Absolutely the best Janome 500e video I've watched since purchasing my machine two years ago. I learned soooo much in that 28:13 minutes. It's the information for sure, but it's mostly the way you explained it. Seeing is doing. Kudos! Now I will enjoy my machine So Much More!
It seems kind of complicated compared to the Babylock PathFinder that I viewed. I will watch this video again and view some more videos on the PathFinder.
great video i have issues with having the big hoop but buying patterns and they are still too big for that hoop example i bought a cup carrier pattern its like 8 x 7 or so its to big for the big hoop so i can't use the pattern.
To confirm: you have the Janome MC550E? If so, that machine’s largest hoop is 7.9 x 14.2 inches. If you rotate the design orientation you should be able to fit it into the Re36B hoop. If you do not have software you can rotate the design in, then perhaps you could contact the company from whom you bought the design and ask them to provide you with a rotated design? There may be designs which are bigger than the RE36B so check before purchasing a design. If you have the Janome AcuDesign app and an iPad, you can easily rotate and resize designs yourself. Failing that, you would need embroidery software to do this.
Hello. Could you show how to do cutwork and fsl? What kind of stabilizer should I use?? And how to work features like border and normal sewing that come with the machine?? Thanks
Hi it is a shot in the dark but not many people helping. But I wondered if you know what is problem when I get the warning sign about over load, I have done what it has asked. Re-thread make sure no blockages and was recently oiled! I start thread and at speed is fine (cannot stop when starts) and then when threading goes slower it comes back with the warning sign only had the machine two months. Hope you can help thankyou :) It is the Janome Memory Craft 550E
Hi Jame, Can you tell me where you bought the machine please? And more specifics on the message which comes up. Sorry but I’m not following you completely. It sounds like there is a jam but I’m not sure. I will try to help when I know more.
@@janomelife I bought the machine from Feya Shop on Amazon. And the sign says 'Warning, Is something stuck in machine? Is Cloth too thick? Is needle bent? Check above and restart'.
@@jamewood3195 Is the Amazon Feya shop in Canada? Sorry but I have not heard of it so I am not really sure in which country you purchased your machine? Did you follow the message: check your needle is not bent or that you don't have something stuck. Were you trying to sew something rather thick? If you checked all of this, you are going to need to contact the supplier (Feya shop) and ask them about where you need to get your machine looked at. As I don't know where you bought it I cant make further suggestions.
@@jamewood3195 What were you embroidering at the time you got this message. It could be that it is too thick and the machine foot is getting stuck. Maybe?
@@janomelife It was from Romania and material was very thin like standard T-shirt but I have emailed them and if no response we found a local shop who deals with machines like this :) But appreciate the advice and thoughts thankyou :)
Hi Kathy, You cannot edit a design like you describe on the screen of the MC550E. But this can be done in embroidery software and with our AcuDesign App. You can do quite a lot of editing on the edit screen or using the included Embroidery Editor software of the MC550E such as rotating , resizing up to 20%, adding lettering, changes colours, cornering and much more, but you cannot take apart a design such as remove a petal without digitizing software or our AcuDesign App.
Can you tell me about the manual setting of the machine...I once used the manual option on this machine and it was a good but then i didn't know how to switch back to auto.. Do you know how?
Vanessa, just use the little + & - signs next to that icon to get back to the number shown by the solid up arrow. That is the factory default tension setting. There really is no manual and auto tension. You have the ability to change tension as you need, which should not be too often unless you encounter poor stitching. Even then, it is much more liking to be a threading up issue or lint in a tension disc than a machine setting issue. How to adjust tension is explained in your manual.
Not sure if you mean embroidered blocks on a large quilt or quilting IN THE HOOP? The answer to both is YES. You can embroider any blocks or sections of your quilt with the MC550E and then assemble your quilt top, sandwich it and quilt. The quilting can also be done IN THE HOOP but we recommend using the optional Acufil quilting kit for the 550E as the hoop with magnets has been designed specifically for this purpose,.
Where did you purchase your 550E? You dealer should be able to give you some coaching/owner's lessons on this machine? We don't have a video here on our Janome Life You Tube channel but do a search on the following sites as there should definiitely be something on one of these: Facebook : Janome Sewing Machines; You Tube: Janome America; Janomelife blog www.janomelife.wordpress.com. We are pretty busy with online classes and Holiday project tutorials right now but I can put a video or Janome life blog post on the To Do list for early in the New year although we have already offered this: see link below. Here is a link to one post about transferring designs: wp.me/pWsKp-5IE
The fonts included on your machine may not be small enough for your needs. If you have our Artistic Digitizing Software you can size the fonts on that for your needs. Another option is to purchase a small embroidery font from a talented digitizer. You can often find these on Etsy or with a google search. Make sure any file you purchase includes the Janome JEF format. Happy Sewing!
Hi, This video was more about the various features on the Mc55OE than about thread. However, when we do machine embroidery we usually use a polyester embroidery thread. We carry several brands here at Janome Canada: Janome, Madeira and Hilos Iris. All of these brands are available through our Janome and Elna dealers across Canada . Not all of them carry all of these brands so you would need to enquire.
When I need to thread and the hoop is in the way my machine 550e only locks. It does not give me the option to move anything, so I have to take the hoop off to rethread the needle so the auto thread will work and the hoop is not in the way. Then I put hoop back on and unlock the machine. How can I set my 550e up that it works like in the video. My machine is one year old.
Hi Susan, You should not need to take the hoop off the machine. Press the lock icon and you should get. A message that says, hoop will move or something similar. It then moves away from the edge of the hoop so you can thread easily. If you are not getting this message, please check that you possibly did not change a setting in the SET menu? I don’t have the 550E here so cannot check but I will ask one of the educators on my team to check today. I will let you know if I discover more information.
Ok so we have been trying all sorts of things to try to get our 550E to reproduce what you are reporting. We have one more question: is the Presser foot lifter up or down when you say you are not getting the hoop will move so you can thread message?
@@maplekeepsakes yes, we are trying to establish why 2 people are reporting they are not getting the message on their screens and I am pretty sure it is because they have the Presser foot up. But these things take time and lots of back & forth - unfortunately. But thanks for your input.
Glenda M Cone Cone yes you sure can. You can order them as a separate item from your dealer. It is to be used for most of your embroidery. I do NOT use it for quilting in the hoop with the Acufil quilting hoops. You do not need to use it for JANOME prewound bobbins but should for all bobbins you wind or other brand pre-wounds.
Hi Julia, Have you tried to rotate the design in the EDIT a mode of your MC550E? Check your instruction manual as that does explain the edit features on your machine.
Jump stitches are often digitized into embroidery design. If you are combining designs on the 550E itself the stitch between the designs is the jump stitch.
Are you referring to the basting stitch? If so, YES, it is a feature on the MC550E - most of our current embroidery machines have this feature. Please consult your manual or your dealer for information on how to use basting. The icon is on the screen and it allows you to trace the design ( so you know where it will stitch) or do a single or a double basting with stitches once you have hooped up and are ready to embroider.
Are you asking how you would embroider an appliqué in the hoop on the 550E? If so, you would follow the technique for either trim before or during the appliqué embroidery. If you buy a design online, it should come with some instructions of how to do appliqué in the hoop. And, of course, the design needs to be able to fit into the hoop - if not too big.
@@janomelife @@janomelife if I buy a design online how would I put it on the the machine to make it. what are the steps? I want to buy the machine to start off but I haven't seen anyone that have this machine do it
Hi It sounds like you need to get some lessons on how to use this machine. Lessons are usually offered by the dealer who sold it to you but with the pandemic I’m not sure how that may be working wherever you are. Alternatively, you may need to search online for classes on this machine. Try the Janome websites and You Tube channels. Or you may need to look at our dealer locators on our websites and contact a dealer to ask for classes. You may have to pay for these classes. We offer online classes here in Canada. You might like to look on Janome Life blog where we recently advertised upcoming classes. Janomelife.wordpress.com. There is one on machine embroidery but it is booking up fast already. And there is another Sewing weekend retreat at the end of March ( all virtual classes one of which is a machine embroidery class which I am teaching) - check out JenniferTryon.com for information on the Homemade Virtual Event.
Good, I’m glad to hear that. That machine uses a USB stick to transfer designs. Any Janome dealer who is selling this machine can also explain this to you before you purchase.
Can you do a video on how to transfer a design from your PC to the machine? Mine keeps saying the PC is not connected to the machine when it is. Thanks.
@@janomelife Well, it seems that the 550e did not like the DST files, when converted to the JEF files they transfer just fine. I have always used the DST files on my 15000. What has changed?
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Absolutely the best Janome 500e video I've watched since purchasing my machine two years ago. I learned soooo much in that 28:13 minutes. It's the information for sure, but it's mostly the way you explained it. Seeing is doing. Kudos! Now I will enjoy my machine So Much More!
I’m a janome girl. I have the 9400 and I am looking to buy the 550e . I got convinced from your video. Thanks for the detailed information
You're welcome!
Wonderful information! You’re my hero!!
It seems kind of complicated compared to the Babylock PathFinder that I viewed. I will watch this video again and view some more videos on the PathFinder.
Thank you! Great video:)
Thank you!
great video i have issues with having the big hoop but buying patterns and they are still too big for that hoop example i bought a cup carrier pattern its like 8 x 7 or so its to big for the big hoop so i can't use the pattern.
To confirm: you have the Janome MC550E? If so, that machine’s largest hoop is 7.9 x 14.2 inches. If you rotate the design orientation you should be able to fit it into the Re36B hoop. If you do not have software you can rotate the design in, then perhaps you could contact the company from whom you bought the design and ask them to provide you with a rotated design? There may be designs which are bigger than the RE36B so check before purchasing a design. If you have the Janome AcuDesign app and an iPad, you can easily rotate and resize designs yourself. Failing that, you would need embroidery software to do this.
Hello. Could you show how to do cutwork and fsl? What kind of stabilizer should I use?? And how to work features like border and normal sewing that come with the machine?? Thanks
We have a video coming up next month on FSL. Watch for it on 12th Dec and also on Janome Life blog
Wonderful video ❤ could you maybe turn your Camera on to horisontal … as then we can se more ❤
Thank you so much God bless you 🙏✌️🌺
Hi it is a shot in the dark but not many people helping. But I wondered if you know what is problem when I get the warning sign about over load, I have done what it has asked. Re-thread make sure no blockages and was recently oiled! I start thread and at speed is fine (cannot stop when starts) and then when threading goes slower it comes back with the warning sign only had the machine two months. Hope you can help thankyou :) It is the Janome Memory Craft 550E
Hi Jame,
Can you tell me where you bought the machine please? And more specifics on the message which comes up. Sorry but I’m not following you completely. It sounds like there is a jam but I’m not sure.
I will try to help when I know more.
@@janomelife I bought the machine from Feya Shop on Amazon. And the sign says 'Warning, Is something stuck in machine? Is Cloth too thick? Is needle bent? Check above and restart'.
@@jamewood3195 Is the Amazon Feya shop in Canada? Sorry but I have not heard of it so I am not really sure in which country you purchased your machine?
Did you follow the message: check your needle is not bent or that you don't have something stuck. Were you trying to sew something rather thick? If you checked all of this, you are going to need to contact the supplier (Feya shop) and ask them about where you need to get your machine looked at. As I don't know where you bought it I cant make further suggestions.
@@jamewood3195 What were you embroidering at the time you got this message. It could be that it is too thick and the machine foot is getting stuck. Maybe?
@@janomelife It was from Romania and material was very thin like standard T-shirt but I have emailed them and if no response we found a local shop who deals with machines like this :)
But appreciate the advice and thoughts thankyou :)
Will the large hoop fit on the 500 E
The very large RE36b hoop only works with the 550E. It is amazing!
Question...can you edit the flower ...ie take out a petal....or edit features
Hi Kathy,
You cannot edit a design like you describe on the screen of the MC550E. But this can be done in embroidery software and with our AcuDesign App. You can do quite a lot of editing on the edit screen or using the included Embroidery Editor software of the MC550E such as rotating , resizing up to 20%, adding lettering, changes colours, cornering and much more, but you cannot take apart a design such as remove a petal without digitizing software or our AcuDesign App.
Thank you for the clarification. That's what I thought, just wanted to check
How to make lace edging for blouse's neck/arms/circle skirt with this machine?
Obrigada por compartilhar.
Sorry, we don’t understand that language. Only English and French.
Janome Life, she said: Thanks for sharing.
Can you tell me about the manual setting of the machine...I once used the manual option on this machine and it was a good but then i didn't know how to switch back to auto.. Do you know how?
I am not sure what you mean by manual and auto - are you referring to the tension?
@@janomelife yes... The tension setting which is represented by a sloping triangle symbol on the menu settings
Vanessa, just use the little + & - signs next to that icon to get back to the number shown by the solid up arrow. That is the factory default tension setting. There really is no manual and auto tension. You have the ability to change tension as you need, which should not be too often unless you encounter poor stitching. Even then, it is much more liking to be a threading up issue or lint in a tension disc than a machine setting issue. How to adjust tension is explained in your manual.
@@janomelife thank you... That answer is a big help... Thanks for replying.
Can you do embroidery on a large quilted project?
Not sure if you mean embroidered blocks on a large quilt or quilting IN THE HOOP? The answer to both is YES. You can embroider any blocks or sections of your quilt with the MC550E and then assemble your quilt top, sandwich it and quilt. The quilting can also be done IN THE HOOP but we recommend using the optional Acufil quilting kit for the 550E as the hoop with magnets has been designed specifically for this purpose,.
Is there any information on how to get designs from your computer onto the 550e?
Where did you purchase your 550E? You dealer should be able to give you some coaching/owner's lessons on this machine? We don't have a video here on our Janome Life You Tube channel but do a search on the following sites as there should definiitely be something on one of these: Facebook : Janome Sewing Machines; You Tube: Janome America; Janomelife blog www.janomelife.wordpress.com. We are pretty busy with online classes and Holiday project tutorials right now but I can put a video or Janome life blog post on the To Do list for early in the New year although we have already offered this: see link below.
Here is a link to one post about transferring designs: wp.me/pWsKp-5IE
I'm looking to make labels and I have the 550e, how do I get the writing small enough to be able to do a label please? Thanks :)
The fonts included on your machine may not be small enough for your needs. If you have our Artistic Digitizing Software you can size the fonts on that for your needs. Another option is to purchase a small embroidery font from a talented digitizer. You can often find these on Etsy or with a google search. Make sure any file you purchase includes the Janome JEF format. Happy Sewing!
Designs by juju sells the files for quilt labels.
what thread are you using and where can I purchase?
Hi,
This video was more about the various features on the Mc55OE than about thread. However, when we do machine embroidery we usually use a polyester embroidery thread. We carry several brands here at Janome Canada: Janome, Madeira and Hilos Iris. All of these brands are available through our Janome and Elna dealers across Canada . Not all of them carry all of these brands so you would need to enquire.
My Janome is making a weird sound 😭 I believe it’s the bobbin but not sure how to fix it 😏
Sorry for the delay. You will need to consult your dealer for service or repair assistance.
When I need to thread and the hoop is in the way my machine 550e only locks. It does not give me the option to move anything, so I have to take the hoop off to rethread the needle so the auto thread will work and the hoop is not in the way. Then I put hoop back on and unlock the machine. How can I set my 550e up that it works like in the video. My machine is one year old.
Hi Susan,
You should not need to take the hoop off the machine. Press the lock icon and you should get. A message that says, hoop will move or something similar. It then moves away from the edge of the hoop so you can thread easily. If you are not getting this message, please check that you possibly did not change a setting in the SET menu? I don’t have the 550E here so cannot check but I will ask one of the educators on my team to check today. I will let you know if I discover more information.
Ok so we have been trying all sorts of things to try to get our 550E to reproduce what you are reporting. We have one more question: is the Presser foot lifter up or down when you say you are not getting the hoop will move so you can thread message?
@@maplekeepsakes yes, we are trying to establish why 2 people are reporting they are not getting the message on their screens and I am pretty sure it is because they have the Presser foot up. But these things take time and lots of back & forth - unfortunately. But thanks for your input.
can I use the yellow dot bobby on my janome 11000 embroidery machine ?
Glenda M Cone Cone yes you sure can. You can order them as a separate item from your dealer. It is to be used for most of your embroidery. I do NOT use it for quilting in the hoop with the Acufil quilting hoops. You do not need to use it for JANOME prewound bobbins but should for all bobbins you wind or other brand pre-wounds.
I cannot get a pattern/design to rotate 180 degrees--what am I doing wrong?
Hi Julia,
Have you tried to rotate the design in the EDIT a mode of your MC550E? Check your instruction manual as that does explain the edit features on your machine.
How do you jump stitch?
Jump stitches are often digitized into embroidery design. If you are combining designs on the 550E itself the stitch between the designs is the jump stitch.
Can i add a tack down stitch on the janome mc550e
Are you referring to the basting stitch? If so, YES, it is a feature on the MC550E - most of our current embroidery machines have this feature. Please consult your manual or your dealer for information on how to use basting. The icon is on the screen and it allows you to trace the design ( so you know where it will stitch) or do a single or a double basting with stitches once you have hooped up and are ready to embroider.
How do you slow down the speed
This is done in the SET menu
what if I buy applique online how can I use them on this machine
Are you asking how you would embroider an appliqué in the hoop on the 550E? If so, you would follow the technique for either trim before or during the appliqué embroidery. If you buy a design online, it should come with some instructions of how to do appliqué in the hoop. And, of course, the design needs to be able to fit into the hoop - if not too big.
@@janomelife @@janomelife if I buy a design online how would I put it on the the machine to make it. what are the steps? I want to buy the machine to start off but I haven't seen anyone that have this machine do it
Hi
It sounds like you need to get some lessons on how to use this machine. Lessons are usually offered by the dealer who sold it to you but with the pandemic I’m not sure how that may be working wherever you are. Alternatively, you may need to search online for classes on this machine. Try the Janome websites and You Tube channels. Or you may need to look at our dealer locators on our websites and contact a dealer to ask for classes. You may have to pay for these classes. We offer online classes here in Canada. You might like to look on Janome Life blog where we recently advertised upcoming classes. Janomelife.wordpress.com. There is one on machine embroidery but it is booking up fast already. And there is another Sewing weekend retreat at the end of March ( all virtual classes one of which is a machine embroidery class which I am teaching) - check out JenniferTryon.com for information on the Homemade Virtual Event.
@@janomelife never mind I was trying to figure out before I purchase I found a video
Good, I’m glad to hear that. That machine uses a USB stick to transfer designs. Any Janome dealer who is selling this machine can also explain this to you before you purchase.
Can you do a video on how to transfer a design from your PC to the machine? Mine keeps saying the PC is not connected to the machine when it is. Thanks.
Tweetybird 51 what Janome machine model are you referring to?
@@janomelife Well, it seems that the 550e did not like the DST files, when converted to the JEF files they transfer just fine. I have always used the DST files on my 15000. What has changed?
Cost mam
We do not quote retail pricing. Please contact a Janome dealer for pricing and availability.
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