Sussex Sewing Machines

For collectors & enthusiasts of antique sewing machines and great stories. 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. Writer and Master Craftsman Alex Askaroff has spent a lifetime in the sewing industry and is considered one of the foremost experts of pioneering machines and their inventors. Alex has written extensively for trade magazines, radio, television, books and publications worldwide.

You may have seen him recently on the BBC show, The Great British Sewing Bee. I must add a little note to thank all the hundreds of people, who, over the last two decades, have helped build this educational site with their information, pictures, documents and photos. The site falls into several sections. The sewing machine section which has antique sewing machines for sale Then there is my antique sewing machine collection plus lots of helpful sewing hints.