£5,829.00
… this incredibly sturdy, powder coated metal, seamless flatbed machine provides an expansive sewing area with 343mm (13.5”) to the right of the needle and a spacious height of 140mm (5.51”). The most powerful penetration and needle piercing capabilities in home sewing.
Engineered to meet your demands, the Continental M8 Professional provides powerful penetration and needle force which is perfect for garment sewing, quilting and allowing you to easily tackle heavy-weight home furnishing projects in order to make your decorating dreams come true. The Continental M8 Professional is the fastest drop-in bobbin home sewing machine available.
Janome have implemented a durable DC brushless motor that gives you 1300 stitches per minute, while still giving you the strength and stability you require. Add in the full metal frame and Janome’s high standards for vibration suppression and you can be assured of a pleasurable, smooth and high-performance sewing experience for all your sewing projects.
A.S.R. Accurate Stitch Regulator™The M8 comes standard with the A.S.R. (Accurate Stitch Regulator) Janome Accurate Stitch Regulator System includes four feet: closed-toe, open toe, clear view, and the exclusive ruler work foot so that all of your free-motion needs are covered. With the added benefit of being able to set the sensitivity of the sensor; you can adjust the regulation as your skills build.
The Continental Series has one of the industry’s largest sewing spaces available on any household-use machine. With 13 ½” of workspace, a total work area of 17.81”, more than 3” in the needle/needle plate section, and Bright white LED lighting to illuminate your sewing space with shadow-free coverage, your sewing capacity will improve all around. With an added extension table of 26.77” X 15.75”, you’ll have even more workspace. As an added bonus, the worktable has a built-in drawer so that you can keep all of your favorite accessories at your fingertips.
The AcuSpark2 App provides machine learning & support. Simply scan the QR code on the screen of your machine with the app to see information about the stitch, recommended presser feet, adjustment tips, and more.,/p>
The advanced touchscreen shows all of the information you need to sew with ease. Select new stitches and memorise your favourites for quick access. The expanded Sewing Applications feature gives you guidance for perfecting a variety of sewing tasks, including those that use optional accessories. With Memorised Quilt Seaming, the machine remembers the length of your seam, so you can cruise through stitching a large number of the same size blocks.
Using the large, HD 7” touchscreen is like working on your favorite tablet. Bright white LED lighting illuminates your sewing space with shadow-free coverage. Enhance your view with the readily detachable AcuView™ magnifier.
The Janome AcuFeed™ Layered Fabric Feeding System has long been legendary in the sewing and quilting world for its amazing precision and power. Now Janome have taken it to the next level with the AcuFeed™ Flex Plus. The system is still removable but, adding and removing it from the machine has become more advanced – simply touch the AcuFeed icon on your screen to engage or disengage the foot. This ensures that the AcuFeed Flex foot is attached correctly and prevents it from becoming dis-engaged prematurely. AcuFeed™ Flex comes in three useful options. The two-pronged AcuFeed™ feet advance fabric flawlessly from the top and bottom. Use this system for quilting, seaming, and traditional sewing. The special one-pronged AcuFeed™ feet give precise control for more detailed work, like installing zippers and matching seams. The HP2 AcuFeed Flex foot is designed to work with the HP plate, for the highest level of stitch results.
The Detachable AcuFeed Flex Layered Fabric Feeding System is the best on the market. AcuFeed Flex perfectly guides your fabric from the top and bottom. Perfect for quilts, plaids, and any sewing requiring precise control.
The new bobbin winder plate has five cutting blades. Faster and smoother winding, easy thread cutting, and your bobbin is ready to go!
The auto presser foot lift automatically lifts the presser foot after a thread cut – when the thread snip button is pressed, or after a programmed thread cut at the end of a row of decorative stitches. This allows you to keep your hands on your project at all times. It can also be set to raise at the end of any seam, with the needle in the down position for easy pivoting. This great feature simplifies the sewing process so you have less manual steps to save time and increase efficiency.
The new SFS-i, intelligent feeding system is designed to keep the feed dogs down and out of the way so that you can easily position your fabric where you want it to be. As soon as you start sewing, the feed dogs come up and perfectly grab the fabric.
Another industry first, the Continental M8 is the fastest top loading home sewing machine available. With the adoption of a DC brushless motor, you will be able to enjoy 1,300 stitches per minute without having to giveup on strength or stability. Add in the full metal frame and Janome’s high standards for vibration suppression and you can be assured of a pleasurable, smooth and high-performance sewing experience.
Using the right tools at the right time is important in sewing. When using lightweight fabrics, or piecing quilts, a straight stitch needle plate makes all the difference. The M7’s computerised one-touch plate converter allows you to easily switch and use the perfect plate for your project. Simply push the on-screen button to release the plate and place a new one in place. The M7 will automatically retract the new plate into place using a patented magnetic system. No screwdrivers are necessary! The M7 comes with three standard needle plates: zigzag, straight stitch and HP.
Utilise these narrow gauge industrial type feet for curves and precise topstitching. They provide great ease of control and superior visibility. Sized perfectly for creating 1/4” seams, achieve accurate stitches and perfects starts on any type of fabric.
The unique Stitch Composer™ program gives you the ability to create your own stitch patterns from scratch! The program is easy to use, and transferring stitches to your machine is easy using the built-in USB port.
Need a little inspiration to spark your imagination and get the most out of all of those sewing machine features? AcuSpark is just a scan away! The exclusive Janome app will provide you with tutorials, how-to videos and more by simply using your smart phone or tablet to scan the QR code on the screen. No matter what application you are working on, help is just a scan away.
Create original designs for borders and decorative effects with the Stitch Tapering Function. This distinctive feature allows you to adjust stitches at a 30, 45, 90, and 120 angle to combine and edit built-in stitches. Apply this specialised technique through 41 stitches with the Tapering function.
Customise, resize, combine and save the 400 built-in stitches on the Continental M7. The large LCD touchscreen makes it easy to edit, and you can make combinations up to 100 stitches long. Store the stitches in the built-in memory banks, or on a USB drive right from the machine.
A button is placed into the gauge of a special foot for buttonhole formation. The foot works with a sensor on the machine to create a perfectly-sized buttonhole. This creates quick, easy buttonholes of an accurate size for the button of choice. 12 built-in buttonholes including a 9mm wide style.
The specially designed bobbin case and cover mean there’s no need to pull long thread tails up and through when you first thread the machine. Slip the bobbin thread in the cover plate guide; the built-in cutting blades trim the tail to the correct length for a super-clean start to your stitching line. After the initial threading, the auto-thread cutter takes care of trimming and re-setting the tails each time.
The Continental M8 offers an unbelievable 91 needle positions. This allows for more detail in decorative stitches, and incredible fine adjustments in all stitch creation. And with 9mm stitch width, this sort of bold detail can be easily appreciated.
Threading couldn’t be easier! Set your thread, push the lever, release and sew! This time-saving feature allows you to get sewing faster. Its advanced design feeds the thread through the eye of the needle with precise accuracy every time. The streamlined machine head provides excellent visibility around the needle area.
With an independent bobbin motor, there is no need to stop your sewing. Set up your bobbin, push the Bobbin Winding button and keep sewing your seams while the machine simultaneously winds your bobbin.
The knee lift has been designed to make it ergonomic and adjustable to accommodate sewists of any height. You can now sit directly in front of the needle with the knee lift perfectly positioned for free-motion quilting, variable zig-zag, or general sewing.
The M8 has an extensive and generous package of all the necessities. Choose from 400 stitches including 52 hand-style stitches. Choose from an amazing array of 23 standard feet and 32 additional sewing accessories. The Extra-Wide table, with a built-in accessory storage drawer, gives support for free motion quilting and other large projects.
The easy convenience features let you get more out of your sewing time. The most important functions are perfectly placed for effortless access. start/stop button, reverse, locking stitch, needle up/down and thread cutter are all there. And most importantly: the automatic presser foot lift.
The built-in Sewing Applications mode has always been a great time-saver for automatically setting up the machine and recommending the right foot for the application you’re about to start. The M8 takes this to the next level.We’ve added additional functions like inserting a zipper into a small bag, Heirloom techniques, and settings for optional accessories like the Ultra Glide foot.
Not sure how to cut your log cabin strips for a 10” block? Let the Quilt Block Advisor do the work for you. Input the number of rows/size of work for traditional quilt patterns like Nine Patch, Log Cabin, Baby Blocks and more. The Quilt Block Advisor will help you break down each section and provide you with the cutting size of pieces including seam allowance.
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