After the middle of the 18th century industrial revolution, the textile industry promotes the development of the invention of the sewing machine and mass production. In 1790, the United States, woodworking, Thomas saite hair first invented the world's first make hole, after threading, the chain stitch sewing leather shoes with one of the hand sewing machine. In 1841, French tailor b. meunier (BarthelemyThimonnier) (butler, di meunier) invention and manufacture of the needle with a hook chain stitch sewing machine. In 1845, elias Howe, elie, o HuoWei) also independently invented the sewing machine, in 1851, the United States mechanical workers i.m the winners and the translation of column was g, Merritt, wins the home lockstitch machine was invented, and set up a company. This period of the sewing machine is basically manual.

In 1859, the company invented the pedal sewing machine. Since Thomas Edison invented the electric motor and, in 1889, winning companies created the sewing machine motor drive. From then on, marked a new epoch in the sewing machine industry.

In 1940, invented by a Swiss love er company adopt cylinder blank casting aluminum alloy casing, built-in motor portable household sewing machine. 1950 years later, the further development of the household multi-functional sewing machine.

Was founded in 1851 of companies is the earliest start in the production of sewing machine company, at the time, the production of sewing machine behind the clock. In 1870, the United States in the production of sewing machine company has 69, 1871, the annual output of 700000 sewing machine. In 1891, winning companies have accumulated production of 10 million sets of sewing machines. Can say, in the longer term, overcome companies basically monopolized the world production of sewing machine.

After world war ii, west Germany, Italy and Japan sewing machine industry to develop quickly, European countries besides still in the production of high-grade traditional household sewing machine company, most companies are starting to produce industrial sewing machine. During the period, the Japanese sewing machine enterprises under the government funding, to start producing cheap sewing machine, and are exported to the United States and around the world.

In the early 70 s, industrial advanced country household sewing machine market has become saturated, Japanese companies, in the case of rising labor costs, also had to turn to the production of industrial sewing machine, while South Korea especially seized the opportunity of Taiwan, make the sewing machine industry rise, in production, low sewing machines and into the international market.