"Giant Needle and Thread: outside of Meissner Sewing is a giant needle and thread. It is conveniently along the highway -- no need to pull over. You can just gawk as you pass, the Roadside America reports.

"Poking up from the Meissner Sewing Center building is a tall needle with a rope of thread drooping from it. Visible on the edge of the northbound exit."

Photos (1,2): Flickr/Happyshooter-Joe M

SACRAMENTO, CA

Sacramento, capital of the U.S. state of California, lies at the confluence of the Sacramento River and American River. The district of Old Sacramento harkens back to the city’s Gold Rush era, with wooden sidewalks and wagon rides. One of several museums in Old Sacramento, the California State Railroad Museum depicts the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, one of the country’s earliest technological feats.

Meissner Sewing & Vacuum Centers

The Meissner Sewing & Vacuum Center name and its iconic needle in the sky have been part of the city’s history for longer than most Sacramento residents can remember.

It’s probably not a stretch to say that the company has sold, or at least serviced, most of the sewing machines found in Sacramento homes. That’s why people are often surprised to learn that the third-generation company didn’t begin life under its giant needle—or the Sacramento sky.

Today the company’s needle in the sky serves as a Sacramento landmark and a testament to the Meissner family’s more than 85 years in the sewing business.

The GUINNESS WORLD RECORD for the most people sewing simultaneously is 606, achieved by Mostwell Sdn Bhd (Malaysia), at the Auditorium Cempaka Sari in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on 9 April 2016.

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS also recognized the world record for the most "no sew" fleece blankets made in 8 hours (team); it is 2,017, and was achieved by Fleece & Thank You (USA) in Rochester Hills, Michigan, USA, on 21 September 2019.