Am piecing so changed to the straight stitch needle plate. Am trying to use the 1/4" O foot. Your foot book says to select stitch 2 from the quilting section. When I select stitch 2 from the quilting section, the foot chosen is a free motion foot and the feed dogs go down. Help!

I'm assuming that you have already removed the needle plate and checked for anything that might be jammed in the thread cutter. If it's clear, have your dealer check it out. There may be an adjustment required. The thread cutters on the 6600 and 11000 were tied to the rotation of the machine, but this one (and the 7700) has an independent motor. That should make it more reliable. Is this a new problem, or has it been happening all along? It is only with So Fine thread, or others as well? If it's isolated to the fine threads, tension may be a factor. The top thread needs to be held while cutting, but really fine thread might sneak through the tension enough to miss cutting. That's just my guess - the best course is to take it to someone who can actually lay hands on the machine!

--- In janome12000@..., "Vikki Youngmeyer" <vikkiy@> wrote:

I'm having an intermittent problem with the thread cutter on my 12000.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I've been using So Fine for both
the top and bobbin threads. It's the top thread that isn't getting cut. Any
suggestions? I've had the machine since Thanksgiving last year.



Vikki

Houston, TX

That's so sad! Have you tried wearing a pork chop around your neck? Or maybe a dab of bacon grease behind each ear? Well, maybe not. Still, you might keep some treats handy in your sewing room. A random reward now and again may help her overcome her fears. Keep us posted on your progress!

--- In janome12000@..., "HDD" <hddcreation@> wrote:

Thanks from me too for posting this question.
yes it is annoying BUT more to my dog!! She womn't stay in the room with me when I sew on the 12000. Thay always stayed with me while I had the 6600 & 7700.
I miss her presence :-(

Heather
QLD
--- In janome12000@..., "Jim_Stutsman" <jim@> wrote:

The "clunk" sound is normal, related to checking the bobbin. If the bobbin sensor were optical you wouldn't have the noise, but then it might not work when the bobbin area got linty.

Serger thread for piecing is not a great idea. It's fuzzy and makes a lot of lint, which will build up in the bobbin case tension area where it can eventually cause loss of tension. Superior makes a lot of different threads. What you want is called Bottom Line. It's a very strong polyester and it's also fine. More importantly, it's made from long fibers so it's smooth with very little lint.

--- In janome12000@..., "stresover" <moos@> wrote:

Is there a way I can stop the clunk every time I start sewing after stopping and not raising the presser foot? I assume not but thought I'd ask. The more features you get, the more clunks you get!

Am using serger thread doing some piecing and the stitch isn't very good on the bottom. I bought some Superior Thread a few years ago and it broke as easy as serger thread so have been using serger thread sometimes for piecing. What do you think about serger thread for piecing? It's nice and thin to get an accurate seam allowance.

Thanks from me too for posting this question.
yes it is annoying BUT more to my dog!! She womn't stay in the room with me when I sew on the 12000. Thay always stayed with me while I had the 6600 & 7700.
I miss her presence :-(

Heather
QLD
--- In janome12000@..., "Jim_Stutsman" <jim@> wrote:

The "clunk" sound is normal, related to checking the bobbin. If the bobbin sensor were optical you wouldn't have the noise, but then it might not work when the bobbin area got linty.

Serger thread for piecing is not a great idea. It's fuzzy and makes a lot of lint, which will build up in the bobbin case tension area where it can eventually cause loss of tension. Superior makes a lot of different threads. What you want is called Bottom Line. It's a very strong polyester and it's also fine. More importantly, it's made from long fibers so it's smooth with very little lint.

--- In janome12000@..., "stresover" <moos@> wrote:

Is there a way I can stop the clunk every time I start sewing after stopping and not raising the presser foot? I assume not but thought I'd ask. The more features you get, the more clunks you get!

Am using serger thread doing some piecing and the stitch isn't very good on the bottom. I bought some Superior Thread a few years ago and it broke as easy as serger thread so have been using serger thread sometimes for piecing. What do you think about serger thread for piecing? It's nice and thin to get an accurate seam allowance.

Jim

I have the 12000 and I have Digitizer MB V3.0P I am under the impression that you can use this with other machines, so I thought that if I create the hoops from the 12000 that it could work. However, I cannot save the design I created in any of the 12000 hoops to a USB stick. I really cannot afford the MBX at this time and I thought that this could been around the different hoop sizes. What am I doing wrong or am I hooped??
Bev

The "clunk" sound is normal, related to checking the bobbin. If the bobbin sensor were optical you wouldn't have the noise, but then it might not work when the bobbin area got linty.

Serger thread for piecing is not a great idea. It's fuzzy and makes a lot of lint, which will build up in the bobbin case tension area where it can eventually cause loss of tension. Superior makes a lot of different threads. What you want is called Bottom Line. It's a very strong polyester and it's also fine. More importantly, it's made from long fibers so it's smooth with very little lint.

--- In janome12000@..., "stresover" <moos@> wrote:

Is there a way I can stop the clunk every time I start sewing after stopping and not raising the presser foot? I assume not but thought I'd ask. The more features you get, the more clunks you get!

Am using serger thread doing some piecing and the stitch isn't very good on the bottom. I bought some Superior Thread a few years ago and it broke as easy as serger thread so have been using serger thread sometimes for piecing. What do you think about serger thread for piecing? It's nice and thin to get an accurate seam allowance.

Over our 25 years as dealers we bought thousands of bobbins, both Janome and (for a very short time) "generic" class 15. The Janome bobbins sometimes had a J on the spindle, sometimes B, sometimes nothing. It has varied over the years. The main difference between the Janome bobbins and the cheap imitations is the thickness of the plastic on the top and bottom of each bobbin. The generic ones are noticeably thinner, and as a consequence break much easier. The imitations also often have little plastic "whiskers" near the hole in the middle, from overused molds that allow small amounts of plastic to leak out around the injection point.

In our final 5 years we bought only the premium Janome bobbins, which contained a small amount of rubber in the plastic. These are part number 102261103. There aren't many visible differences, but they have a different feel to them. The rubber makes them just slightly less slick, so your finger drags ever so slightly when you rub one.

--- In janome12000@..., "Ann" <annsew65@> wrote:

Jim,

A question about Janome bobbins. Have the Janome bobbins always had the "J" on the spindle? In checking over my bobbins, I find very few of them with this designation. I purchased a lot of supposedly Janome bobbins from my old Janome dealer in years past , and if this has always been on the bobbins, then this dealer sold me a lot of imitations. Just curious.

I noticed many of them have a letter or number (very small) on the outside edge.

I'm having an intermittent problem with the thread cutter on my 12000.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I've been using So Fine for both
the top and bobbin threads. It's the top thread that isn't getting cut. Any
suggestions? I've had the machine since Thanksgiving last year.



Vikki

Houston, TX

Jim,

Does the old Janome Cross Stitch add-on work with MBX? I have one that I bought about 3 years ago and I'm sure it sat in my dealer's for a while before I decided I needed it and then have never used it. I will install it if there won't be any problems. Now that I've got my Mac Book Pro accepting everything nicely and not crashing (my fault, I'm sure) I don't want to mess it up.

Thanks.

Cheryl

I have been using the 12000 for embroidery for awhile and put it back down in its cabinet to go into sewing mode and all the options are grayed out, I can only use the straight sewing option. I need the quilting patchwork, decorative stitch option to come up. I turned off and on, like the book says.
Thanks