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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheOLdGuy, post: 85392, member: 878&quot;]Thanks, Pat. That is the only way I could imagine it. With the artist moving, twisting and turning the fabric. Changing colors. With very thin silk thread, in some places extra thick coverage, such as the eyes, snout, etc. plus overlays of hair such as on the horse&#039;s head drooping down around his left ear, it &quot;sounds&quot; easier to use fabric stretched on a frame and poke the needle through. Especially if he/she is using one hand to turn the wheel, or even when maybe &quot;peddling.&quot; That&#039;s where my imagination balks.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>1880 </b>An Edison electric motor drives a sewing machine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe Alma started the horse in 1880 and finished it a year before &quot;<b>1889 </b>Singer introduced the first practical electric sewing machine.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Singer sewing machine sales worldwide exceed 500,000 machines. Additional factories are established in the United States</p><p><br /></p><p>Odd! I&#039;m sitting here looking at a larger picture thinking that the eyes are made of thread. I can&#039;t remember ever questioning that. </p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, when that NYC antique dealer mentioned the &quot;well to do family estate sale&quot; in mid 1900s it appears that Alma had departed the scene long before.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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