Lego sewing machine

By Ben Everard. Posted

This article was originally published as part of HackSpace magazine, which has since been incorporated into Raspberry Pi Official Magazine.

Lego sewing machine

We take our collective hat off to anyone who can sew: by hand, it’s fiddly, slow, and frustratingly difficult; with a sewing machine it’s even harder, as the mechanisation element only means that we can go wrong more quickly. So, we’re extremely impressed by The Brick Wall’s sewing machine build, which uses Lego (plus one small rotating handmade part to hook and release the thread) to assemble a working, hand-powered sewing machine. And yes, it produces a perfect chain stitch.

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Ben Everard

Ben is the Editor of HackSpace magazine. When not wrangling words, he enjoys cycling, gardening, and attempting to identify wild mushrooms.

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