Elias Howe (9 July 1819 - 3 October 1867) he was born in Massachusetts, and died in only 48 year. he got very small life span but, today he has a big name in sewing industry of world because of his invention of sewing machine and its different design.
In the starting time, Elias Howe's sewing machine was used for the stitching the shoes in shoe industry instead of stitching of cloths in textile industry. With use of small wheel, form down side one thread and upside needle with one thread like this both threads from upside and downside pass through needle and stitching happens. this old type of stitching is modified with swing machine. it was a big invention in this industry to make work fast and easy.
Form the past time the manufacturing of stitching needle design was needle with point at the one end and the hole at its end, by using this design Elias also used this design of needle only. but in today's sewing machine there is the hole of needle is at the point side only, this is not a big deal in today's world but, in the past the position of hole is a big question for Elias Howe and his team they had spend may years on this position of hole in needle for the sewing machine it was difficult at that time. The only thing that he had that madness of doing something and passion about his work helps him to achieve his dream of sewing machine.
To complete the sewing machine he always thinking about it, and one day at night he saw a dream. that a big team criminal people catch him and forcing him to invent working sewing machine within 24 hours otherwise they will kill him, and he failed to complete the machine, so they killing him with spear weapon but at the time of killing he continuously pointing his eyes at the point of the spear and he saw that it has hole on it, at that time his dream breaks with fear.
Now Elias found the solution for his sewing machine that the position of hole on needle helps not at the end or not at the middle but at the point side of the needle only. For Elias to complete his dream of inventing sewing machine, his dream help him and at 1845 he invented a sewing machine which can stitches 25 stitches in one minute.
What is the dream? the result of doing something with passion an full of madness. what you do at your day life it will became dream at the time we sleep. For Elias Howe to invent the sewing machine his dream helped him. the main reason behind his success is his passion about his work and his madness of doing this and hopes which helped him at the hard time.
So if you want to invent something or to crate a revolution or to success in your life, The passion about your work and the madness of doing that work and hopes for achieving it are the main secrets of success.
