Janome MB-4 opinions

stitchlady · December 12, 2013

I have a 350 E and am thinking to upgrade so that i can embroider larger than 5 x7 without splitting the embroidery design. Anybody has MB-4 then please share some thoughts or opinions? Commercial machines?

Thanks!

diver361 · December 12, 2013

Better choice to Brother PR 1000. MB4 is old machine with no good options..

denpopov · December 13, 2013

I dont think I would go with MB-4 as Janome which has been brought out before so many years and that technology is aging. I have not heard any thing about new Janome multi-needle as well. you may go with 15000 as its a wonderful machine.

lindarnold · December 13, 2013

I have the 300E and MB4. The MB4 somewhat is kind of love hate relationship. Sometimes want to kiss it and sometimes I feel to just shoot it. If you have any in home repair or maintenance technician for Janome then it goo or else I would avoid it because i do not know how to service the own machine.

rosemary · December 13, 2013

Its a hernia maker when you it move around.I had MB4 and was a good embroidery machine, but, it took quite long to thread. That the reason I had to sell it and I went back to 11000SE. Though you need to change thread for each color change, it is very easy. We all are used to threading machines, and we can easily do it without even looking properly. Think about 12000 or 15000.

olive · December 13, 2013

Just how large a design you want, how much YOU want to pay, do you enjoy thread color changing a single needle machine. I had Brother 200 snoopy embroidery only machine in 90's, max sewing area 3.97 inches square. I discovered that the hoop size was very restrictive. At that time I was creating large (8 feet by 4 feet ) panels, now called as free motion embroidery, we used to call it a machine embroidery. I purchased a Toyota 350 ESP 12 needle machine, it was an absolute bliss. I could embroider big designs, the machine was restricted to 16 x 10.25 inch hoop, I did not have to change threads constantly, snip jumps, MC 10k did not have auto scissors.

Now I have Tajima TEMX C1501 15 needle machine, and in 2014 a single needle machine will also join it.

I am looking at H9900, it is far than 10000. So think what its you want to do, will you use the machine every day, have house room , then carefully look at your budget.

stitchlady · December 13, 2013

This is informative to know, well i was asking about janome MB-4 and i don't think it worth giving any try, thanks friends but more opinion is always welcomed. Keep sharing.

denpopov · December 13, 2013

I have the MB4 and a 350e and dont have problems with them. MB4 is great and gives excellent results on stitch outs - from large to small.

AlexAbramov · December 13, 2013

I tie loop knot, I put both the threads and make loop to make single knot. Never, comes out where the square knot does and single "inline" knot will never do. In Quickstitch, you can thread 4 threads in especially if you are a master.

stitchlady · December 14, 2013

Thanks everyone! I love 350E and I've got a 9000.Equally I use both because I don't want to be limited to 5X7 design. I wanted a bit bigger 6X10 8x10 so I thought to pick up a MB4. I will look at other combo machines also. Thank you for the good information.