MEET NOTIONS SPONSOR: Elna
ASG is excited to welcome a new name to the roster of Notions sponsors! Effective with this issue, Elna has joined this distinguished list of companies. Elnas trademark has earned a significant place in the sewing industry as a result of numerous groundbreaking innovations which have placed Elna products in a class of their own. Elna sewing machines and Elnapress ironing presses were first designed and manufactured by Tavaro, S.A., founded in 1934, in Geneva, Switzerland. In the late 1930's, a refugee from the Spanish Civil War, Dr. Ramon Casas, approached Tavaro with designs he had developed for a sewing machine. With Dr. Casas' ideas, Tavaro produced the original Elna in 1940. The Elna #1 was the first compact, portable, electric sewing machine with a free arm. The machine had yet another exciting feature: when unfolded, its metal carrying case formed a sewing table. At a time when most other sewing machines were black, the Elna #1 was green. In the 1940s, this was a notable innovation! The machine was a resounding success and so began Elna's commitment to the home sewing industry. The Elna #1 was the precursor to the Elna Lotus, which was introduced in 1968. On this compact sewing machine, protection flaps replaced the carrying case. The flaps opened to form a sewing table and the accessory case was built into the top of the machine. Although this machine is no longer produced, you can find one of the original Lotus sewing machines in the Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York City. Through the years, Elna was the first to introduce special features like lightweight machines, automatic needle threader, heirloom stitches, expandability of stitch packages through the invention of interchangeable cams, cartridges, PRO Cards, and EnVision Cards. Today, Elna machines are designed in Switzerland and produced with a keen eye on quality. They are distributed in the U.S. by independentlyowned Elna dealers. The company offers a wide range of sewing and embroidery machines, plus sergers and coverstitch machines. love it for fast fusing (it applies 80% more downward pressure than a regular iron) and steam pressing (it can press through three to four layers in one go).
Two machines the 3210 Jeans machine and the Sew Fun machineare highly-rated mechanical machines that have particular appeal to young sewers. In addition to great sewing machines, Elna offers the Elnapress. Launched in 1973, it was the first home ironing machine. It was tremendously successful because it introduced a new way to perform the ageold task of ironing. The newest generation of Elnapress, the Opal Press, has a digital LED control panel for power and temperature regulation. Though still a boon for home ironing, sewers
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ASG Notions Spring 2011

Elna UK Sewing Machines Model Listing 2010 Elna Brand Names Approximate Timeline of Introduction.
Elna begins a partnership with Janome - 2007.
This is the list of models currently supported by

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Elna UK

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APPROXIMATE TIMELINE
Elna 2100 Elna 2300 Elna 2600 Elna 2800 Elna 3210 Elna 5100 Elna 5200 Elna 5300 Elna 6200 Elna 6600 Elna 7300 Elna 8100 Elna 8300 Elna 8600 Elna 3210 / 3230 (Janome) Elna 2110 / 2130 (Janome) Elna 6001 (Janome) Elna 6005 (Janome) Elna 2003/2005/2007 (Sunbeam) Elna XE 32 / 35 (Sunbeam) Elna 8007 (Janome) Elna CE20 (Janome) Elna 8006 (Janome) Elna 1010 (Janome) Elna 6003 / Quilt (Janome) Elna 1006 (Janome) Elna 3000/3005/3007 (Janome) Elna 6004 (Janome) Elna 3002/3004/3006 (Janome) Elna 9006 (Janome) Elna 2002/2004/2006/2004SP
Elna 344 Elna 654 Elna 745
544 / 544DE (Jaguar) 683 /686 (Tsang Yu) 744 (Hosei) 945 (Hosei) EZ 34 (Tsang Yu) 634 / 644 (Hosei)

925 (Hosei)

704 (Hosei) 604 / 614 / 624 (Hosei) 904 / 905 (Hosei)
2000 - / / 1999 / 1997 - - - 2000 - - - 1995 - - - 2001
Note: Enquiries for Elna Sewing Machines before the dates in this timeline will be referred to our Elna UK Heritage Centres
Elna Brand Names Approximate Timeline of Introduction. From 1940 to the Elna UK Timeline Support.
Elna Sewing Machines SERVICE SUPPORT in this timeline should be referred to Elna UK Heritage Centres

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SEWING MACHINES OVERLOCKERS
44DE (Happy) T 34D (Happy) PRO 4 / 5 (Hosei) F-4 (Hosei) T 33 / 34 (Hosei) F-3 (Hosei) L-5D (Hosei) L-4D (Hosei) L-5 (Hosei) L-4 (Hosei) L-1 / L-2 (Hosei)

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Elna 8000 / 9000 / Diva Elna Computer 7000 Elna Computer 6000 Elna Computer 5000 / Club Carina 65 / 66 SU Carina 55 / 56 TSP Carina 45 / Jubilee Stella 57 -TSP / TX Stella 37 - SP Stella 27 - ZZ Elnita 17 - ZZ Air Electronic 68 / 69 SU Air Electronic 58 / 59 TSP Air Electronic 38 / 39 SP Lotus 52 Top Special Lotus 32 Special Lotus 22 Zigzag Elnita 34 Special Elnita 25 Zigzag Elnita 14 Economic Lotus 36 Top-Special Lotus 35 Special Lotus 25 Zigzag Lotus 15 Economic 72 / 74 TSP 62 / 64 SU 41 / 43 ST 31 / 33 SP 21 / 23 ZZ 11 / 13 EC Etoile Stern / Star / Estrella Elna / Zigzag / Automatic Elna Industrial Elna III Elna Junior Elna Zig Zag / Transformer Elna II / Elna Supermatic Elna I
Elna XQuisit I - 9010 Elna XQuisit II - 9020 These sewing and embroidery machines manufactured by Juki between 2000 - 2001 are also included in this timeline. (Same as Singer XL6000)
1985 - 1996 -1993 - - 1996 -1989 - - 1996 - 1990 - - 1989 - 1988 - - 1989 - 1988 - - 1989 - 1987 - - 1989 - 1988 - - 1989 - 1990 - - 1989- 1986 - - 1989 - 1986 - - 1989 - 1985 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1953
Note: Enquiries for Elna Sewing Machines service support in this timeline should be referred to Elna UK Heritage Centres