which would you buy either the janome 9700 or mc 6500 or janome 350 e?

Question

I have a janome dc 3050 and would like to get a machine with more features but I also have an embroidery machine brother pe 150 not alot of software I have been sewing mostly guilting for about a year now and can't decide what to go to next

Answer 1

I have the 350E for embroidery only. I wish I'd gotten the 11000 instead. It has more features, especially direct from my embroidery CDs and a direct link to a computer.

The 350E uses either memory cards or memory sticks and takes a very long time to "turn pages" if there are many designs on the memory stick. So far I have 3 memory sticks, no cards or reader.

I also have the Jamome 6500 and use it for sewing and quilting. It is a great machine. It is not industrial strength but is still a workhors. I lilke the double thread stand attatched to the back, wide throat area, extra high presser foot lift, and separate bobbin winding motor. I was surprised that I had a learning curve on the bobbin, but I did.

I had a Janome 5700 for 9 yrs. It was still perfect, never had to have repairs, just cleaning/servicing. Because it used only the old-style cards I gave it to my daughter. She had no machine and had learned to sew on my 5700. I included some embroidery cards. I also like the extra top fabric feed foot. I found that if you buy all the extra feet and throat plates required for some, it will add considerably to the cost. Janome and Viking accessories are pricey.

I don' t know much about the 9700 machine. I do know it is popular and there is a user group --in Yahoo?
has a limited memory for it's alphabet in 3 styles and for stitches built in to the machine.

All that to say. I might have purchased a used Viking SE if I'd had time to compare them side by side. I do mostly children's and heirloom sewing.

I use a Pfaff coverstitch serger, one model down from the electronic coverstitch.

Had I not had a daughter to give my Janome 5700 to, I probably would have sold it, or even kept it because it is such a good machine.
Hope this helps!
Linda

Answer 2

Before you go throwing a whole lot of money after something you have never done; consider just picking up and older model sewing machine from a thrift shop to learn and practice sewing. I have a couple nice machines here that I use all the time that I did not pay more than $25. I grew up using the old treadle machines and then the old singer, I am very old school. Have sewed everything and anything and would never send a new kid into the sewing world on a brand new machine. (the same idea of a new car, learn on an old car and work your way up) find an old singer at the thrift shop and make a few quilts( sew squares together) and some shirts, shopping bags to learn how this sewing business is... expensive does not mean it is a good machine, I have an 1928 White rotary machine that I paid all of $1.29 for and it is a wonderful machine....

Answer 3

I have the 6500p and love it.. It has a large bed for quilting and lots of heirloom stitches and 3 monograms, but my 2 favorite features are the knee lift for the presser foot and the speed control. It's a very smooth running machine and has a beautiful stitch.

I also have the 300e embroidery machine.. I like the fact that both machines are affordable and they are total separate machine.. After all you can not sew and embroider at the sametime with the other machines so why have both in one it sort of defeats the purpose.. Like you I do a lot of sewing and I would hate the fact that I couldn't sew while embroidering..

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

I was looking at the Janome machines and was impressed by the top Janome, it has a lot of features and uses that is expandable. You can never have enough features to learn over a period of time. I own a 2170 pfaff and have taken time to learn every feature and now am ready to tackle digitizer. You have the rest of your life to learn it and expand your knowledge. Buy the machine that will grow your knowledge with you not outdate you.

Answer 5

I have had the 6500 for about 3 years and absolutely love it. That is the machine I use all the time and for everything! I also have a Gem Silver I take to classes and a Viking SE. I would buy the 6500 again with no reservations at all. Good luck.

Answer 6

Maybe you should wait a little longer to decide, and in the meantime, everything you find yourself thinking of something you would like to do that you can't, then that's a vote for the new machine. You can also sit and look at all thefeatures of the machines you do have, and be honest about features you are not using. Your machines can either hold you prisoner or set you free! Good luck and have fun.

Answer 7

Hi,
I have the 350e and love it! Its resonable price, and it runs and runs with no problems. My other one is before the 9700 Its a 9000 and its a running machine. I use the 9000 for sewing and the 350e for embroidering.

Have a great day!
Nancy in Kansas

Answer 8

My friend has the 6500 and loves it!