public kk traded as tyo 6445 industry machinery founded tokyo japan october 16 1921 ; 94 years ago 1921 10 16 founder yosaku ose headquarters hachioji japan key people hachiro makabe president products sewing machines electro presses imprinters desktop robots scara robots cartesian robots revenue jpy 46.01 billion fy 2014 us 383.4 million fy 2014 net income jpy 1.86 billion fy 2014 us 15.5 million fy 2014 number of employees 3 528 as of june 22 2015 subsidiaries elna website official website footnotes references 1 2 janome janome mishin k gy kabushiki gaisha janome sewing machine co. ltd. is a japanese company that produces sewing machines with manufacturing plants in japan taiwan and thailand . contents 1 history 2 name 3 machines 4 expansion and purchasing 5 references 6 external links history edit the pine sewing machine factory was founded on october 16 1921 . in 1935 the janome trademark was established and the company was renamed to janome sewing machine co. ltd. in 1954 . 3 as one of many manufacturers selling in the usa its subsidiary is janome america based in mahwah new jersey.also owns swiss brand elna . the company manufactures all of its machines in the same factories . around 1862 william barker and andrew j. clark began producing the the pride of the west machine later calling it the new england single thread hand sewing machine after moving the plant to orange massachusetts in 1867 . over the next few years the new england machine and the home shuttle were their two most significant products . in 1882 the company reformed under the name new home a combination of the labels new england and home shuttle . the company ran into financial difficulties in the 1920s and was taken over by the free sewing machine company in 1930 after they temporarily ran the business for two years . in 1960 new home and the new home brand were purchased by the janome . 4 janome has led the way with innovation in sewing machines through establishing a research laboratory in tokyo in 1964 . then in 1971 they released the first sewing machine with both programmable and computerised functions on the market . 5 janome was the first to develop a computerized machine for home use the memory 7 in 1979 the first to offer professional style embroidery to the home market the memory craft 8000 in 1990 and the first to offer a long arm quilting machine for home use the memory craft 6500p in 2003 . 6 name edit the name janome literally means snake s eye and was taken from the appearance of the latest bobbin design . at the time of brand establishment in 1935 the round bobbin system was the more advanced technology replacing the traditional long shuttle type . as the new round bobbin looks like a snake s eye janome was chosen as the company s name . 3 janome is also the name of the traditional japanese bull s eye umbrella design . machines edit machines produced by janome range from basic sewing quilting and embroidery through to specialty machines for overlocking serging embroidery fibre arts machines for schools and compact models . the range includes electronic and computerised machines that can be updated via software and there is a treadle for power free sewing . brands manufactured by janome include kenmore for sears artistic sewing suite elna and all janome brands . additionally brands like necchi are made in their asian factories . expansion and purchasing edit janome is a globally recognized brand and has expanded into over 100 countries around the world . distribution occurs through a retail sales channel and information about where to purchase can be found through their global website . 7 for a user this means if you require parts accessories or manuals 8 you also need to contact a retail distributor for any purchasing needs . references edit company snapshot . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved august 31 2015 . company snapshot people . bloomberg businessweek . retrieved august 31 2015 . a b janome history . janome . retrieved october 2 2006 . yoshi tsurumi 1976 . the japanese are coming a multinational interaction of firms and politics . ballinger pub . co. p. 25 . isbn 978 0 88410 651 7 . janome about janome history . janome . janome about janome . janome . janome global . janome . janome global purchasing . janome . external links edit japan portal companies portal official website v t e sewing techniques basting cut darning ease embellishment fabric tube turning floating canvas gather godet gusset heirloom sewing shirring stitches list of sewing stitches backstitch bar tack blanket blind stitch buttonhole catch stitch chain stitch cross stitch embroidery stitch hemstitch lockstitch overlock pad stitch pick stitch rantering running sashiko stoating tack topstitch zigzag seams felled seam seam allowance style line notions trims bias tape collar stays elastic grommet eyelet interfacing passementerie piping ruffle rickrack self fabric soutache trim twill tape wrights closures buckle button buttonhole frog hook and eye hook and loop fastener shank snap zipper materials bias yarn thread selvage textiles fabrics tools bobbin dress form needle threader pattern notcher pin pincushion pinking shears scissors seam ripper sewing needle stitching awl tailor s ham tape measure thimble tracing paper tracing wheel trades suppliers cloth merchant draper dressmaker haberdasher mercer sewing occupations tailor sewing machine manufacturers barth lemy thimonnier bernina brother industries elias howe elna feiyue frister & rossmann janome jones sewing machine company juki merrow new home pfaff sewmor singer tapemaster viking husqvarna white pattern manufacturers butterick burda clothkits mccall s simplicity glossary of sewing terms retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title janome & oldid 703815300 categories companies of japancompanies based in tokyocompanies established in 19211921 establishments in japanjapanese brandssewing machine brandscompanies listed on the tokyo stock exchangehidden 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