I foolishly published my "Welcome" post before we had any members, so this is a belated welcome to the 18 who have so far signed up. Based on the comments of those who have joined, it appears that abo

Hi, I am trying to register my machine online, but I don't see it listed on the registration screen. I have emailed Janome about this, but if anyone has any suggestions, let me know. (I'd rather not r

Hi Jim, Thank you for starting this list as I am sure we will all have many questions. Who better to answer them? As I anxiously await for the delivery of my machine, I have been reading thoroughly th

Just before getting the 12000 Diane was asked to evaluate a Brother 6700D, the top of line model for Brother. It required our entire dining room table to set up. We will do a comparison in the Spring

Not a happy camper, when I paid a deposit 2 weeks ago I was told I could pick up my machine today. Not so they won't now be available until November. Thank you Jim and Diane for keeping me informed wh

After posting my last message, I recieved a call, I now have my 12000 and I am very impressed with it so far. I now have to wait until the weekend to play some more. Zena

My new 12000 arrived safe and sound yesterday. I sat and stitched many of the decorative stitches last night. Today I used the embroidery unit for most of the day. The 140 X 140 hoop is perfect for th

Hi! I am in Australia and hope to see the 12000 next week when the Dealer brings it back from the launch. It sounds very exciting. I have many designs in VP3 format so I guess I will be able to conver

Jim asked us to introduce ourselves when we joined. I live in Alberta, Canada and am looking forward to getting my 12000. We had a launch at our dealers Oct. 4th with Liz from Janome Canada telling an

Hi,my name is Tina, I live in New Zealand and have ordered the 12000, we are having a demonstration on the 12000 on the 2nd November, and our machines don't arrive till sometime in December, I have a

I've been anticipating the arrival of this machine since the beginning of the summer and I'm so glad to have found this list. I've been googling and you tubing like crazy, trying to find out more info

I'm baffled as to why NZ has to wait so much longer, when the 12000 is already making an appearance in Australia. Are they still upset about that whole "Lord of the Rings" movie thing? Like you could

Hi Everyone To answer Tina’s Questions: Yes, the designs read faster from the USB stick. The new HorizonLink software that comes with the machine sends designs to the machine in a flash! The thread st

My 12000 is here and I get to pick it up tomorrow...yay! I'm trading in an MC11000 which has been upgraded to an SE; it's six years old and in excellent condition. Would anyone know how much I might e

The hardest thing I've done in a while is convince myself to walk away from the 12000 at Betty's Bobbin Box! I may have to go back to work and get one before it's all done. Right now I have an 11000SE

Hi I am Linda and just put down my money for the Janome 1200 at the launch show here in the UK. I can't wait until I get this machine home, hopefully in the next week or so. It seems you are all happy

Hi - my name is Vicki and I live in the UK. I'm really looking forward to getting my machine which I hope will be delivered by the end of the month. I do have a couple of questions for those of you wh

Hi, I am Cathy also from the UK. I have been an owner of Janome machines for nearly 30 years and I absolutely love them. I also decided to up-grade from my MC11000SE to the new Horizon 12000 at the la

As those who have the machine know, the 12000 comes with a second bobbin case for use in embroidery. They recommend using that case and the straight stitch plate for embroidery. Diane just finished an

Hello, I am a new member and I live in The Netherlands. My dealer had een introduction of the new Janome Horizon 12000 and it lookes like a nice machine. But it is not available for sale yet, as this