Chhaya Mehrotra Blog

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Apr 19 2025

Embroidery's Beginnings: Discovering the Inventors of This Ancient Craft

1st Century BCE Chinese embroidery techniques, characterized by the use of silk threads and intricate stitches, became highly sought-after commodities along the Silk Road.

Jul 2 2025

The Birthplace of the Sewing Machine: A Journey Through Time

The earliest known attempts at inventing a mechanical device for stitching date back to 1755 when Charles Weisenthal was issued a patent in both Britain and France for his needle design though he never created an actual machine from it himself.