The museum built from hundreds of rescued sewing machines

Hundreds of sewing machines once destined for scrap have found a second life in an unexpected place - a museum in Somerset.

In 1850, a mechanic experimenting with sewing-machine parts settled on a new needle arrangement; it became the design most modern sewing machines still follow

Often misunderstood, the journey of the sewing machine arose through teamwork rather than individual ingenuity. Isaac ...