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Alex Askaroff
collector, writer and enthusiast
The Sewalot site is run by Alex Askaroff. The
enterprise was founded on service, quality and genuine
enthusiasm for sewing machines. Alex is a long term member of
the Guild of Master Craftsmen.
Alex grew up in
the sewing industry and as a teenager undertook
a four- year engineering course, qualifying in 1976,
yeah he's no spring chicken.
After qualifying he was trained by further experts
from Jaeger and the sewing trade
then spent 10 years on the factory floor
at the family firm before founding his own business.
Alex has around 35,000 customers in his area from
schools to businesses, factories to farms, hotels to
hospitals, just about
anywhere there are sewing machines, from boot-patchers
to sailmakers, plus all those happy quilters and patchworkers.
One of
Alex's hobbies has always been collecting
early sewing machines
after trying to rescue six from a skip as a child. He now
owns one of the finest collections of
early 19th century machines.
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Alex has had work published across the world from
Australia to America and is considered one of the few
experts in early pioneering machines and their
inventors.
Fancy watching a video of
one of my old machines?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-NVWFkm0sA&list=UL
Alex's
Biography

This
is the great bit.
Through popular request
(okay pestering over many years) many of
Alex's most popular stories have been put together into a trilogy of
sewing books. They are much in the same theme as James
Herriot on his travels around the Yorkshire Dales.
They
have sold in there thousands all over the world.
Stunning reviews.
Ready to have a
laugh? Read a few of his stories online now!
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stories
Fancy a fascinating read about a
turbulent time long ago and one girls struggle?
Spies & Spitfires
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TENSION
DRIVING YOU MAD!
Try
Al's' solutions
Sewing machine Tension Problems

As a
new collector I have found your site
has increased my knowledge in
a short time to a degree
that I couldn't have
imagined.
Thank you again for all the useful information you give
freely to us beginners.
Kind regards
Brenda P
Dear Alex,
I go to a Montessori school and I am doing a project on
fashion. Your articles on
sewing machines
are absolutely brilliant!
Thanks so much
Kaya
Alex, In a sea of bland,
boring sewing machine websites,
Sewalot stands head and shoulders above
the rest, with real stories,
history, information and tales.
Keep it up. Regards
A. B.
www.crowsbooks.com

The genius of Elias Howe and his invention that
changed our world
I went to your website
expecting to find the typical, sterile, format and
instead found your art. What a wonderful surprise.
Thank you and regards,
Richard F. B
SMC Corporation of America
Hello there!
Thank you for this wonderful information.
I absolutely love your poetry.
I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your humor.
You have a good one, and keep on writing.
Thank you so much for your time..............Cindy Heagy
Hi Alex,
I've read your research. Thank you very much. It was
very helpful.
Well done Alex...
best regards,
Maria Jasmine Hi Alex: I had
been looking for information about my Singer. I was
so excited to find your site. Thank you for all the
information!
I also enjoyed reading about your collection.
Best regards,
Janis Walker Marsh Hi Alex
Thank you so much for your valuable time. Keep up
that poetry, and humor.
Cindy Heagy, USA
Dear Alex:
Just a few lines to thank you for your excellent
article on Elias Howe. Most books on invention
devote only a few pages at most to the inventor
of this marvelous Machine.
Your article is the most comprehensive I have
ever read on this topic. Also you have a very
relaxed writing style along with a delightful
sense of humour.
Thanks again for your efforts.
Wayne McVittie
Stouffville, Ont. Canada
Alex,
Your site is fantastic. You have no rivals.
Everything I need to know, you have.
Carole
USA, Indiana
Oh my God! How
I enjoyed your website! Thank
you! Charlie.
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Hi Alex,
Your website oozes with love. One of the best I've ever come
across.
Cheers and more power to you!
Flo
Alex,
Your site is the best, literally. I have a Wheeler
Wilson 8 and your site has more information than any
other. Thanks for your work.
Carole
Indiana, USA
Hi Alex,
I am in awe of your knowledge regarding sewing machines from our
past.
thanks so much for all you do to promote the preservation and
history of these wonderful artifacts.
Stephen V
Abilene, Texas
Dear Alex,
I'd like to say what a wonderful website you have. It's full of
beautiful pictures and photographs and all kinds of juicy
information! It holds a lot more information than most of the
other sewing-machine websites/blogs out there and covers so many
more things in greater detail.
Yours.
Shahan Cheong
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Fancy watching a video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-NVWFkm0sA&list=UL
Oh my goodness, thank you very much! All the time you put into
your site is very appreciated. It is a precious gift that you
have given thousands and thousands of people with your research.
Sincerely,
Melanie Vanni

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