What contains computer chips, an LCD touch-screen control panel, USB ports and the capability of connecting to the Internet?
The answer: today’s high-tech sewing machine. The same advances in digital engineering found inside the latest personal computers and electronic entertainment gadgets also drive the modern sewing machine.
Not surprisingly, sewing machines are catching on as Mother’s Day gifts. The bells and whistles actually make sewing easier than ever and let Mom customize what she creates with her new machine. She can personalize a pair of jeans with her daughter’s name, turn ordinary T-shirts into glam garments, and whip up fabulous decorator pillows, thanks to modern advances in sewing-machine technology.
Simply put, today’s sewing machine is a high-tech wonder-and best of all, you need no special knowledge of technology to put it to work. “If you haven’t seen sewing machines since high school Home Economics you’ll be amazed at how far they’ve come,” said June Mellinger, Director of Education for Brother International Corporation’s Home Appliance Division.
Today’s sewers...