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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 sail makers, plus all those happy quilters and
patchworkers.
One of
Alex's hobbies has always been collecting
early sewing machines
after trying to rescue 6 on 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.
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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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
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