Can you imagine the speed of that thing? It probably took a month to hand-sew that slave Leia costume in the bad old days.

Transcript:

Mr and Mrs Bugg are hunched over sewing machines, surrounded by billows of fabric. Mrs Bugg’s looks like it has pedals, which I feel would have been a big improvement over the treadle, which was a frankly ridiculous way to power a device.

The text reads: “Febuggary 21, 1842: John Greenbugg is granted the patent for the sewing machine. Many new outfits are created for cosplay.”