Singer contemplated the prototype sewing machine. "In place of the shuttle ... using bespoke tools and interchangeable parts. Yet Singer was late to this party: for years his machines were made ...

[Grow Your Own Clothes] had finally found their ideal sewing machine for doing zig-zag stitches (/\/\/\) and converting to a treadle drive (mechanically foot-fed) — a Singer 411G. This is a well ...