Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects
using stitches made with a sewing needle and thread.
Sewing is one of the oldest of the textile arts, arising in the
Paleolithic era. Before the invention of spinning yarn or weaving fabric,
archaeologists believe Stone Age people across Europe and Asia sewed fur
and leather clothing using bone, antler or ivory sewing-needles and
"thread" made of various animal body parts including
sinew, catgut, and veins.
For thousands of years, all sewing was done by hand. The invention of the sewing machine in the 19th century and the rise of computerization in the 20th century led to mass production and export of sewn objects, but hand sewing is still practiced around the world.
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