Although the lock-stitch sewing machine was invented in 1846 ... bobbin to wind thread, needle case, awl to make holes, and compartments to hold pins, buttons and other small objects.

Israeli designers Idan Noyberg and Gal Bulka have replaced sewing-machine needles with stamps that print lines of patterns onto fabric. Noyberg & Bulka designed the Sew-ink stamps as a way of ...