Janome MC 11000 - User manual

Memory Craft 11000
www.janome.com

Memory Craft 11000
A new dimension in sewing & embroidery

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Moveable i-heightTMScreen
It's the biggest, most colorful screen we've ever made and the
only one that moves. With the push of a button, you can move
the screen up or down to find your best height and see every
stitch in true color.
Extra Wide Work Area
With the screen in the up position you get more than 9"
(234mm) of wonderful working space to the right of the
needle. This gives the Memory Craft 11000 the largest arm
and bed space of any home embroidery machine.
Superior Data Transfer
Import and export designs via direct PC connection, ATA PC Card,
USB memory device, optional USB CD drive (read only) or optional
wireless StitchLink. PC Folder Tool allows you to access designs on
your computer as if they were simply in another folder on your
Memory Craft 11000.
Robotic Precision
The Rolling Linear Motion Guide moves the embroidery hoop
with an accuracy never before seen in the home embroidery
market. We achieved this precision by using the same technology
developed for industrial desktop robots.
Time Saving Convenience Features
The Memory Craft 11000 is loaded with features to make
your sewing faster and easier, like the programmable thread
cutter, independent bobbin winding, automatic needle
threader, and a knee lift.
Full Intensity Lighting System
Special, bright white LED lights illuminate your work from
multiple angles. Even dark fabrics are easy to see. It’s like shining
a spotlight on your work exactly where you need it most.
Built-In Creativity
Choose from 307 built-in stitches and 122 built-in
embroidery designs, including embroidered quilt designs.
There are also built-in templates and a new series of 52
fully editable stitches, allowing you to create unique
embroidery designs from decorative stitches.
Janome Heritage
You get the quality and reliability that can only
come from over one hundred years of making the
top sewing machines in the industry.
Powerful On-Board Editing
Bring in designs from multiple sources. Cut, copy, paste, flip,
rotate, rescale, zoom in and see your layout in 3D. Everything is
in bright, true colors and the giant i-heightTM screen makes it
simple to drag and drop.
Largest Square Embroidery Hoop
Square is the best shape for embroidery, and the Memory Craft 11000
has the largest square hoop on the market at 8" x 8" (200 x 200mm).
There’s also a standard hoop at 5" x 4" (126 x 110mm), plus
two optional hoops: macro 8" x 11" (200 x 280mm) and
free arm 2" x 2" (50 x 50mm).
Compact Size
We’ve increased the embroidery size without increasing the
overall size of the machine. And the Memory Craft 11000 doesn’t
require a bulky embroidery attachment. Janome is the only
company offering quick conversion from sewing to embroidery.
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Moveable i-height Screen
The only moveable screen in the industry
What could be better than the largest, high-resolution screen on an
embroidery machine? How about one that adjusts to the height that’s most
comfortable for you?
The new i-height screen is the widest display available. At more than
7 1/2" when measured diagonally
, it’s the size of many portable DVD screens.
But it will show you something even better than movies. With 640 x 480 full
resolution, it displays designs with crystal clarity in up to 65,536 colors.
That’s accurate enough for vivid photo images. (And the Memory Craft
11000 lets you add your own photos as screensavers.)
Because you adjust the screen to the height that’s best for you, you can
find the optimal eyeline for viewing the screen. You avoid neck strain and
can sew comfortably for hours.
When the screen is fully up, the Memory Craft 11000 has the largest
work area of any embroidery machine, more than 9" to the right of the
needle. Move it all the way down and the included case top fits neatly over
the machine. Any way you look at it, the i-height touch screen makes
everything you sew and embroider something to see.
A picture is worth a
thousand words
Icons are great, if you can remember
what they mean. Most of us prefer
pictures and that’s what the Memory
Craft 11000 uses for navigation keys:
simple, recognizable pictures. You spend
less time scratching your head and more
time sewing.
When the screen goes up,
the show begins

Robotic Precision
The robots that assemble high tech electronic devices move with a
quickness and precision that even the most skilled humans can’t begin
to match. Back in the 1990s, Janome pioneered the home embroidery
market with the revolutionary Memory Craft 8000. The X-Y movement of the
Memory Craft 8000 became the impetus for Janome to develop desktop robots.
The robots have now returned the favor.
Janome is the world’s largest manufacturer of industrial desktop robots. Our
knowledge and expertise was crucial in the utilization of a special carriage arm
system called the Rolling Linear Motion Guide for moving the embroidery hoop
on the Memory Craft 11000. Not only does it allow a much larger field of
movement (and therefore much larger hoops), it also has a precision unmatched in
any machine we’ve ever made. In fact, we believe it to be the most precise
embroidery machine on the market today
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The elegance of this system lies in the fact that while being the most
sophisticated on the market, it doesn’t require you to attach a bulky embroidery
mechanism to the end of your machine. You still have the built-in convenience of
Janome’s patented quick conversion from sewing to embroidery
Simple setup
To get ready for embroidery, press the
lever to release the arm and swing it into
place. The arm is extremely stable and
you can embroider easily through
multiple layers of fabric.
Extremely wide side-to-side
The MemoryCraft 11000’s embroidery mechanism takes full advantage of the
machine’s extra-large work space. It can move the hoop nearly 8" from side-to-side,
giving you the widest embroidery capability on the market.
Even larger back to front
The Rolling Linear Motion Guide allows the hoop to move more than
11" back to front. That’s nearly the size of this page!

The Most Work
Area Ever...
The Memory Craft 11000 may be the most
compact of the leading embroidery machines, but
it also has the most sewing, quilting and
embroidery room — more than 9" to the right of
the needle when the screen is in the up position.
That’s sleek and efficient styling.
This extra room allows the Memory Craft
11000 to have the widest embroidery hoop on the
market. And it’s also great for those big quilting
projects where you’re pushing a lot of fabric past
the needle.
The powerful motors and precise feeding
system handle multiple layers of material. So go
ahead and make a thick winter coat, a slipcover
for the couch, or that king size quilt. The Memory
Craft 11000 has the power and the room to
handle it.
...In The Most
Compact Size
In Embroidery Mode, the Memory Craft
11000 is just 181/2" (469 mm) across, making it
the most compact of the leading embroidery
machines. Competing models require bulky
embroidery attachments that can add another half
foot to the length of the machine. But not the
Memory Craft 11000. The embroidery arm is
built in. The design is just as functional in Sewing
Mode. If your table space and sewing time are at
a premium, the Memory Craft 11000 was made
for you.

Jumping Through Hoops
The Memory Craft 11000’s embroidery mechanism
takes full advantage of the machine’s extra-large work space. It
can move the hoop nearly 8" from side-to-side, giving you the
widest embroidery capability on the market.
You can go way beyond square with the optional Macro
Hoop. While taking full advantage of the machine’s extra wide
embroidery capacity, this monster hoop can handle designs
that are more than 11" tall. And the Memory Craft 11000 has
dozens of built-in designs created especially for this hoop.
Square Hoop
8"x8"
(200 x 200 mm)
Standard Hoop
5"x4"
(126 x 110 mm)
Optional Free Arm Hoop
2"x 2" (50 x 50 mm)
Optional Macro Hoop
8"x 11"
(200 x 280 mm)
Why It’s Hip to be Square
We found that while embroidery hoops come in all
kinds of shapes, the designs most embroiderers want to make
are square. Quilters especially like square designs since quilt
squares are, well, square. So we designed the Memory Craft
11000 to have 8" of embroidery arm movement from side to
side just so we could give you the largest embroidery field in a
square. The 8" square that is so common in quilting can now
be embroidered in a single hooping. The machine also comes
with a 5" x 4" hoop, perfect for many standard designs.

Memory Banks
Just like when you’re using your
computer, you’ll want to save your
work as you go. It’s easy on the
Memory Craft 11000. Name and save
your layouts to the built-in Memory
Banks. The folder system makes it
easy to organize your projects and
find them later. It’s just as easy to
save to external devices such as a
USB memory key,ATA PC Card, or
your computer.
Easy On-Screen Manipulation
It’s so easy to bring in designs, lettering,
and decorative stitches to create
embroidery layouts. Cut, copy, paste, flip,
rotate, rescale, and more. You see your
designs displayed in whichever color you
choose. The function keys are user-
friendly pictures, so you always know
what to do. The Memory Craft 11000’s
editing features are so easy to use, you’ll
be creating beautiful embroidery right
out of the box.
Simple, Precise Layout
After you’ve selected your hoop size,
simply drag the individual embroidery
designs into place with the handy,
included stylus. Zoom in to make sure
your designs are in exactly the right spot
and use the arrow keys for fine
adjustments.
Zoom In For A Closer Look
The new Zoom feature lets you take a magnified look at your design to make sure everything is in exactly the
right place. Press Zoom once for a larger view with editing tools to the side. Press Zoom again and your
design layout fills the wide screen for the closest possible view.
Close Closer Closest 3D!
Powerful Built-In Editing
Of course, because it’s a Memory Craft and because Janome always
packs power right into the machine, you don't need a computer to create
sophisticated embroidery layouts on your Memory Craft 11000. The
editing tools are so streamlined, you’ll be ready to stitch out complete
projects in minutes. The function keys are pictures of what they do, so
you don’t have to memorize a confusing set of icons. You see your design
layout exactly as it will appear in the hoop. And then you have the option
of zooming in for a close, closer, closest look or even seeing what your
design will look like in three dimensions.
The editing tools are everything an advanced user could want. But
they’re easy enough for a beginner to use right away. Start day dreaming.
Because if you can think it up, you can quickly have it embroidered out.

Convenient Features
To Speed Up Your Projects
From threading the needle at the beginning of your project to
automatically cutting the thread when you’re done, this machine has
dozens of features designed to save you time and increase your sewing
flexibility. The Start/Stop button allows you to sew without using the foot
pedal. The independent bobbin winding motor lets you wind your next
bobbin while you’re sewing. The Knee Lift lets you raise the presser foot
without taking your hands off your fabric. Sewing Applications gives you
quick access to your favorite sewing functions. The innovative “Help
Movies" show you exactly how to use those functions. In fact, there’s
simply not room on this page to describe all the time-saving,
convenience-building features the Memory Craft 11000 offers.
For that, you need to test stitch a new Memory Craft 11000 for
yourself at your authorized Janome Dealer. You need to enter the new
dimension in sewing and embroidery!
Full Intensity
Lighting System
When you turn on your machine, eight pure white LEDs illuminate your
work area. Every stitch is easy to see so you can work more accurately and
without eye strain. You can also easily customize your lighting
configuration through the machine’s Set Up menu.
52 Decorative Stitches
As Embroidery
Now, for the first time ever, you can
bring decorative stitches into the
embroidery editing area and make
them curve, repeat, and do just about
anything else you can imagine.
More Built-In
Sewing Creativity
Choose from 307 quilting, utility,
heirloom, and decorative stitches. Each
of them can be customized for length
and width and saved in memory.
Knee Lift
Help Movies Menu Help Movies Demo
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Start/Stop Button
Sewing Applications
A. Independent Bobbin Winder
B. Programmable Thread Cutter
Automatic Needle Threader

It took well over a century
to create this machine
The Memory Craft 11000 is an amazing machine. It should be, since we’ve been
working towards it for more than 100 years. Almost two decades ago we launched
the embroidery revolution with the Memory Craft 8000, and years before that we
introduced the world’s first programmable computerized home sewing machine.
Ever since we got our start around the time of Abraham Lincoln, we’ve been
looking for ways to make sewing machines better. Today’s Janome machines are
faster, quieter, and easier to use than anything our founders could have imagined. But
like them, we’ve never forgotten that above all our customers want reliable machines
that make beautiful, precise stitches.
When you buy a Memory Craft 11000 from Janome you’re getting all the
advantages of our heritage. And that’s something you can’t get from any other brand.
Janome machines stand the test of time.
1860
A.J. Clark and William Barker begin making their own reliable
sewing machine with a long name: The New England Single Thread
Hand Sewing Machine. Soon they are selling them faster than they
can make them. The New Home Sewing Machine Company is born.
1877
William Grout joins the company and develops the
smoothest running sewing machine they've ever
produced. It's called the New Home.
1960
The New Home Sewing Machine
Company is purchased by Janome Sewing
Machine Co., Ltd.
2005
Janome introduces a New Dimension in Sewing and
Embroidery with the amazing Memory Craft 11000 — a
machine so advanced, yet so easy to use. It carries the
Janome tradition of reliability and precision into the future.
Sewing with Janome can be habit forming
Meet 4 generations of Janome Tradition. Great Grandmother Rita Flanagan, Grandmother Dee Dadik,
Mother Renee Hagan, Twin Daughters Claire and Emma Hagan – Janome sewers one and all. They
know that when they sew with Janome, they’re sewing with more than a century of heritage.
Innovative
Macro Hoop shown
at Actual Size!
8" x 11" (200 x 280 mm)

Easier navigation
Built-In
Creativity
Powerful
On-Board
Editing
Moveable
i-height Screen
Independent
bobbin winder
Superior
Data
Transfer
Knee lift
Compact Size
Full Intensity
Lighting System
Robotic Precision
Programmable
thread cutter
Time Saving
Convenience
Features
Needle threader
Extra Wide
Work Area
52 Decorative Stitches With Embroidery Editing Capability
307 Built-in Stitches
Satin
Buttonholes
Quilting
Heirloom Pictograph
Symbols
Decorative
Utility
Specifications
Size: W 181/2"x H 13"x D 9" (W469 x H324 x D230 mm)
Work space: W 9"x H 4" (W234 x H 110 mm)
Weight: 32 lbs (14.3 kg)
Conventional sewing speed: 60-860 spm
Embroidery sewing speed: 60-800 spm
7.5" (193 mm) LCD touch screen
640 x 480 screen resolution, 65,536 colors
Maximum embroidery size: 8" x 11" (200 x 280 mm) with optional Macro Hoop
Standard Hoop Sizes: Standard 5"x 4" (126 x 110 mm); Square 8"x 8" (200 x 200 mm)
122 built-in embroidery designs
10 monogram fonts with European letters, 2 & 3 letter plus border
Embroidery editing: Enlarge/Reduce, Rotate, Turn-over, Drag & Drop,
Re-editing, Zoom, Arc, User Color Choice
Compatible memory devices: ATA Card, USB memory key, optional CD-Rom drive
Two USB ports (Host & Slave)
Folder System: no limit within memory capacity
307 built-in stitches, including 13 one-step buttonholes
3 monogramming fonts
Stitch editing: Memory, Cancellation, Turn-over, Elongate
Maximum zigzag width: 1/2" (7 mm)
Maximum stitch length: 1/4" (5 mm) forward; 1/4" (5 mm) reverse
10 on-screen languages
Stretch stitch adjustment
Built-in auto needle threader
Automatic thread cutter
Eight white LED lamps
Independent bobbin winding motor
7-piece feed dog with auto drop
Speed control
Needle Up/Down
Extra-high presser foot lift
Horizontal full rotary hook
Computer controlled automatic tension
Snap-on feet
Horizontal spool pin
Knee lift
Electronic foot controller
Hard resin cover
Instruction book, Instruction DVD & Handbook DVD
MC11K Tools software (PC Folder Tool & Screen Saver Tool)
USB cable
Stylus
Optional Accessories
DigitizerPro software
Customizer 11000 software
PC Design Card/CD
Free Arm Hoop 2"x 2" (50 x 50 mm)
Macro Hoop 8"x 11" (200 x 280 mm)
Spool stand unit
Straight stitch needle plate with straight stitch foot
Clothsetter table
External CD-ROM drive