{"id":4467,"date":"2010-02-17T14:12:41","date_gmt":"2010-02-17T21:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/history-of-the-janome-company\/"},"modified":"2016-05-23T20:52:47","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T03:52:47","slug":"history-of-the-janome-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/history-of-the-janome-company\/","title":{"rendered":"History of the Janome Company"},"content":{"rendered":"
I was referred to this site from somewhere and found the brief history of the company that makes my machine to be really interesting. I especially like the “Eye of the Snake” part. <\/p>\n

I also know, now, why I was so confused when I bought my machine about whether I had a New Home or a Janome – that was they year they officially changed the name! Yes, I have had my machine for 15 years. <\/p>\n

Finally, the article gives a little teaser about what is to come in Janome machines. <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n
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150 Years Of Janome Sewing<\/FONT><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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Craftsmanship Born In The Days Of Horse And Buggy Leads The Way In The Computer Age<\/STRONG><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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In 1860 technology was on the verge of opening up huge new possibilities to the American way of life. Already, a new kind of high speed sailing ship called the clipper could cr\"\"oss the Atlantic in less than 14 days. An instantaneous form of communication called the telegraph was about to cross the U.S. continent. And an amazing device called the home sewing machine was allowing Americans to sew clothes for their families at a huge savings in time–a shirt that took 14 hours to sew by hand could be sewn by machine in 1.5 hours.<\/FONT><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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Because the shape of these bobbins reminded people of a snake’s eye, the company was given the new name of Janome, which means \u201ceye of the snake\u201d in Japanese.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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