Janome, anyone?
04-17-2010, 07:55 AM
#31
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: No. California
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The new Janome 7700 is coming out the 1st of May and will retail at $2999. It has what has been called "the real blanket stitch" and an improved blind stitch. I would wait to see what this is all about before purchasing the 6600.....which I have and love.....I have had it three years and am still learning things about it. The Yahoo group is most informative. www.groups.yahoo.com/group/Janome.......You do need to join, but there is no obligations. I joined before I bought my Janome to gather information.....some very accomplished quilters belong and post regularly. The site has the information for both the 6500 and the 6600.
I hope this will help you.
I hope this will help you.
04-17-2010, 08:02 AM
#32
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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Originally Posted by PatriceJ
when i heard about the 7700 i got a knot in my stomache. why? because i just treated myself to a 6600 in November. i was scared to death i wouldn't be able to resist the new one. (i wasn't even curious about the price. i assumed it would cost exactly whatever amount i had free on my credit card. that's just the way these things work. :lol: )
i was so relieved when i finally got to look at an advertisement for it. the 7700 definitely looks like one suweeeeeeet machine. i confess to a bit of drooling over the extra 2-12" of throat space. and they have added a couple of pretty nifty sounding features. but since it does not include a few of the things i like best about my 6600, and has a clear extension table (which would get on my nerves) i don't feel the urge to run out for a trade-in.
my heart goes out, though, to anybody who doesn't already have a 6600 and has to choose between the two. that would be a tough decision. i don't know which i'd pick.
i was so relieved when i finally got to look at an advertisement for it. the 7700 definitely looks like one suweeeeeeet machine. i confess to a bit of drooling over the extra 2-12" of throat space. and they have added a couple of pretty nifty sounding features. but since it does not include a few of the things i like best about my 6600, and has a clear extension table (which would get on my nerves) i don't feel the urge to run out for a trade-in.
my heart goes out, though, to anybody who doesn't already have a 6600 and has to choose between the two. that would be a tough decision. i don't know which i'd pick.
:( :( But, I would think many dealers will give people a good deal if they want to upgrade to the newest machine. And I agree, the price may come down quite a bit on the 6600 and used ones will be easy to find.
04-17-2010, 08:52 AM
#34
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: S.W. Michigan
Posts: 1,201
I have the 6600 also and love it. I also learned a lot of info from the Yahoo group. I signed up for that and set my preferences to web-only, so that I don't get a lot of emails.
The 6600 is a great machine.
The 6600 is a great machine.
04-17-2010, 09:01 AM
#35
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: South Carolina
Posts: 853
I have a 6600P for almost a year. This is after I have had Viking, which I still love, Bernina, I hated and a Pfaff, counldnt get any help with. I use my Viking for embroidery now. I love my 6600, esp the accufeet. I will take it in for 1year service in June, cant wait to see how many hours I have sewed on it. I know alot.
DH got a small Janome from Hancocks Fabrics 2 months ago and it is a great little machine also.
DH got a small Janome from Hancocks Fabrics 2 months ago and it is a great little machine also.
04-17-2010, 09:28 AM
#36
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Posts: 596
Originally Posted by BLSD2QLT
Hello Ladies and Gents,
I am currently pricing and actually have on layaway a Janome MC6600p and is interested in purchasing the MC 350E thereafter.
Is there anyone out here that have either machine and their thoughts about it (them)?
I am currently pricing and actually have on layaway a Janome MC6600p and is interested in purchasing the MC 350E thereafter.
Is there anyone out here that have either machine and their thoughts about it (them)?
04-17-2010, 10:35 AM
#38
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Foley, Al
Posts: 14
I have the Janome 6600 and would not trade for any other machine. It is soooooo easy to use when fmq and also just quilting your blocks. I have had mine for about a year. To learn more about the machine, you may want to join the janome 6500/6600 forum on yahoo.
04-17-2010, 12:01 PM
#40
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Kirkland, WA
Posts: 8
I've had the Janome MC6600 for several years, and I think it's a very reliable work horse. The instruction booklet is bare-bones, but I learned how to oil it (small circle you can see when you remove the bobbin case) and how to clean it (remove the bottom of the machine.
The thread occasionally jumps when I start a seam; I stop sewing and pull more thread down from the top threading, reattach threadto the moving guide, and continue sewing. I've never had it serviced, and it always runs well.
I learned how to do free-motion quilting on it and recently bought a Tin Lizzie LS because I love the actual quilting part so much. It's a good machine. Oh, Janome is coming out with a new model of the MC 6600, so you should get a good price.
Sharon
The thread occasionally jumps when I start a seam; I stop sewing and pull more thread down from the top threading, reattach threadto the moving guide, and continue sewing. I've never had it serviced, and it always runs well.
I learned how to do free-motion quilting on it and recently bought a Tin Lizzie LS because I love the actual quilting part so much. It's a good machine. Oh, Janome is coming out with a new model of the MC 6600, so you should get a good price.
Sharon
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