Needle
device · 50000 BC · Stone Age
A tool with an eye for sewing.
What it is made of
- Sharp point — has part. It pierces the fabric.
- Needle eye — has part. A hole for the thread.
Principles and materials it uses
- Bone — is made of. The first needles with an eye were carved from bone.
- Wedge — uses. The point pushes the material apart like a wedge.
- Steel — is made of. Steel (the first needles were bone).
Where it is used
- Sewing machine — is part of. A needle with the eye near its point.
- Knitting machine — is part of. Latch needles.
- Syringe — is part of. A hollow needle.
- Surgical suture — is used in. A surgical needle.
- Trousers — is used in. Trousers were sewn with a needle.
- Overlocker — is part of. Needles sew the stitch.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Stone tool — evolved from. Bone needles with an eye are part of the Palaeolithic toolkit.