is about the sewing machine manufacturer . for the creature of myth see merrow . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message merrow sewing machine company type private industry textiles founded 1838 headquarters fall river massachusetts usa key people charlie merrow chairman & ceo owen merrow president products overlock sewing machines ; crochet sewing machines ; end to end seaming machines ; sewing machine parts ; sewing machine needles number of employees 25 2010 website http www.merrow.com the merrow sewing machine company is a manufacturer of sewing machines established in 1838 as j.m. merrow & son by j. makens merrow . 1 2 originally a gunpowder manufacturer in 1837 the company built a knitting mill and in 1887 evolved to design build and market sewing machines exclusively . best known for inventing the overlock sewing machine it was renamed j. b. merrow & sons in 1888 then the merrow machine company in 1893 . originally all of its manufacturing was done at facilities in merrow connecticut and then in hartford connecticut . the company is currently based in fall river massachusetts . history edit in the early 19th century mr. joseph makens merrow became interested in the manufacture of gunpowder and purchased a powder mill 24 miles from hartford connecticut . after the mill was destroyed by explosion in 1837 it was decided to build a knitting factory on the same site using water power from an adjacent river . at first the knitted goods were made largely of native wool which was sorted scoured and dyed picked carded and spun into yarn and knitted into hosiery . the product was sold through commission merchants in new york and delivered to retail stores throughout new england by two horse wagons . following the gold rush of 1849 shipments of goods began to sail to san francisco . as business increased a small machine shop was started to support the equipment in the factory . 3 4 references edit account books 1838 1893 . merrow sewing machine company . merrow connecticut march 1 1997 article on www.threadcity.com based on gilbert o. southwick s interviews written in 1868 merrow family papers and records 1800 1948 merrow connecticut march 1 1997 article on www.threadcity.com based on gilbert o. southwick s interviews written in 1868 v t e sewing techniques basting cut darning ease embellishment fabric tube turning floating canvas gather godet gusset heirloom sewing shirring stitches list of sewing stitches backstitch bar tack blanket blind stitch buttonhole catch stitch chain stitch cross stitch embroidery stitch hemstitch lockstitch overlock pad stitch pick stitch rantering running sashiko stoating tack topstitch zigzag seams felled seam seam allowance style line notions trims bias tape collar stays elastic grommet eyelet interfacing passementerie piping ruffle rickrack self fabric soutache trim twill tape wrights closures buckle button buttonhole frog hook and eye hook and loop fastener shank snap zipper materials bias yarn thread selvage textiles fabrics tools bobbin dress form needle threader pattern notcher pin pincushion pinking shears scissors seam ripper sewing needle stitching awl tailor s ham tape measure thimble tracing paper tracing wheel trades suppliers cloth merchant draper dressmaker haberdasher mercer sewing occupations tailor sewing machine manufacturers barth lemy thimonnier bernina brother industries elias howe elna feiyue frister & rossmann janome jones sewing machine company juki merrow new home pfaff sewmor singer tapemaster viking husqvarna white pattern manufacturers butterick burda clothkits mccall s simplicity glossary of sewing terms retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title merrow sewing machine company & oldid 735633628 categories manufacturing companies based in massachusettssewing machine brands1838 establishments in connecticuthidden categories articles needing additional references from may 2009all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 august 2016 at 02 07 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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