Janome MC550E LE Embroidery Machine

The Memory Craft MC550e is an embroidery machine from Janome, it is a very pleasing package. It has all the functions one would expect, colour touch screen, a neat detachable Extension Table, and other advanced functions. For example, there's a USB slot to import/export embroidery designs into the machine. It also has a built-in memory where you can save regular designs, plus any customised embroidery designs, for later use.

The newest model is the Limited Edition, or LE version, and offers additional features:

• Direct PC link.
• Updated Embroidery Editor ver. 3
• Updated AcuStitch ver. 2.1
• 30 x Large size embroidery designs
• 4 x Embroidery hoops

EmbroideryEdit software is included when you purchase from us, it is a starter embroidery software, but very useful as our two videos show. View how quickly you can create a large embroidery design from small elements. Add text in various styles, sizes and orientations. Copy/paste elements, resize or rotate and change colours, it is very easy to build or customise your very own logo or add a personal touch to any garment or home furnishing.

All the most used embroidery features bundled into one machine at a great Janome price. The Memory Craft 550e Embroidery Machine shines, there are many features normally only found on more expensive machines, like the ability to quickly load designs from your computer or Internet directly into the machine using a USB memory stick, plus on-screen editing functions to move items on the full-colour touch display, even the standard hoop is 11" x 8" in size. At 860 spm you'll have your designs stitched in a flash.

Get creative with your new Janome MC550e and add professional-style embroidery to garments, accessories, home decor items and more. Transform everything in your home to something uniquely yours or embroidery gifts for the family. Its easy to use and even has a smooth running top drop-in bobbin and built-in needle threading to make creating quick and easy.

The colour screen is a delight to use, all the touch screen icons can be found easily, plus the icon buttons are large enough for pressing with fatter fingers. Choose from 6 built in fonts, or lots of designs, which can be found by design size or design category.

You can skip through design colours, or zoom forward or backward stitch be stitch if needed. For example, if a design has 8 colours and part of the design was a black umbrella, the Janome MC500e makes it possible to miss out stitching the umbrella while continuing to stitch the remainder of the design.

The Janome MC550e has a variable embroidery speed from 400-860 stitches per minute and also a design completion time indicator so you'll now exactly how long your design will take to stitch out. With an automatic thread trimmer, the Janome MC550e will cut threads between thread changes during an embroidery design with programmable jump thread trimming.

Thread the machine up with a built-in Needle threader and you'll be embroidering in no time. It also has a manual thread cutter at the touch of a button. Built-in automatic thread tension setting and sew without any tension problems. Auto return post thread break is a handy feature, if thread does break or run out you can return to the point where the error occurred and start again as if nothing happened. There is an integrated upper and lower thread sensor to notify you of any problems and a clear bobbin thread indicator.

In embroidery mode:
180 built-in embroidery designs
6 Embroidery Fonts
30 Large designs
Monogramming 2/3 letters plus border designs
Auto Centre Designs
4MB built in design storage
Programmable Tump Stitch
Design trim and Stitch Indicator
200 x 360mm Embroidery Area
USB Port
Worldwide Voltage 110-240 Volts
11.6 KG weight
Embroidery Tracing and Basting
200,000 maximum stitches per design
Embroidery Editor Software DVD
Tutorial DVD

Design Editing Features:
Arching
Combine
Copy/Paste
Corner Layout
Drag & Drop
Position Adjustment
Flip (Vertical/Horizontal)
Grouping
Re-size (80%-120%)
Rotate by 1 degree increments
Multi format .JEF, JEF+, JPX, JPX (Acufill), DST

4x embroidery Hoops included:
200x360 mm
200x200 mm
140x200 mm
140x140 mm