Sewing Machines Types

Sewing Machine

A Sewing machine is a textile machine used to stitch fabric or other material together with thread.

Types Of Sewing Machines According to Place Of Use

There are types Of Sewing Machines according to the place of use like in which place you are using it or it is intended to use. Such as Industry and home. You can choose from here which will be the best sewing machine for you for industrial uses.

Sewing machines are also being used in industries as well as homes. So according to this, it is of two types-

• Industrial Sewing Machine 
• Home or Domestic Sewing Machine

Industrial Sewing Machines

Industrial machines are intended for factory use. Some machines are designed to make shirts cuffs and some are designed to put the waistband in jeans. These machines are built specifically to do long-term and professional tasks. Their constructions are made up of highly durable parts and motors. The gears, housing, connecting rods, and body of the industrial sewing machines are made up of high-quality metals like cast iron and Aluminum.

The gears, housing, connecting rods, and body of the industrial sewing machines are made up of high-quality metals like cast iron and Aluminum.

Industrial Sewing Machine

These machines are larger in size compared to domestic sewing machines. These industrial sewing machines can perform a large number of tasks in minimum time. They are costlier than domestic sewing machines.

These are more generic. A motor of any industrial machine can work on any brand. Overlocker and straight stitch machines are the same. Sewing feet and bobbins between brands are also interchangeable. The motors in the industrial machines have separate components and are mounted to the underside of the table. They have usually two types of motors

The motors in the industrial machines have separate components and are mounted to the underside of the table. They have usually two types of motors

• Servo motor – These use less electricity and are silent when not in use. 
• Clutch Motor – It always spins even when not in use.

The industrial sewing machines are mainly 4 types according to the design of their arm and needle post. They are

• Flat Bed 
• Post Bed 
• Cylinder Bed 
• Off the arm 

If you want to start an industry for garments, and shoes then you can for the industrial sewing machine. It is not for small business.

Flat Bed

The construction and design of the flatbed sewing machine is similar to the traditional sewing machine.

Flat Bed sewing machine

Cylinder Bed

This is the opposite of a flatbed. They have a narrow and horizontal column. Because of, this the fabric passes around and under the column. The diameter of the cylinder varies from 5 cm to 16 cm.

Cylinder Bed sewing machine

Post Bed

These machines have vertical columns arising above the flat base of a machine. The height of the vertical column is 10 to 45 cm. These have bobbins, feed dogs/loopers in the vertical column.

Single Needle Post-bed Zig-Zag Industrial Sewing Machine

Single Needle Post Bed Sewing Machine

Of-the-arm

These are not much common. In this type of machine, the worker needs to feed material along the axis of a horizontal column. It is useful in seaming sleeves and shoulders.

Off-the-Arm Sewing Machine

Domestic Sewing Machine

Domestic sewing machines are built for housewives for household use. These machines can handle a variety of materials. These can perform every task. But these machines can’t do heavy tasks. These might have been made up of plastic or nylon gears. These machines work at a slower pace and are intended for people who work slowly.

Domestic sewing machine

Apart from uses, Sewing machines are also classified according to the functions and facilities available. On this, the sewing machines are of 4 types.

• Manual Sewing Machine 
• Electric Sewing Machine 
• Computerized Sewing machine 
• Over Locker Sewing Machine

Manual Sewing Machine

Manual sewing machines are the most basic type of sewing machine. They don’t require electric power to run them. Although these have lesser features compared to electronic and computerized sewing machines, but they are the most used sewing machines because of their durability.

Manual Sewing Machine

These are available as vintage models. They require more physical work from the user. These have a wheel in the side and a foot pedal. The user uses the foot pedal to run the machine. These are made up of metals. They can sew all materials, but they are better suited to light and medium-weight materials.

Electronic Sewing Machine

An Electronic sewing machine has a single motor. This motor gives power to the needle. They have an electronic foot pedal. The speed of the machine can be controlled by putting pressure on the electronic foot pedal. The user can control the fabrics with both hands.

Electronic Sewing Machine

There is a dial in the side of the electronic sewing machine which controls the types of stitch and length. Some electronic sewing machine also contains automatic tension setting, automatic thread cutters, and automatic button-hole stitches.

Computerized Sewing

These types of machines are for advanced needs. They don’t contain dials and buttons. They also LED displays or LCD displays or large touch screens. These have a vast number of functions. The basic computerized sewing machines can remember a few previous sewing projects and can automatically set the tension. The more advanced computerized sewing machines can sew complex embroidery stitches.

Computerized Sewing Machine

The basic computerized sewing machines can remember few previous sewing projects and can automatically set the tension. The more advanced computerized sewing machines can sew the complex embroidery stitches.

These machines also have USB ports available, so that the user can create their designs on a computer and then link it to the machine. Then they can set their personalized pattern. Some more advanced computerized sewing machines also remember previous projects and also download patterns from the internet. These machines are more costly than manual and electronic sewing machines. Still, they are being used because they can sew all types of materials and
These machines are more costly than manual and electronic sewing machines. Still, they are being used because they can sew all types of materials and in a faster rate.

Overclock Machines

These types of machines sew over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming, or seaming. They automatically cut the edges and sew. The cutters present in overclock machines allow these machines to create thickened seams easily and quickly. These are also called sergers in North America. Some machines are also available without cutters. These machines run at a high speed from 1000-9000 rpm. These are mostly used in industries for edging hemming and seaming.

Overlocked Sewing Machine

These machines have fewer functions than sewing machines. They use 2-9 threads and multiple needles to create an overcast stitch. They are an addition to regular sewing machines, not a replacement. They are used for decorations, and overlocking, and is also called overedging, and merrowing.

Sewing machines also being divided into 8 types according to their functions means the types of stitches they make. These are-

• Lock stitch Machine 
• Over edging Machine 
• Embroidery Machine 
• Blind stitch sewing Machine 
• Button Holler Machine 
• Button Attachment Machine 
• Bar tacking sewing Machine 
• Double Needle Machine

Lock Stitch Sewing Machine

These types of sewing machines generally use two threads one upper and one lower. Both the upper and lower threads lock together in the hole in the fabric. There is a spindle on the top of the machine where the spool is kept. A tension mechanism is produced and the spindle spins and the thread runs from the spool through the arm and finally through the needle. The lower thread is present in the bobbin. The bobbin is kept in a case which is present in the lower section of the machine.

Lock stitch Machine

Over Edging Machine

These types of machines sew over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming, or seaming. They automatically cut the edges and sew. The cutters present in overclock machines allow these machines to create thickened seams easily and quickly. These are also called sergers in North America. Some machines are also available without cutters. These machines run at a high speed from 1000-9000 rpm. These are mostly used in industries for edging hemming and seaming.

Over edging machine

These are also called sergers in North America. Some machines are also available without cutters. These machines run at a high speed from 1000-9000 rpm. These are mostly used in industries for edging hemming and seaming.

Embroidery Machine

Embroidery machines are meant for Embroidery work. They do embroidery work on fabrics. Embroidery also can be done by a normal zig-zag machine. This type of embroidery is called free-motion embroidery.

Embroidery Sewing Machine

The embroidery machines are computerized machines. They contain a large color touch-screen, a USB interface, auto threading, inbuilt design software, embroidery advisor software, and a design file storage system.

Blind stitch sewing Machine

A blind stitch in sewing is a method of joining two pieces of fabric so that the stitch thread is invisible, or nearly invisible.

Blind stitch sewing Machine

There are several techniques for creating a blind stitch by hand sewing. A common technique used to create a hem, or "blind hem", hides the stitches on both sides of the garment. The sewer catches only a few threads of the fabric each time the needle is pulled through the fabric. Other techniques hide the stitch within the folds of the fabric so that the thread is only visible when the folded material is pulled away. A slip stitch or catch stitch can be used to create the blind stitch, except that they are worked inside the hem, 1⁄8 to 1⁄4 inch (3.2 to 6.4 mm) away from the edge of the hem fabric.

Button Holler Machine

Button Holler machines are meant to make button holes. The buttonholer is an attachment for a sewing machine. Nowadays most modern machines have this button holler function inbuilt, which many older machines do not have. Any sewing machine that are capable of making lock stitch can make button-holes with a buttonholer attachment.

Button Holler machine

Button Attachment Machine

The machines are used for attaching buttons in fabrics. Normal chain stitch and lock stitch can also be used for this. A button attachment machine is a simple automatic machine, in which a button is attached automatically.

Button attachment machine

Bar tacking sewing machine

In sewing bar teach is known as a series of stitches made to hide any wear or tear in garments. The typical areas of bar tack stitches are buttonholes, belt loops, pocket openings, pleats, and corners of collars. Bar tacks can also be done by hand using whip stitches or by machines using zig-zag stitches. These types of machines are mostly used for increasing strength in the corner of pockets and attaching belt loops, at the end of the zipper.

Bar tacking sewing Machine

Double-needle Sewing Machine

The double-needle sewing machine uses two needles and two bobbins. So it forms two parallel rows of lock stitch. The distance between the two parallel stitches depends upon the distance between the two needles in the needle bar. The distance can be adjusted. They are used for making decorative stitches.

Double-needle sewing machine