Women wanted to start making their own clothes to save money, they started by hand-sewing and then moved to machines.
I believe "Domestic" is/was a brand name manufacturer of sewing machines, i.e., a competitor of the "Singer" company.
The Toyota Sewing Machine Company has been making sewing machines since 1946. In addition to the company website, Toyota sewing machines can be purchased at Sears, Amazon, and Ebay.
Babylock sells sewing machines. There are several different models to choose from depending on the type of sewing done. There are machines for making everything from clothes to quilts.
One can purchase Brother sewing machines directly from the manufacturer, Brother. They may also be purchased at Walmart, Target and Joann's in addition to Sewing Machine's Plus and Costco.
Viking sewing machines are manufactured in Huskvarna, Sweden. The Viking brand is owned by the VSM Group AB. Viking began making sewing machines in 1872.
Juki and Brother make sewing machines that are good.
There are several different machines involved in the making of a pair of jeans, including cutters, sewing machines, button making machines, pressing machines and label makers among others. Many of these machines can be found on the website Alibaba.
Sewing machines are very heavy. As such, there is no such thing as a portable sewing machine.
The Phaff sewing machines are made in Germany, Europe.
Yes, new sewing machines come with instructions.
Present day sewing machines are complex electrical machines.