Mechanical$$ 500–1kHD
18 stitches · 5-piece feed dog · 6.5 mm width
Janome
A Japanese maker with the widest home range of the brands we cover. The HD line is the mechanical heavy-duty entry; Memory Craft is the computerized tier with wider throats; CoverPro is the coverstitch line.
Janome at a glance
Strongest atMechanical build quality, wide-throat computerized
Weaker atStraight-stitch speed (until the HD9), budget sergers
Price span$$ 500–1k → $$$$ 2–3k
We cover4 series · 7 models
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Series decoder
The letters tell you the jobHDMechanical
Heavy duty mechanical
Built forDenim, canvas, everyday garments
Band$$
Watch forSlower than the Juki TL
MCComputerized
Memory Craft computerized
Built forQuilting and garments on one machine
Band$$$ → $$$$
Watch forComputerized means more to service
CoverProCoverstitch
Coverstitch
Built forKnit hems, activewear
Band$$
Watch forCoverstitch only, no overlock
SergersSerger
Sergers
Built forKnits, seam finishing
Band$
Watch forManual threading across the range
Janome models we cover
Computerized$$$$ 2–3kMC
1,000 spm · 10 in throat · full stitch set
Coverstitch$$ 500–1kCoverPro
1/2/3 needle · 3 or 6 mm cover · 4 x 5.5 in bed · 1,000 spm
Mechanical$$$ 1–2kHD
1,600 spm · straight stitch only · 11 lb foot pressure (Janome product page) · 32 lb
Mechanical$ under 500HD
860 spm · 14 stitches · 5 mm zigzag · 16.8 lb aluminum body
Mechanical$$ 500–1kHD
18 stitches · 6.5 mm width · 18.7 lb aluminum body
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Serger$ under 500Sergers
Janome 8002D
7.63/4 thread · 1,300 spm · differential 0.5 to 2.25 · 13.4 lb