Steel needles and sewing machines – History of clothing

By |2018-04-18T21:28:32-07:00June 8th, 2017|China, Clothing|1 Comment

Early thimble-ring from Han Dynasty China (200 BC-200 AD) During the Han Dynasty, about 200 BC, Chinese blacksmiths started to make sharp, thin steel needles (this is about 100 years [...]