History Loves Sewing

If you have ever looked into the history of the sewing machine (and we’d be shocked if you had), you’ll find that it’s a bit of a scandalous tale! Of course, the sewing machine wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the artistry of hand sewing. Hand sewing can be traced back thousands of years when the first needles were made out of bones and animal horns.

Fast forward several thousands of years to 1790 and a man by the name of Thomas Saint designed the first sewing machine of its kind. It’s unknown whether Saint built a prototype of his design, but a little less than 100 years later in 1874, William Newton Wilson found the patent designs, built a replica, and found the machine to work.

In 1830, however, a Frenchman by the name of Barthelemy Thimonnier drew and built the first machine and opened himself a machine ran factory where he was contracted to make uniforms for the French Army. Other tailors became so fearful they would be out of work that they burnt down his factory–while he was still inside!

Sewing Loves Breaks

Lamy’s was proud to have over 200 sewing machines running at the same time when we closed up shop in the late 1990s. As we’ve mentioned previously, those machines were sold and shipped to Mexico where the bulk of the tailoring industry was at the time.

Thankfully, we don’t have to do much sewing around Lamy’s these days. Instead, we focus on the breaks between a busy work week. Our vision is to bring to life a revolving menu that never gets old, boring, or tired. We work with the best chefs and the highest quality ingredients to keep you coming back time and again. It’s our pleasure to fill up the dining room five days a week! After all, history loves company.