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Another little shout-out for the genius of Tim Hunkin. Here he is demonstrating how a lockstitch sewing machine works by way of his "human sewing machine".

This is from The Secret Life of the Sewing Machine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lwI4TSKM3Y

(h/t to @katiefenn for putting this in my head by way of her sewing post earlier.)

#TimHunkin #Maker #Sewing #Craft

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Katie Fenn 1d ago

@GlasWolf That’s amazing 🤩

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Colin H.1d ago

@katiefenn Isn't it? The whole series is a joy for those of us who are engineering-curious (or curious in general).

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Mark Dominus 1d ago

@GlasWolf @katiefenn @fanf I'm not sure if this video is still playable but if so you might enjoy comparing them. https://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/0310/Byko/Byko-0310.html

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Colin H.1d ago

@mjd @katiefenn @fanf I appreciate the bobbin gymnastics, but for elegance and simplicity - and predating them by a decade or so - Tim takes the win.

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BashStKid 1d ago

@GlasWolf @Wen @katiefenn That’s excellent.

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coldclimate 23h ago

@GlasWolf @katiefenn one if the greatest bits of tv