It implies poking yarn tufts in a textile support close to a sewing machine. Funai was founded by Tetsuro Funai, the son of a sewing machine manufacturer. About 70 people were employed in the serial production of the hemstitch sewing machine. This triggered a patent thicket known as the Sewing Machine War. Prior to the invention of the sewing machine, all sewing was done by hand. The action is likened to that of a "miniature sewing machine". A lockstitch is the most common mechanical stitch made by a sewing machine. This is a list of notable sewing machine brands and companies. The building was commissioned by Frederick Bourne, the head of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. The motor is controlled by a rheostat (think sewing machine foot pedal). Meanwhile, Masayoshi Yasui inherited his company and renamed it to Yasui Brothers' Sewing Machine Co. In contrast, the fabric is moved through a home sewing machine. "Brother establishes a new factory of home sewing machine in Vietnam" (PDF). Puller feeds are seldom built directly into the basic sewing machine. Of course, you have the sewing machine.