Thanks for the helpful link but the FAQ doesn't really address the fact that I
am looking for advice from any people who have used one or both of these
machines:
1.) Janome 4623 LE
2.) Janome Decor Excel Pro 5124
Looking for pros/ cons on these 2 machines or anyone out there who has used a
certain machine on knits/ stretch fabric.
Thanks in advance :)
Dee
Hi again everyone,
good info here:
Regardless of what you hear from other people, the advice of the FAQ --
try it out for yourself with things you plan to try using with the
machine -- is still VERY important.
Melinda, who personally wouldn't trust a Janome low- or mid-range model
for all the riches of Gates but who knows that other people on the list
have had great experiences with Janome machines
Melinda, Janome used to (and probably still does) make other companies'
machines, especially industrials and sergers. You may have been using one
without even knowing it.
Karen Maslowski in Cincinnati
I never gave much thought to Janome until a few weeks ago when I took the
Bernina in for service and laid eyes on the new Janome 6500. It went home
with me and I am very happy with it.
Iris
Clarification: I only meant of machines that were currently and
recently in production. The only machines I have ever owned were 60s
and 70s Kenmores (made by White when White still made good machines), a
Viking, a 70s New Home which is undoubtedly made by Janome but it was
also back when most name brands made new machines, an assortment of old
Singers, a Japanese-made handcrank clone of a Singer 15 of 40s or 50s
vintage, an Eldredge 1910-ish treadle, and a White Rotary 1890s-ish
treadle. The most I ever spent on one was when I spent
$200-something-close-to-$300 for my Viking. Second comes the Eldredge
treadle in a gorgeous parlor cabinet in excellent shape for somewhere
between $150-200 (forget how much), my New Home was bought used for
$129, and the rest of them were under $100. Oops, and there's the
Singer 15-31 in my garage.
I only *wish* I had a serger (drool drool drool)
I will agree that the non-low-end range (read: more than my budget will
allow, probably over $300 and definitely over $500) Janomes are nice
machines and from what I hear they are of good quality. But of the
models I can afford, I wouldn't touch them with a 10-foot pole.
I've just started a yahoo group called Janome Sewing-only
(janomesewingATyahoogroups.com) for people who sew with any Janome. It is not
for machine embroidery discussion, just sewing.
Maybe someone in the slowly-growing group has experience with the machine
you're asking about.
Anne L.
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