Apparel and Textile Production I
1.01 -19th Century Notes Activity
Sewing Machine- Before the invention of the sewing machine people had to create
garments by hand.
In 1846, the first American patent was issued to______________for "a process that
used thread from two different sources."
Elias Howe's machine had a needle with an eye at the point. The needle was pushed
through the cloth and created a loop on the other side; a shuttle on a track then slipped
the second thread through the loop, creating what is called the_____________.
Sewing machines did not go into mass production until the _____________, when
___________________ built the first commercially successful machine.
Singer built the first sewing machine where the needle moved _______________ rather
than the side-to-side and the needle was powered by a foot treadle.
Previous machines were all hand-cranked. However, Isaac Singer's machine used the
same lockstitch that Howe had patented.
Elias Howe sued Isaac Singer for __________________________ and won in 1854
___________________- changed the face of home sewing forever by creating the first
graded (different sizes) _____________________. The company he founded continues
to lead the way in make-it-yourself fashions 150 years later.
In the beginning, he only offered _________________________ patterns.
In ________________ they began offering women’s' dress patterns.
______________________- A pattern in sewing and fashion design is the paper or
cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are _______________ onto
fabric before cutting out and assembling
Before Paper Patterns, people who sewed would lay out their fabrics and then
____________________ the fabric cuts they wanted to make.
Ellen Butterick, wife of Ebenezer, remarked to her husband how handy it would be if she
had some sort of pattern to guide her in making her fabric cuts, a pattern that was the
correct size for her son. Thus paper patterns were born.
Apparel and Textile Production I
Summer 2014
1.01-19th Century Notes Activity
____________________- a fashion designer who is widely considered
____________________________________________
He is credited as the first designer to put ______________________ onto the clothing
he manufactured.
Worth's designs are notable for his use of lavish fabrics and trimmings, his incorporation
of elements of historic dress, and his attention to fit
____________________________; is the term for factory-made clothing, sold in
finished condition, and in standardized sizes.
Also called ______________________________.
_______________________________ were the first ready-to-wear garments to be
mass-produced during the War of 1812.
High-quality ready-to-wear garments for men became generally available soon
thereafter.
____________________________-the inventor of the quintessential American
garment, the blue jean.
In 1872 _________________________________, a Reno Nevada tailor writes to Levi
Strauss, telling him about the process he invented to rivet the pocket corners on men’s
pants to make them stronger. He suggests the two men take out a patent on the
process together and Levi agrees.
In ______________Levi Strauss & Jacob Davis are granted a patent on the process of
riveting pants by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on May 20. It is patent number
139,121 and this is the invention of the blue jean.
Originally called _______________________________________.
Apparel and Textile Production I
Summer 2014
1.01-19th Century Notes Activity
Answer Key
Sewing Machine- Before the invention of the sewing machine people had to create
garments by hand.
In 1846, the first American patent was issued to Elias Howe for "a process that used
thread from two different sources."
Elias Howe's machine had a needle with an eye at the point. The needle was pushed
through the cloth and created a loop on the other side; a shuttle on a track then slipped
the second thread through the loop, creating what is called the lockstitch.
Sewing machines did not go into mass production until the 1850's, when Isaac Singer
built the first commercially successful machine.
Singer built the first sewing machine where the needle moved up and down rather than
the side-to-side and the needle was powered by a foot treadle.
Previous machines were all hand-cranked. However, Isaac Singer's machine used the
same lockstitch that Howe had patented.
Elias Howe sued Isaac Singer for patent infringement and won in 1854
Ebenezer Butterick- changed the face of home sewing forever by creating the first
graded (different sizes) sewing pattern. The company he founded continues to lead the
way in make-it-yourself fashions 150 years later.
In the beginning, he only offered men's and boys' patterns.
In 1866 they began offering women’s' dress patterns.
Paper Pattern - A pattern in sewing and fashion design is the paper or cardboard
template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric before cutting out and
assembling.
Before Paper Patterns, people who sewed would lay out their fabrics and then hand
draw the fabric cuts they wanted to make.
Ellen Butterick, wife of Ebenezer, remarked to her husband how handy it would be if she
had some sort of pattern to guide her in making her fabric cuts, a pattern that was the
correct size for her son.
Thus paper patterns were born.
Apparel and Textile Production I
Summer 2014
1.01-19th Century Notes Activity
Answer Key
Charles Worth- a fashion designer who is widely considered Father of Haute Couture
He is credited as the first designer to put labels onto the clothing he manufactured.
Worth's designs are notable for his use of lavish fabrics and trimmings, his incorporation
of elements of historic dress, and his attention to fit
Ready-to-Wear; is the term for factory-made clothing, sold in finished condition, and in
standardized sizes.
Also called prêt-à-porter.
Military uniforms were the first ready-to-wear garments to be mass-produced during the
War of 1812.
High-quality ready-to-wear garments for men became generally available soon
thereafter.
Levi Strauss-the inventor of the quintessential American garment, the blue jean.
In 1872 Jacob Davis, a Reno Nevada tailor writes to Levi Strauss, telling him about the
process he invented to rivet the pocket corners on men’s pants to make them stronger.
He suggests the two men take out a patent on the process together and Levi agrees.
In 1873 Levi Strauss & Jacob Davis are granted a patent on the process of riveting
pants by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on May 20. It is patent number 139,121
and this is the invention of the blue jean.
Originally called waist overalls.
Apparel and Textile Production I
Summer 2014