Maine Memory Network

Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"… Memorial Library After the Civil War, sewing machines reached the professional dressmaking and home sewing market. They were expensive."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"… also of Massachusetts, developed wire to make sewing machine needles, and spring steel wire for hoop skirts and bustle supports."

Historic Clothing Collection - Lace and fringe trimmed walking dress, ca. 1865 - Page 1 of 4

"… fabrics, threads and trimmings, along with the sewing machine, encouraged extra detailing on fashionable garments, as seen on this highly-trimmed…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Artists and Inventors of Biddeford

"Shaw & Clark Sewing Machine, Biddeford, ca. 1865McArthur Public Library In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries the in-migration of people from…"

Historic Hallowell - Ship Parts

"… together by hand (until the invention of the sewing machine.) Anchors were commonly made of stone or iron and took up to a year to craft."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1930-1940 - Page 4 of 4

"… rayon full length georgette evening dress with machine lace detailing and featuring the same striking wide panel of machine lace inset at the…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Organdy summer dress, ca. 1863 - Page 1 of 4

"While the seams on the skirt are machine stitched, the details on the bodice were worked by hand. The dress dates between 1860 and 1865, a…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1900-1910 - Page 2 of 3

"One is a combination of crochet and machine lace medallions, and the second a darned filet-type cotton lace."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 3 of 3

"… dress entirely covered with red and green machine embroidery. Knee length party dresses include a royal blue solid beaded sleeveless chemise; a…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 2 of 4

"… colored heavy rayon taffeta dress featuring machine embroidered swirls embellishing the full skirt, which is designed to be worn with a supportive…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"… suited for the work because of their ability to sew. While Farmington and the world remembers Chester for his “ear protectors”, there was a lot…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"In addition to their innovative creations, the sewing circle is a generous and philanthropic group, providing meaningful donations to several town…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"… Mitchell and Braun," is pale blue with a heavy machine lace bodice, a belted waist, and long knit Crimplene skirt of narrow permanently heat set…"