Hi. I'm a newbie. Just joined today and am picking up my new 12000 tomorrow. I am trading in everything I had for my 11000 and I am wondering if you know if the ultimate ruffler can be used with the 1

Jim, I presume the new machine no longer uses cards, can I get the designs I have on cards transferred to my computer? most of my later designs are on memory sticks which I used to transfer them to th

If I do decide to go a head and buy the 12000 I would like to get the foot holder so I can use some of the extra feet I bought for the 11000, where can I get one from???? I have looked at the janome s

I'll have to check out the multi thread stand that Janome made for the machine ... Both of my thread stands hold multiples ... like 12 and always sat behind the machine so they would be in the way of

Jim, Would you mind if I share your .pdf for the thread guide with another of my groups? Several ladies there are looking for an alternative for metallic threads & I think they could probably adapt yo

I rang Somac yesterday afternoon and the sample pack arrived in the post this morning - very good value as it included the metallic thread, 2 cops of polyester, 2 packs of tearaway stabiliser, 6 prewo

I'm Sally from East Central FL and I've been a Jim Stutsman fan almost as long as I've been a Janome fan. Jim, thanks so much for this group. My 12,000 is on the way and I hope arriving next week. I h

Hi, just love this new machine but need to know a few things. What is the dual feed balancing dial used for and should we mere mortals touch it or is it only for the technicians Also I am trying to fo

Hello Jim and Diane, I want to thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with all of us. And I also want to thank the other members of this list for helping out. Gerda

Thanks for your help, have downloaded the foot app and look forward to ones for the 12. I have some large designs I would like to convert from pes to jef but my buzz hasn’t got hoop sizes in its progr

Hello Jim, thank you for your nice greetings. Do you know whether one can take the "Janome Cherry Blossom Bobbins" for the 12000? Would be good, then white Bobbins for sew, and pink for embroidery. Be

Thanks for the vertical thread spindle instructions, Jim. I finished mine yesterday and it works beautifully (added a pic of it in action to the photo section). Now if I could only find metallic threa

Next month Diane and I are taking to the road to go to Michigan for a few seminars. We're going to Gall Sewing and Vac Centers in Muskegon, Lansing, and Grand Rapids on December 8, 9, and 10. Details

I just uploaded some pics of my sewing room. -- Vicki Jo

there are differences in the polyester threads: round vs. trilobal. haven't tried the BFC metallic yet but plan to because I've had great luck with their regular threads & love the sheen. here's the l

I have a design 145x145, what hoop would I have to use to embroider this on the 12000 ?? Going by the ones that come with it I would have to use the 230x300 to fit it in OR is there another one that I

Diane and Jim, Have safe travels! Does anyone know yet if the 12000 will fit in the one extra large Tutto rolling bag? I just bought the 1X Tutto in red 2 weeks ago and haven't even used it yet. Also,

Jim, I have been using the prewound cardboard sided bobbins in my 7700. I put an extra piece of the cardboard on the bobbin of the bobbin case to give it a little extra thickness. Will the prewound ca

Hi, I've seen quite a few discussions about thread stands here and didn't understand quite why until I went to do my 1st embroidery project on my new 12000 and the thread wouldn't fit on the spool on

I went on saturday to take my 11000 to have the led light replaced and had a look at the 12000, its coming home to me, have to get the cash together, we did a craft fair yesterday, very slow to get go