
This is a list of notable sewing machine brands and companies. 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]
The main household manufacturers are Baby Lock, Bernina(bernette),[3]Brother, Janome(Elna), Juki, SVP Worldwide(Singer, Husqvarna Viking, Pfaff) and Aisin Seiki—[4] a Toyota Group company.

By the 1960s the factory had manufactured 100,000 sewing machines, although in 1965 after a merge into ELITEX, the company lost its independence and by 1972 the government stopped its sewing machine production. Introduced in 1957, the T132 was Lada's first 'briefcase portable' machine with free-arm, a compact automatic zig zag sewing machine. Appliance manuals and free pdf instructions. Find the user manual you need for your home appliance products and more at ManualsOnline. Our manuals are available as a hardcopy, bound photocopy, or a digital download. Our sewing machine service manuals will help you repair a broken sewing machine or replace worn out sewing machine parts. To find the correct instruction manual or service manual for your sewing machine or serger / overlocker, simply select the brand of your machine.
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Vintage LADA Type 233 sewing machine - RARE vintage straight-stitch and zigzag LADA sewing machine - manufactured in Sobeslav, Czechoslovakia (1954) - sewing machine is in excellent cosmetic condition - all metal construction; and sews very well - original English language manual included: “Instruction Manual for Operation of the Sewing Machine Type 233” (excellent condition) - rare bobbin. By the 1960s the factory had manufactured 100,000 sewing machines, although in 1965 after a merge into ELITEX, the company lost its independence and by 1972 the government stopped its sewing machine production. Introduced in 1957, the T132 was Lada's first 'briefcase portable' machine with free-arm, a compact automatic zig zag sewing machine.

- Baby Lock – a Tacony brand.
- Bernina – privately owned international manufacturer of sewing and embroidery systems. The company was founded in 1893 in Steckborn, Switzerland, by a Swiss inventor Fritz Gegauf.
- bernette [3] – a brand of the BERNINA Textile Group.
- 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. The first product marketed under the Brother brand was launched in 1928, Designed for making straw hats. Succeeded in mass-production of home sewing machines in 1932. Launched S-7300A NEXIO[5] the world's first electronic feeding system in 2015. Brother Industries also develops and sells garment printers (printers used for garment and fabric printing).
- Janome
- Elna – Swiss company which mass-producessewing machines.[6][7][8][9] Elna began operations in the 1940s.[7] 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.[10]
- Necchi - an Italian company (https://www.mynecchi.com/about/14.htm)
- SVP Worldwide – private company that designs, manufactures and distributes consumer sewing machines and accessories around the world under following brands:
- Singer – 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
- Toyota[4] – Aisin Seiki
- Union Special – American industrial sewing machine company based in Huntley, Illinois[11]
- Sailrite – American industrial and home sewing machine company based in Columbia City, Indiana.[12]
- DAISEN Sewing Machine. - Supplier and Manufacture Of all types of Japanese Technology Industrial Sewing Machine Since 1980.
Defunct sewing machine brands and companies[edit]
- Jennie June – manufactured by the June Manufacturing Company, which was founded in 1879.
- Kimball and Morton of Glasgow – former manufacturer of domestic and industrial sewing machines based in Glasgow, Scotland, that was active between 1867 and 1955.[13]
- National Sewing Machine Company – former Belvidere, Illinois-based manufacturer founded in the late 19th century, it manufactured sewing machines and other products.
- Vanguard
See also[edit]
- Barthélemy Thimonnier – a French inventor who is attributed with the invention of the first sewing machine that replicated sewing by hand
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References[edit]
- ^Clayton, M. (2015). How to Use a Sewing Machine: A Beginner's Manual. Pavilion Books. p. pt25. ISBN978-1-910231-67-8. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^Bubonia, J.E. (2017). Apparel Production Terms and Processes: Studio Instant Access. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 6. ISBN978-1-5013-1557-2. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
- ^ abbernette web site
- ^ abToyota Home Sewing - Aisin
- ^BROTHER NEXIO
- ^Swiss Technics. Swiss Office for the Development of Trade. 1962. p. 50. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^ abCox, M. (2008). The Quilter's Catalog: A Comprehensive Resource Guide. Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated. p. 127. ISBN978-0-7611-3881-5. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. March 1950. p. 40. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^tide, the newsmagazine of advertising, marketing and public relations. 1948. p. 78. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Kiplinger Washington Editors, Inc. November 1968. p. 38. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ^'Company Overview of Union Special Corporation'. Bloomberg. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^'Sailrite Enterprise, Inc. | Better Business Bureau® Profile'. www.bbb.org. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^Meighan, Michael (2013). Glasgow with a flourish. Amberley Publishing. ISBN9781445612614.