SAMPLER.......

Found this nice 40's sampler from a company specialised in custom made embroidery, 12 years ago, while looking for clothes at the fort Lauderdale flea market .back then it was a gold mine for vintage .....
Nice close up.....

Typical chain stitch job as seen on your "classic american workwear" from the 20's up to the 60's....

Singer Cornely type embroidery machine ......

A French engineer named Bonnaz invented the first sewing machine for embroidery in 1866, soon he joined with the Cornely Company in France to manufacture and market his invention. A few years later Singer received the US Patent.The early ones could work both chain and moss stitch and could sew in any direction . By 1900 models were produced which could make raised cords, double zigzag lines and do two needle braiding. As the Cornely machines were no bigger than an ordinary domestic treadle machine they were excellent for outworkers and did not have to be used in factories only. In America it is known as the Bonnaz machine.

Since the original machine very few design changes have been made and the basic machine has remained the same for well over one hundred years. Today hand operated chenille machines are made by a number of machine manufacturers but cornely and singer remain the standard. These machines must be used by skilled operators only....