# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Local to Fairfield | Stitches & Seams: The Sewing Machine Industry in Bridgeport
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 18 Sep, 2025 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 18 Sep, 2025 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: By the late 1800s, sewing machines and the popularity of pre-made patterns modeled after Parisian fashion made the latest styles increasingly accessible to middle class American women. In conjunction with the exhibition Dressed to Impress, Fairfield Museum’s Walt Matis will discuss how Bridgeport became a hub of sewing machine manufacturers, including Howe Machine Company, Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company, and Singer Manufacturing Company.

 Advertisement for Wheeler & Wilson Improved Sewing Machines, in 1886 Bridgeport City Directory. Fairfield Museum Library Collection.

Register Here: https://fplct.librarymarket.com/event/history-sewing-machine-factories-bridgeport-fairfield-museum-133681
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/fairfield/local-to-fairfield-|-stitches-and-seams-the-sewing-machine-industry-in-bridgeport/200028825300935
- **Event Categories**: workshops, music, exhibitions
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Fairfield
- **state**: CT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Fairfield public library
- **lat**: 41.187805662665
- **long**: -73.249460174426
- **full address**: Fairfield public library, Fairfield Woods Branch Library, 1147 Fairfield Woods Rd, Fairfield, CT 06825, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Local to Fairfield | Stitches & Seams: The Sewing Machine Industry in Bridgeport
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Local to Fairfield | Stitches & Seams: The Sewing Machine Industry in Bridgeport being held?
  - **A:** Local to Fairfield | Stitches & Seams: The Sewing Machine Industry in Bridgeport takes place on Thu, 18 Sep, 2025 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 18 Sep, 2025 at 07:30 pm at Fairfield public library, Fairfield Woods Branch Library, 1147 Fairfield Woods Rd, Fairfield, CT 06825, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Local to Fairfield | Stitches & Seams: The Sewing Machine Industry in Bridgeport?
  - **A:** Local to Fairfield | Stitches & Seams: The Sewing Machine Industry in Bridgeport is organized by Fairfield Public Library - Connecticut.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Local to Fairfield | Stitches & Seams: The Sewing Machine Industry in Bridgeport is ideal for learners, working professionals, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Fairfield, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Local to Fairfield | Stitches & Seams: The Sewing Machine Industry in Bridgeport sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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