What the designing seamstress does not like about this machine
I have decided that if I ever really want to machine embroider I will get a dedicated machine. Doubt this will ever happen. At first I liked the button hole attachment but found it to be too confining when making vertical shirt buttonholes. It was also irritating when the wheel lost its place and I had to lean way over and squint to realign it. My old Jannome 8000 makes fine button holes much easier. Having 2 positions for the raised pressure foot was redundant. The hype claims that the lower position is for stopping and turning but that can be done in the higher positon also. I never did adjust to the panel of little buttons above the needle. Having to anticipate which button to push while manipulating the fabric was just plain dumb and the reverse button was really poorly placed. Color coding or different sizes or placement of the buttons would make this much more convenient. The stitches were nicely catagorized but you don't know if you are getting fashion or heirloom until you push the screen. It would be simple to write this on the screen so you could pick the category without having to hunt them down. The automatic thread cutter was also a big disappointment. I can cut thread by hand much faster. I am already checking features of different machines so I will be better prepared when my old Janome dies.