We are so excited to announce some excellent news. Following the current government guidelines and the journey out of lockdown, we have put dates in our calendar for both domestic and industrial live training in-house at our workspace in Hartfield, East Sussex. Located at Bassetts Manor, our workspace is based in the beautiful countryside and has a very welcoming environment. 

We have a number of fantastic courses available from the 17th of May until the 6th of September. The courses include domestic lockstitch, domestic overlocker, industrial lockstitch, industrial overlocker plus a combined course for walking foot and twin needling. 

A full list of these amazing courses can be found on our website or by clicking the link below. You will also find detailed information on each course and will be able to book a space via the link provided, or alternatively get in touch with any queries and we will be happy to help. Please note there are only two tickets per course available due to Covid-19, so you will need to act fast if you would like to attend.

www.artizantraining.com/events

The above is of course subject to changes if restrictions regarding Covid-19 are implemented by the Government. A deposit will be required and guidelines for refunds in regards to Covid-19 can be found on site.

​We are very much looking forward to welcoming you back in our workspace.

Chat soon,
Alan

​​As well as being busy fixing machines, we have also been working on our latest issue of the Artizan Training newsletter and are pleased to announce it is finally complete! If you haven't already subscribed, please do get in touch and we will be happy to send you a copy directly into your inbox. 

So, what else is new at Artizan Training since our last blog post you ask? Well we are always working on new and exciting ideas. As we have been busy putting together our newsletter, we have been focusing our time on this although now it is complete, we can get back to work on other exciting things on our to-do list!

You will be the first to hear about all of our exciting upcoming ideas and projects by subscribing to our mailing list as we include our latest news in each issue, plus what's to come.

We are still working on putting together brand new LIVE courses to share with you all in the upcoming months which we are very excited about. Our courses are very informative and the best part is that they will be available to those all over the world, so you can learn from the comfort of your own home, workplace or studio space. If you are eager to start leaning now, don't forget that we offer e-learning distance courses too where we even offer additional assistance via email if you require any help. 

As we have been shouting about it a lot recently, you may well already know about our fantastic new book (please see previous blog post for more details), but did you know that we are currently offering a special promotion on our book when you buy two domestic e-courses? This offer entitles you to an amazing 44% off our informative book meaning you can get it for just £28 when buying this deal. To take advantage of this fantastic offer, just click "get deal" where you see the promotion on our website www.artizantraining.com 

That's all for now but I look forward to giving you our next updates in due course. 
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Chat soon, 
Alan

Let's all start the new year with a positive attitude - lots of new and exciting things are happening here at Artizan Training that I can't wait to share with you all!

As some of you already know, Artizan Training have an excellent workshop and training space in Hartfield, East Sussex however like most companies, we are currently unable to accept visitors or trainers to our workspace. Therefore it is our plan to provide a lot more interactive e-learning courses so that you can learn from the safety of your own home, workshop or place of work thanks to your fantastic interactive courses.

We have also created our very own YouTube account, Artizan Training, where we will be bringing you a range of informative videos to help with all of your sewing machine needs! At present, we have a number of fantastic videos readily available for you to watch and learn from and we have plans to work on many more - subscribe to our channel so that you don't miss a thing! 

In other exciting news, I am so pleased to announce that Artizan Training's new must-have Domestic Lockstitch U-Fix it book has arrived! This fantastic high quality hardback book provides an array of excellent information and is the most comprehensive guide to understanding and maintaining your lockstitch sewing machine. Written by two qualified engineers with a wealth of experience in the sewing machine repair and servicing industry, we are sure this will be one of the most valuable tools in your repair kit!

More information on this wonderful book can be found on our website, so head over to www.artizantraining.com where you can get your hands on a copy and read more about it. 

Chat soon, 
Alan

Well yes  I did set myself a target to write this Blog more often!!! Not for it to go completly in the opposite direction and not write one for  nearly a year and half.

Suffice to say life got in the way and I had to step back and take stock for a number of reason one was, my wife was very ill pleased to report however that she seems a lot better.

Ok so what do we have planed lots of great New Training programmes to help all of you become more experienced in trouble shooting and resolving problems that can occur on a daily basis in the sewing room.

Taking into consideration that some of you may live say in Scotland miles away from us based in East Sussex or perhaps you even live the other side of the world in America. We can offer a great new distant learning programme
"Our Skill in a Box"  This is a great starting point for anyone wishing to understand some of the more simple problems that happen with your domestic or industrial sewing machine.

To train to become a sewing Mechanic you will need to visit us at our training centre in East Sussex where we offer a wide range of "EASY as 123" MEC 
courses.

So from this brief ditto you can see that we are constantly working on new ideas to ensure that we can HELP you HELP yourself to becoming more acquainted with your sewing machine and having less stressful days in the sewing room!!!

If you  have any questions please contact any of the team on the contact link or phone           00 44( 0) 1293 324014
                     www.seweazi.com          www.artizantraining.com
Chat again soon
Alan

 Hope you had a great Christmas with Friends  and Family.

As we mentioned just before Christmas here at Artizan Training we have lots of new and exciting training programmes designed with you in mind. With us you could learn a new skill or build on knowledge you already have.



How about 2018 New Year New Career...........

There are world Wide prospects in the Sewing Industry, in a host of different jobs that can make amazing career opportunities. So if you think you would like to become a Sewing Machine Mechanic for either the domestic or Industrial sector of the sewing Industry, we at Artizan Training can provide you with the tools and knowledge for the job.

During the course of the year we maybe visiting a town near you with one of our Road Shows or Seminars. There are so many different ways we can help you with your day to day and more technical problems with your sewing machines
 this can be Via email  or on the phone. We  also have great Technical support packages from three months to one year, Our New time table for our Webinars
can be found on  www.seweazi.com

So here's wishing you all a Happy New Year UK, Europe and around the World. A special hi to Jaime and his team in Mexico.We hope your machines run more smoothly in 2018, speak to you again on Skype video link soon.
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Most of you are no doubt getting organised for Christmas where as here at Artizan Training we have been looking forward and making plans for the new year 2018.

We have lots of new courses seminars and talks designed with you in mind.    So our gift to you this christmas is some very Special Offers. We have discounts on our January courses both for domestic and industrial training.Plus a very special price on our weeks training course in Spain

Then thinking well ahead we have our Hands on Seminar in April with a very Special Early Bird Price of just £49.00 for the day saving  £50. So book your place quick

Wish to know more give one of the team a call on 01293 324014 who will be happy to help.

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We have a wide range of Sewing Machine Repair Training Courses for both Domestic
and Industrial Sewing Machines.
On succesful completion of a two or more days course you will be given a Certificate to show
​the level of the knowledge you have attained.

I seriously can not get a handle on this year at all it is going far to fast for me to keep up.

This week I am training people on Industrial Lockstitch Machines a three day Mec 1 course, this course is the starting block for the industrial sector of the sewing machine repairs courses that we provide. There are numerous industrial sewing machines  that are able to tackle a wide range of  materials. That in turn make products that you would not credit have been made with a sewing machine.

Like all mechanical objects they can be very trying at times when they are not functioning correctly especially if you are working to a manufactoring deadline.We are always happy to help if we can so if you have a technical problem please give us a call 01293 324014. We will do our best to help resolve the problem for you.

Okay will sign off and try and talk again very soon  !!! We shall see .........
​Alan and the team

  Well January's gone in fact February will not be far behind. So a promise to do better with my blogging up dates has already fallen a month behind!!!

So Whats new we have some New Intense five and seven day sewing machine mechanics courses. These are designed and best suited for anyone wishing to make a CAREER Change for more details on these and our full programme of training courses www.artizantraining.com

​If you do not wish to become a sewing machine mechanic but still have technical problems your sewing machine, then we can help with repairs or spare parts just visit our other site www.seweazi.com

​Last but by no means least if you require sewing THREAD it is possible to visit 
our sister site that offer a wide range of sewing threads both for Domestic and Industrial  sewing machines. www.aztecthreads.com

TIP FOR THE DAY

Do not ignore your NEEDLE? as it is the most improtant part of your sewing machine.    
We suggest that you change you needle regularly, not just when things go wrong

Untill next time
Happy Stitching
​All of the team

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Ok so has you can see it has been rather a long time since I have put pen to paper so to speak but have been rather busy. 

How about we start with a clean page for 2017 and look to write a blog at least once a week tat is poss to much to soon lets make a promise to write once a month at leastand see how we get on.

As we already discussed before my passion is very much Sewing Machines
both Domestic and Industrial. I find it most rewarding when I able to get a sewing machine working that has been sitting around in  a cupboard under the stairs or perhaps even  some dark corner up in the attic for years.

For 2017 Artizan Training have some brand new coursesfor sewing machine repairs planned both at our training school in Kent and on line. If you are a school or college we have our two in one this is a one day course we provide at your establishment.Wish to have more information on this course please contact one of the team

Speak Again Soon
​Alan and the Team

I have been fixing a range of interesting Industrial Machines during the last few weeks. From a Carpet Whipper to a Juncker Industrial Sewing Machine what are they you may well ask ..........

A Carpet Whipper
If you have ever seen the edge of a carpet piece with what appears to be closley stitched wollen edge this would have most likley been stitched by a heavy duty carpet edge (whipper) overlocker. Karpet King is the most popular and robust of this style of machine although an old Singer 81K Carpet Whipper can still do a good job.

A Juncker
is a machine used for out sole stitching, most of them are normaly lockstitch. Sole stitching comes in many forms and this one is a very odd beast as it is chain stitch and is used for stitching leather soles to the uppers.
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It is realy great to have the chance to work on all these interesting Industrial machines,  as my specialist field is Leather and Heavy Duty Machines as I started in this industry as a closing mechanic with  C & J Clarkes at there head office in street, in the west country

I have since been involved in servicing and repairing a whole range of both domestic and industrial machines. Plus I can  now also add to my list, Long Arm computerised Quilting Machines that are used for the Patchwork and Quilting Creators to finish off there amazing quilts. The versions I specialise in are where the head moves in an x y axis to a pre programmed pattern produced by a computer so the quilt is secured to rollers Check out APQS or Gammill.