Janome 6500 and 300e

I have the baby sister Janome 4800QC and love it. A friend at guild has the

6500 and raves about it. I love the buttonhole stitch , no other machine has as fine of a stitch, I love needle down, it has a blandet stitch also, and pressure adjustment on the foot. I replaced an ancient New Home 6000, I would never trade her in! She still sews beautifully.

I have the Kenmore brand of the Janome 5700 and love it. It does allot of stitches, and the embroidery also. Although with the embroidery, when I make my own designs, it doesn't fill in as good as the files I get free from online. I originally wanted the Viking Rose, (more for the name) but couldn't afford it, and the Kenmore was about $800 less than the Rose, so it satisfied me. I have heard allot of raving about the Janome's, and if I do need to get a new machine, it will be a Janome.

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I have the Janome 6500. I didn't trade anything to get it. I like because of the large work area to the right of the needle, the automatic thread cutter, good tension, knee lift, adjustable pressure. In fact, there's nothing about it I don't like.

Iris

Well, good to hear what people have to say. Just saw one the other day when I went to pick up long bobbins for my treadle at the dealers. I have a Janome 8000 which I like/don't, and am thinking about what I don't like about my 8000. One is the weight. Another is the fact it starts the machine needle to the far left. What I am going to do today is really test drive the 6500 a lot, and maybe the 300e just to see about an embroidery machine. I am bringing some stuff, too. My

8000 is go>Who has what? Why do you like it? Why not? Did you trade something

Last September I bought a Janome 6250QC (Quilter's Companion). While I was pleased with most things on the machine, some of the stitches were limited on the number of widths/lengths. So in January I traded up to a Janome 6500 Professional, and I am delighted with it for what I want to do. One unexpected advantage is that the motor seems to be stronger than the other machine, so it will probably hold up longer.

I purchased a Janome at my LQS, rather than another brand somewhere else, because they treated me better. (They were not "pushy" and appeared genuinely happy to see me.) I wanted a good relationship wherever I purchased the machine. At my LQS they still act pleased to see me everytime I go in there to ask questions or browse, even though they know I'm not buying one again very soon.

Congratulations! I was at a sewing show today and saw that machine demonstrated. It really looked great. I have an old New Home - made by Janome way back when - and it's been a very reliable machine. I hope yours holds up as well.

marcella