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Re: Janome9900/Elna860

nancy chachere
 

I dislodged the bobbin case and it works!!!


On Dec 14, 2021, at 2:32 PM, Nancy Chachere <nchachere@...> wrote:

Thanks for your quick reply.  When I went to take out bobbin case, it seems to be stuck.  What is the best way to remove?


On Dec 14, 2021, at 2:19 PM, Jim Stutsman via groups.io <onlinesewing@...> wrote:

Remove the needle plate and bobbin case. Turn the hand wheel through a couple of stitch cycles. If it is hard to turn, it may be a bushing failure which will require dealer intervention. If it turns easily, put everything back together and try again, including rethreading. It the hand wheel turned without a bobbin case, but is hard to turn with it installed, either it's not in correctly, or it is damaged and is dragging on the hook race.

Re: Janome9900/Elna860

Jim Stutsman
 

That's why you got the message. The bobbin case either got spun past the stopper, or was lifted up by thread being out of the take-up lever so it jammed. Remove the thread. Then turn the hand wheel backward (away from you) if you can. That will usually get the bobbin case free. Do not attempt to use it again until the bobbin case has been carefully inspected, top and bottom, for damage. If it's OK, when you put it back in check to make sure the "bump" at about 5 o'clock on the bobbin case goes up against the stopper. See the arrow below for proper positioning. The small spring on that silver stopper (at the tip of the arrow) should look like the photo. If it's bent or missing, see your dealer. Continued use could cause a lot more damage. This is not an expensive part, and it's easy to replace or adjust if needed.
Re: Janome9900/Elna860

nancy chachere
 

Thanks for your quick reply.  When I went to take out bobbin case, it seems to be stuck.  What is the best way to remove?


On Dec 14, 2021, at 2:19 PM, Jim Stutsman via groups.io <onlinesewing@...> wrote:

Remove the needle plate and bobbin case. Turn the hand wheel through a couple of stitch cycles. If it is hard to turn, it may be a bushing failure which will require dealer intervention. If it turns easily, put everything back together and try again, including rethreading. It the hand wheel turned without a bobbin case, but is hard to turn with it installed, either it's not in correctly, or it is damaged and is dragging on the hook race.

Re: Janome9900/Elna860

Virginia
 

First shut your machine off. Let it rest a few minutes. It is possible your arm has something stopping it. It sounds more like your embroidery arm making the noise. Before turning back on check your arm. If you have canned air blow a little at your arm.(I know we aren't supposed to blow in our machine so be careful. Then turn back on and see if it reset itself. If everything fails it is a trip to the dealer.



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From: "nancy chachere via groups.io" <Nchachere@...>
Date: 12/14/21 3:16 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: onlinesewing-janome@groups.io
Subject: [onlinesewing-janome] Janome9900/Elna860

I am trying to embroider on my Elna860(same as Janome9900) when I start the embroidery, the machine stutters, I get an error message, and it will not sew. the error message is "is anything stuck in machine? is cloth too thick? is needle bent?  check these and try again  
I have replaced needles, cleaned out machine, rehooped the fabric(quilting cotton), but I cannot make it work. A few minutes before this started, it was working fine.  Has anyone experienced this?

Re: Janome9900/Elna860

Jim Stutsman
 

Remove the needle plate and bobbin case. Turn the hand wheel through a couple of stitch cycles. If it is hard to turn, it may be a bushing failure which will require dealer intervention. If it turns easily, put everything back together and try again, including rethreading. It the hand wheel turned without a bobbin case, but is hard to turn with it installed, either it's not in correctly, or it is damaged and is dragging on the hook race.
Janome9900/Elna860

nancy chachere
 

I am trying to embroider on my Elna860(same as Janome9900) when I start the embroidery, the machine stutters, I get an error message, and it will not sew. the error message is "is anything stuck in machine? is cloth too thick? is needle bent?  check these and try again  
I have replaced needles, cleaned out machine, rehooped the fabric(quilting cotton), but I cannot make it work. A few minutes before this started, it was working fine.  Has anyone experienced this?
Re: Embroidery software

Cat - N
 

Many software programs have features, such as adjusting stitch density, that improve resizing above/below 20%. 

- Cat

Typos courtesy of autocorrect. 



On Dec 14, 2021 at 12:42 PM, <Kathy Skagen> wrote:

I have a friend that uses Embird and loves it. She says that she can resize a design more than 20% with no problem in Buzz edit (I think). It was one component of the program. 
Kathy
 
Re: Embroidery software

Kathy Skagen <kagen48@...>
 

I have a friend that uses Embird and loves it. She says that she can resize a design more than 20% with no problem in Buzz edit (I think). It was one component of the program. 
Kathy

On Tuesday, December 14, 2021, 09:49:26 AM CST, Vivienne Gilmour <vivienne34@...> wrote:


Kathy

I have Embird and Embrilliance. for resizing and editing., Both are very comprehensive. Embrilliance offers 12 free lessons to get you started. In my opinion, for resizing and editing Embird is  easier by far.

 

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Re: 350E price

Kathy Skagen <kagen48@...>
 

Thanks, Lyn. Good to know.

On Monday, December 13, 2021, 12:56:35 PM CST, Lyn Quine <lynquine@...> wrote:


Trusizer has been discontinued.  Not sure if the paid version is still available but the free download and th online version are discontinued


On 13 Dec 2021, at 18:35, Kathy Skagen <kagen48@...> wrote:


You might look at Wilcom TrueSizer. It will convert formats. I'm not sure about editing, but it's free so you could download it and try it out and at least get the designs you want to use converted.  Wilcom designed Hatch and the Janome software. It's an excellent company. I use Hatch almost all of the time but I have used Digitizer for years. I wish I had more experience with TrueSizer but maybe someone else will let you know if it will meet all of your needs.
Kathy

On Monday, December 13, 2021, 04:47:11 AM CST, katz11west via groups.io <katz11west@...> wrote:


finally was able to do some embroidery.  I used one of Anita Goodesigns redwork designs and it looked beautiful.  I am pleased with how nice it embroiders.
Since this is my first Janome, I was going to use my older Bernina software to do some editing .  I have some designs for in the hoop coasters and wanted to add the redwork design I mentioned earlier.  The software is an older version and doesn't recognize .jef,  Any suggestions for an editing software that is easy to use and not expensive?  
As always I thank all of  you that have responded to my earlier posts.  I have learned a lot!

Re: Bernina Software

Donna Morton
 

Oh my goodness!  That was a few years ago wasn't it!. I still follow all the conversations but only put in my two cents when I actually feel I have something new to add.  
Re: Embroidery software

Vivienne Gilmour
 

Kathy

I have Embird and Embrilliance. for resizing and editing., Both are very comprehensive. Embrilliance offers 12 free lessons to get you started. In my opinion, for resizing and editing Embird is  easier by far.

 

Sent from Mail for Windows

 
Re: 350E price

Lyn Quine
 

No it won’t hurt the machine, if it doesn’t read the format it just won’t show it.  I’m fairly sure the 350 will read it, can’t remember if I’ve used it on mine.  


On 14 Dec 2021, at 11:34, katz11west via groups.io <katz11west@...> wrote:

Lyn mentioned that the machine might read .dst format but the colors wouldn't be that same.  I can convert to that format.   It won't hurt the machine if I try using .dst?

Re: 350E price

katz11west
 

Lyn mentioned that the machine might read .dst format but the colors wouldn't be that same.  I can convert to that format.   It won't hurt the machine if I try using .dst?
Re: Bernina Software

SewingRose
 

I've been using Bernina for the last couple of years too. 

Donna, was thinking of you recently when I was looking back through a Janome Digest magazine with your quilt draped over the armchair, I remember when you made that quilt.  Like so many others, I belonged to the Yahoo Janome groups.  Nice to see you again!
Re: Embroidery software

Cat - N
 

You might simply download trials of any you are considering. Only download one at a time, though, or one’s trial might expire before you get to try it. I trialed Embrilliance and liked it (wanted digitizing) but it didn’t allow saving to test stitch. It was easy to use (for me and the way I think) but I got Hatch. I Embird also had a trial, as did SewWhat Pro, and Hatch, and I tried as many as interested me at that time.

- Cat

Typos courtesy of autocorrect. 



On Dec 13, 2021 at 10:15 AM, <Kathy Strabel> wrote:

Please advise if this post is inappropriate.  

I am beginning to think about switching from one third-party embroidery program to another third-party program. The machine-branded programs are out of my budget's reach; my hobby dollars simply do not stretch that far.

I currently use Embird, which is the first platform I tried many years ago and I have stuck with it ever since. However, it is often very quirky, and technical help is very spotty, save for one person who is a volunteer and who does a great job. But I have no idea how long she will want to keep doing this service.

I am thinking about the Embrilliance platform. I have never seen it in person, only what I have seen on-screen and no one I know uses this platform. I do not require every bell and whistle from this platform, I believe that the Essentials, Thumbnailer, and Enthusiast modules would be quite sufficient for my needs and skill level. I do not intend to do any digitizing of my own designs, etc.  I do like doing lettering, merging, and some removing of pieces of commercially purchased designs

Can anyone offer an opinion  and/or their comparison of current Embird Basic and the Embrilliance modules mention above?  What do you like or not like about either of the platforms?

Thank you--and happy stitching!!
Kathy Strabel   Camas WA 

Re: Bernina Software

Cat - N
 

It’s also missing a couple other things…like cut work and stump work, but not having Corel drawing tools isn’t a serious issue, and if you already have certain Corel software, check with Wilcom…when I bought it, they told me Hatch could use Corel if I already had it…which I did…but I never installed it on my new laptop with Hatch.  (Corel isn’t my favorite graphics co.)  If you need graphics tools to prep an image before digitizing, there are many others that are good…some are free or very  inexpensive…vector editing or bitmap editing. 

- Cat

Typos courtesy of autocorrect. 



On Dec 13, 2021 at 3:45 PM, <Donna Morton> wrote:

jef format has been recognized by Bernina Embroidery Software 8 since the software was updated to 8.2 in earl 2019.  For those not liking Janome Artistic Digitizer, the Bernina software is a great option as it contains all the features and more that Janome Digitizer MBX 5.5 has.  Hatch is missing Corel Draw and Corel Photopaint.  That is why it is less expensive.

Re: 350E price

Cat - N
 

Try here:


- Cat

Typos courtesy of autocorrect. 



On Dec 13, 2021 at 1:56 PM, <Lyn Quine> wrote:

Trusizer has been discontinued.  Not sure if the paid version is still available but the free download and th online version are discontinued


On 13 Dec 2021, at 18:35, Kathy Skagen <kagen48@...> wrote:


You might look at Wilcom TrueSizer. It will convert formats. I'm not sure about editing, but it's free so you could download it and try it out and at least get the designs you want to use converted.  Wilcom designed Hatch and the Janome software. It's an excellent company. I use Hatch almost all of the time but I have used Digitizer for years. I wish I had more experience with TrueSizer but maybe someone else will let you know if it will meet all of your needs.
Kathy

On Monday, December 13, 2021, 04:47:11 AM CST, katz11west via groups.io <katz11west@...> wrote:


finally was able to do some embroidery.  I used one of Anita Goodesigns redwork designs and it looked beautiful.  I am pleased with how nice it embroiders.
Since this is my first Janome, I was going to use my older Bernina software to do some editing .  I have some designs for in the hoop coasters and wanted to add the redwork design I mentioned earlier.  The software is an older version and doesn't recognize .jef,  Any suggestions for an editing software that is easy to use and not expensive?  
As always I thank all of  you that have responded to my earlier posts.  I have learned a lot!

Re: Conversion tips

Cat - N
 

I pretty much never use the original colors in a purchased design. Lol. It’s one of the main reasons I bought several editors before Hatch was invented…before MBX 5 came out.   I have also bought .pes and some other formats when a design wasn’t being sold in .JEF format. I have had very good experiences with converting designs but I do often test if there’s any doubt…or it’s important or I don’t want to have to rip!

- Cat

Typos courtesy of autocorrect. 



On Dec 13, 2021 at 3:38 PM, <Pixey via groups.io> wrote:

Thanks Lyn.  I have never tried the .dst format directly to the machine.  I know it loses the color details, but I often ignore that anyway and use my own sequencing and substituting (one reason I have no interest in a multi-needle).

Pixey
> On Dec 13, 2021, at 10:32 AM, Lyn Quine <lynquine@...> wrote:
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> I have Janome V5.5 and have used V4 and V5.  I’ve not had a problem converting a format to .jef.   .dst should work in your machine, most modern machines read .dst now, .sew is an old format for Janome I think, and I think I have used it on my 350e, not sure if I’ve used it on my 12 or 15.   Not sure if =4.5 will convert automatically to .jef, if you send it to USB as the later versions do when the Janome machine and hoop are selected.  It’s been a long time since I used V4.
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> Lyn
>> On 13 Dec 2021, at 15:14, Pixey via groups.io <pixeyam@...> wrote:
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>> So since machines are in short supply, my local dealer is offering some good holiday sales on sewing/embroidery accessory bundles.  I got an Accuquilt Go bundle yesterday…Merry Christmas to me!  One of the items in the bundle was an embroidery appliqué design collection for a quilt that unfortunately does not include JEF as one of its formats, so I am going to have to convert stitch files to use it, which I actually have never done before but know can be tricky.   
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>> I have MBX v4.5 and Hatch v2, but was wondering if anyone can offer a recommendation about the best format to work from, other tips to avoid problems, and which might work best.  The available stitch formats are .exp, .art, .art60, .pes, .pcs, .dst, .hus, .xxx, .sew, .vp3
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Re: Bernina Software

Donna Morton
 

jef format has been recognized by Bernina Embroidery Software 8 since the software was updated to 8.2 in earl 2019.  For those not liking Janome Artistic Digitizer, the Bernina software is a great option as it contains all the features and more that Janome Digitizer MBX 5.5 has.  Hatch is missing Corel Draw and Corel Photopaint.  That is why it is less expensive.
Re: Embroidery software

Helene B
 

I have used Embird for years and find it a really good program 


On Dec 13, 2021, at 7:29 AM, Patricia Ward <ward.pm@...> wrote:

I personally would update the Embird to the 2022 and stay with that. There seems to be more support for it as far as written tutorials and an io groups list called Absolutely Embird.  I have not seen much support for Embrilliance.

Personally I really like Hatch and use that. 

If you could afford Artistic Digitizer when they offer special coupons for a good price then you could get great support from Ann Hein, a Janome educator who does live video classes on FB nearly each week. She also has many past videos and help files listed on the sight. She may be able to give you a clue as to when it will go on sale again. She is a very good instructor. 
Why am I not using that?  I already had Hatch when that AD program started.

Pat in Md


On Dec 13, 2021, at 10:16 AM, Kathy Strabel <ksbappa@...> wrote:

Please advise if this post is inappropriate.  

I am beginning to think about switching from one third-party embroidery program to another third-party program. The machine-branded programs are out of my budget's reach; my hobby dollars simply do not stretch that far.

I currently use Embird, which is the first platform I tried many years ago and I have stuck with it ever since. However, it is often very quirky, and technical help is very spotty, save for one person who is a volunteer and who does a great job. But I have no idea how long she will want to keep doing this service.

I am thinking about the Embrilliance platform. I have never seen it in person, only what I have seen on-screen and no one I know uses this platform. I do not require every bell and whistle from this platform, I believe that the Essentials, Thumbnailer, and Enthusiast modules would be quite sufficient for my needs and skill level. I do not intend to do any digitizing of my own designs, etc.  I do like doing lettering, merging, and some removing of pieces of commercially purchased designs

Can anyone offer an opinion  and/or their comparison of current Embird Basic and the Embrilliance modules mention above?  What do you like or not like about either of the platforms?

Thank you--and happy stitching!!
Kathy Strabel   Camas WA 

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