Originally Posted by
juliasb
I have had a similar problem on my Janome. What I discovered after I removed the front plate to take a look was a 2" piece of thread was broken off in the threading track. As soon as I removed this little piece of thread I was back in business with perfect stitching and no more choking.
I have the same Janome. This is an excellent idea. Take your bobbin out and thoroughly dust everything in there.