3] Swiss Technics. Swiss Office for the Development of Trade. 1962. p. 50. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

[Cox_2008-4] Cox, M. (2008). The Quilter's Catalog: A Comprehensive Resource Guide. Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-7611-3881-5. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

[Kiplingers-5] Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. March 1950. p. 40. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

[6] tide, the newsmagazine of advertising, marketing and public relations. 1948. p. 78. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

[Kiplingers_1954-7] Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. November 1968. p. 38. Retrieved November 14, 2017.

[8] "O firmie - Łucznik". Łucznik (in Polish).

[9] "History - Fabryka Broni". Retrieved 16 November 2024.

[10] "Fenomen marki Łucznik - recenzja maszyn do szycia // Blog - Ultramaszyna". ultramaszyna.com (in Polish).

[Toyota_Home_Sewing_-_Aisin-11] "Toyota Home Sewing - Aisin". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2019-09-29.

[12] "Company Overview of Union Special Corporation". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

[13] Company, Compton Litho (1884), English: Title: "'Mama's New Machine.' The Perfect No. 7. The American Sewing Machine Co.", archived from the original on 2022-08-06, retrieved 2021-12-23 {{citation}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[14] Meighan, Michael (2013). Glasgow with a flourish. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445612614. Archived from the original on 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2020-11-30.

[15] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[16] Tsurumi, Yoshi (1976), The Japanese are coming: a multinational interaction of firms and politics, Ballinger Publishing Co (Massachusetts), p. 25, ISBN 0-88410-651-9

[17] Forsdyke, Graham, English: Title: "The Riccar Story", archived from the original on 2023-08-10, retrieved 2023-08-09

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