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History of Sewing Machine Needles and How it has Moved to India - Part 2 of 2

(Left – “Klenkes” (statue in Aachen, Germany, erected in honour of workers in Needle factories who separated the good and bad needles with their little fingers) Right- Mr S Ganesh, founder of Altek Beissel Needles Limited.)

Between the years 1992 and 95, Mr. Ganesh made several visits to Aachen...

Priya

15.04.26 07:02 AM - Comment(s)

Top Ten Tips for Sewing with Universal Needles

Enjoy sewing with confidence with Beissel top quality Needles. 1 Needle Always use Beissel Universal (130-705 HU Universal) needle. This is the ideal needle for all general purpose sewing. Home sewing needles run at speeds up to 750 stitches per minute and even that in most cases sewing is intermitt...

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13.04.26 04:55 AM - Comment(s)

The Story of Beissel – “The Brand Behind Brands”

The history of needles began, not in Aachen, Germany, but Redditch, a short distance away from Birmingham, England. The story begins in 16th century and Redditch went on to become world famous for its high quality hand sewing needles. Sewing Machine itself was to be discovered three centuries later.

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09.04.26 07:01 AM - Comment(s)

Forge Mill Museum in Reddich and Art of Needle making

I had always connected the city of Reddich as the hometown of ENTACO Ltd, the last of the Hand Sewing Machine needle company in England. It was only recently that I learnt that Reddich was the epicentre of all the dramatic developments in hand sewing needle making for hundreds of years beginni...

Priya

06.04.26 01:10 PM - Comment(s)

History of Sewing Machine Needles Part 1 of 2

Too small to notice, too big to ignore!

Do you know..?

Sewing machine needles are micron-specific and its manufacture requires special purpose machines. There are more than 150 steps in manufacturing a single needle. A good quality needle is a must for aesthetic finish of sewn product as well as produ...

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05.03.26 06:31 AM - Comment(s)

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