The genesis of industrial contract sewing can be traced to those foundational people who were searching for ways to make sewing accessible to the masses and, by extension, build a more lucrative industry. While inventors such as Elias Howe and Isaac Merritt Singer may not be directly involved in the advent of the initial version of the sewing machine, both men played a major part in improving the sewing machine and shaping the landscape of industrial contract sewing.

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