Husqvarna The Early Years - Paperback

by Alex Askaroff (Author)

This book is for Husqvarna sewing machine enthusiasts. It is not an instruction manual although it is sprinkled with tips. This is a journey through history with one of the most fascinating brand names on the planet. It starts slowly in the forests of Sweden as the company builds decade after decade.

Husqvarna have made some of the world's finest sewing machines. Isolated in rural Sweden their brilliant designers came up with innovative ideas that blew away traditional engineering to create amazing sewing machines and so much more. Here for the first time is how this extraordinary company grew from a late medieval weapons maker for the Swedish Crown into a household name around the world. It is an insight into one of the world's greatest sewing machine names.

Alex Askaroff grew up in the sewing industry and has spent a lifetime studying and writing about his craft. He is a world renowned expert on pioneering sewing machine inventors, creating Sewalot.com which has become the premier website for antique sewing machines. For decades he has assisted and consulted with novels, documentaries and films.