Although in the World War II, the sewing machine industry of all countries represented by Singer developed rapidly, but it was only in 1890 that China introduced the first sewing machine from the United States.
In 1905, Shanghai first started manufacturing Sewing Machine Parts and parts, and established some small workshops for spare parts production. In 1928, the first 44-13 Industrial Sewing Machine was produced by Shanghai Xiechang sewing machine factory. In the same year, Shanghai Shengmei sewing machine factory also produced the first domestic sewing machine.
But the sewing equipment market was dominated by the US' Singer companies. After the founding of new China in 1949, the sewing machinery industry has been fully developed. The industry has experienced the stage of reorganization and transformation. Public private joint ventures and merger and cooperation have been carried out with reasonable division of labor, forming a number of key enterprises: such as Shanghai Xiechang, Huigong, Feiren, Butterfly and Tianjin sewing machine factory, and South China Sewing machine factory in Guangzhou, It mainly produces ordinary domestic sewing machines and low-grade industrial sewing machines.
In the late 1950s, the light industry adopted the generalization and standardization of domestic sewing machines, unified the design drawings, improved the compatibility of parts and components, and made the sewing machine manufacturers increase constantly. As of 1980, there were 56 sewing machine manufacturers in China, which were distributed in 22 provinces and cities. By 1982, the output of sewing machines in China reached 12.86 million, ranking the first in the world.
By the mid-1980s, with the continuous adjustment of market and consumption structure, the product structure of sewing equipment has developed towards high speed and series based on the medium and low speed industrial sewing machines. The electronic and computer technology has also been widely used in sewing machines.
In the late 1990s, private enterprises began to rise, and the adjustment of industrial structure promoted the development of the industry. In general, six major production areas and bases were formed, including Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shaanxi, Tianjin and Guangzhou.
In 2004, China has become one of the main sewing machinery producing countries in the world.
