Our design principles:
how we build our machines
When starting the design of a new machine, we have to do better than just a few picks faster than the previous generation. Today’s world is all about connectivity, user-centric design, intuitive controls, self-learning capacities and sustainability … to name just a few. These are the benchmarks for a future-proof design.
We have brought these together in 4 key principles that serve as the starting point for the design of any Picanol machine or feature:
Smart Performance
Performance is the first requirement for any machine or feature, and the obvious indicator is the theoretical maximum speed. Very often, however, the gap between this theoretical speed and the effective speed under real-life conditions is huge.
Sustainability Inside
When it comes to preventing waste and reducing energy consumption, Picanol has long faced up to its responsibility.
Driven by Data
We all know that digitization will become ever more important in the next decades. Data have to be captured and made available for artificial intelligence, making production more efficient.
Intuitive Control
Kids nowadays handle new technology effortlessly and intuitively. That’s what we want for our machines as well.
I am Veerle, married to Jeroen and mother of 3 teenage daughters Frauke, Mare and Lobke (hence Framalo).
After a career of 15 years in education, it was time for me for something new. My daughters also needed some extra mommy love at that time, so working from home was up for me.
It all started with 10 fabrics in my living room cupboard. This quickly expanded to my desk, bedroom… and then eventually converting the garage into a real store.
But the garage shop also quickly turned out to be too small and after a while I also got tired of breaking up and dismantling the workshop tables.
Three years ago we took the decision to move to a larger building in Houthulst with sufficient retail and workshop spaces.
It’s often long and busy days for me but I don’t regret it for a second! Framalo became my fourth child, a fabric and wool shop but above all a workshop and DIY place. Every day I enjoy giving workshops and lessons. Every day I remain “Miss” but in my own way.
Teaching will always remain a part of me. Giving inspiration to others gives me enormous satisfaction and the spirit to continue. I want to inspire and make people create each in his or her own way. How a piece of fabric can turn into something beautiful, something completely finished. How a thread of wool can become a warm scarf around someone’s neck and give a warm feeling when someone compliments it. Because that is my goal: to meet and enjoy!
Of course I don’t do all this alone and I have a great team behind me!
Mister Framalo or Jeroen. In daily life school director but also my support and rock. The man who pulls me through when the going gets tough, who keeps saying that everything will always be okay, the one who always goes along with my moving whims, my financial director, help at fairs and cook at the children’s camps.
Katrien helps out in the store as a saleswoman and gives perfect advice on fabric and pattern choices. She also gives advanced sewing lessons on Wednesdays and Fridays and processes all our retouches.
OPENING HOURS
Open on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Ets Stecker has been your specialist in sewing and embroidery machines since 1953. Sewing is our speciality.
We guarantee quality service and advice before, during and after the sale.
We also have a repair workshop approved by the biggest brands.
Service
Our service is not just limited to sales. We are concerned to offer a complete service to our customers.
The shop
Our team will be happy to welcome you to our establishments in Bertrix, Belgium.
A team
Ets Stecker is a dynamic team with complementary skills, dedicated to your service.
Our relay points
Discover all of our different relay points in Belgium as well as in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
At the heart of Ets Stecker in Bertrix
Our store and our team
A little history…
From 1953 to today
For more than 60 years, the world of couture has held no secrets for the Stecker family.
Services, products and the store have not stopped evolving over the years.
Discover the history of Ets Stecker.
1953 The beginnings
The house was founded in 1953 by Mr. Sauboin – Pierson.
At the time, the brave man traveled the roads and offered his services to the inhabitants of the surrounding villages. So much so that the name Sauboin remained established in the region for a long time.
1958 The mission continues
Mr. Henri Stecker – Sauboin continues the mission undertaken by his father-in-law, remaining at the service of housewives and their sewing machines.
1965 old store stecker
The shop
Here is the store as it was in 1965.
1981
The succession is assured
At the rate of sales, the reputation of Maison Stecker grew and when in 1981, Mr. Jean-Claude Stecker and his wife Jacqueline Mary decided to extend this formidable activity, they undoubtedly benefited from the excellent work carried out by the two previous generations.
1985
Choice of stecker sewing machines
A vast choice
Already in 1985, Ets Stecker offered a wide choice of sewing and embroidery machines from the biggest brands.
1981 Training our customers
At the same time, sewing courses are organized so that our customers can use their machine in an optimal way.
Since then, at 126 bis rue de la Gare in Bertrix, you learn the techniques and mysteries of sewing, embroidery and patchwork through courses organized in the creative center. You make blouses, skirts, jackets, fashion accessories, embroidery, etc.
The digital adventure
The end of the 90s was marked by the advent of the internet and sites such as Yahoo, Amazon, Ebay, … but also http://www.stecker.be
Mr. Stecker surfed the wave of the web successfully by launching the first Ets Stecker website in 1999.
1999
From this date, the family success story will take a new flight.
The company will expand its notoriety across Europe to become one of the leaders in the world of couture. Despite the distance, the quality of services remains unchanged.
Opposite, the site as it was on October 9, 1999
2008
Customer service
The quality of after-sales service has always been one of Stecker’s major assets.
As the number of customers increased, the workshop expanded to meet the demand. The technicians are also constantly trained in the latest techniques and innovations.
2013
60 years already
It is already 60 years since the Ets Stecker adventure began and it is not ready to stop.
For this anniversary, the store was treated to a little rejuvenation with a new storefront.
new store stecker bertrix 2020
New storage space
In order to be able to better respond to growing demand, a 280m² storage space located at the back of the creative center has been built.
2021 Handover to the 4th generation
After many years at the service of their customers, Mr. Jean-Claude Stecker and his wife Jacqueline Mary passed on the torch of the family business to their two daughters: Aline and Caroline Stecker.
Passing the torch – Stecker Bertrix 2022
Always at your service
In 2022, the Ets Stecker team is still at your service to give you the best advice before, during and after the sale.
OPENING HOURS
Monday Closed
Tuesday 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Friday 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday Closed
Free workshops where you come with your personal project
Thematic workshops à la carte with trendy creations
Couture aperitifs in the evening
Internships during school holidays
“Nanie’s workshop is equipped with professional equipment, a suitable space, bright and warm. Located at the back of a single-family house, it overlooks a small green garden conducive to creation and relaxation. The Apéros Couture are organized in the evening to exchange your knowledge, your ideas in a friendly spirit around a small glass and a tasting. Everything has been thought out so that you feel comfortable and relaxed. Do not hesitate any longer and go for your needles under the sharp eye of Nanie! »
We will help you from scratch with tailor-made advice. This means that we are happy to help you find a suitable pattern for your figure. We provide advice on the right fabric for the chosen model in a color that suits you. We can help you with all materials from patterned paper and crayons to zippers and buttons and everything in between. You will always receive the correct explanation to bring your project to a successful conclusion. Even if you are not confident enough to start it alone, you will certainly feel at home here. We give sewing lessons in the back of the store in a very homely atmosphere. You can come here as a beginner, but also to sew in a fun group.
Do you have a very particular vision of fashion and clothing? Classic or fashion, streetwear or casual, you have no trouble choosing your clothes every morning when you are faced with your wardrobe? So why not learn how to make your own styles and collections with this Stylist – Fashion Designer training?
The Stylist – Fashion designer creates and designs clothes. He designs, assembles and sews ready-to-wear lines or collections or unique pieces. He works with textiles but also with other materials. He chooses the fabrics, the colors, the styles and tries to anticipate the fashion of tomorrow to create clothes in his image or on behalf of a client.
The profession of stylist is a profession that is lived in the plural: beyond creative skills, it also includes technical skills such as model making, patronage, prototyping… and knowledge of production processes. The profession of stylist also requires skills in project coordination.
So if you want to develop your own clothing collection, put on your 31 and go to one of the IFAPME Centers that offers this training to register!
In-company practice is recommended in this training via the work-study model: ± 8 hours of lessons generally in staggered hours and ± 30 hours of in-company practice per week; remunerated. »
Employee in a ready-to-wear, industrial garment, style office
Employee in a fashion house
Strong points)
Customer contact Creativity Work in a team or independently Work in the office and in the field
Purpose
Diploma in Coordination and Supervision
ACT est né de l’association de trois designers textile. Toutes trois diplômées de l’École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de la Cambre et spécialisées en impression textile et en maille, elles vous proposent de partager leur amour du textile à l’occasion de stages et de cours privés.
Après des études de stylisme à l’Institut Saint-Luc et de design textile à l’École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Visuels de la Cambre, Lætitia a ouvert son atelier d’impression textile à Bruxelles.
Son travail de designer textile — sérigraphe consiste principalement en des collaborations avec des stylistes tels que Cathy Pill ou Valérie Berckmans pour qui elle effectue aussi bien un travail de recherche et de prototypage que de production.
En plus des cours pour enfants et adultes qu’elle anime régulièrement dans son atelier, Lætitia occupe depuis le mois de septembre 2007 un poste de conférencière à l’Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles où elle enseigne la sérigraphie aux élèves de l’atelier de design textile.
Durant son parcours, elle a animé de nombreux stages aux Ateliers d’Art Contemporain ou plus récemment à la galerie Les Drapiers.
Mode en Theaterkostuums
ALLEEN HOGERE GRAAD (5 jaar)
7u/week Modeatelier
en 1u/week Kunstgeschiedenis
LIER
dagklas of avond- en weekendklas
8u per week
modeIn het modeatelier staat de originaliteit van iedere leerling centraal. In het eerste jaar verwerf je inzicht in het begrip mode. Stap voor stap leer je een lichaam tekenen in de juiste verhoudingen. Je maakt kennis met verschillende stoffen en materialen. En je leert kleuren combineren.
Later leer je onder deskundige begeleiding je eigen ideeën vormgeven en realiseren. Tegelijkertijd maak je een reis doorheen de kostuumgeschiedenis en leer je op een vernieuwende manier kijken naar modeontwerpers en beeldende kunst.
De studiedruk ligt hoog en mag niet onderschat worden. Er wordt veel gedrevenheid van jou verwacht. We tonen jouw creaties tijdens de verschillende projecten die we in samenwerking met derden organiseren.
The work of Frédérique Coomans is developed around those two simple questions: the attempt to combine art and design, the meaning and the function. An almost intuitive way, tapping into spirit of the times and expressing emotion through an object, the jewelry, which can be worn as a body sculpture and assert your personality through it.
Frederique Coomans likes to create astonishment by combining materials, colors, techniques that do not even suppose of getting married. She wants to bring the “spectator” to discover another dimension in the world of jewelry.
To successfully achieve to create these body adornments, she examines the elements that accompany her in everyday life. She constantly seeks, tests, manipulates with the help of all the techniques that will enable her to bring the jewel to its term as innocuous and remote of the jewelry they are.
She tries not to exclude any area of research. That’s for Frédérique Coomans an essential ingredient of the birth of a jewel.
Smart Performance
Intuitive Control
old store stecker
Since then, at 126 bis rue de la Gare in Bertrix, you learn the techniques and mysteries of sewing, embroidery and patchwork through courses organized in the creative center. You make blouses, skirts, jackets, fashion accessories, embroidery, etc.
Handover to the 4th generation
