Memory Craft 8900 Quilters Companion

• Work Space - 11 inches or 280mm to handle huge projects
• Free Arm Length - 10" or 254mm much longer than a standard machine
• Machine Screen - bright backlit LCD touch screen includes stylus
• Quick Reference Stitch Chart - in lid of machine
• Easy Stitch Selection - using the built-in tactile jog dial 
• Stitches - 270 built-in stitches over 11 Stitch Categories (i.e. heirloom, decorative, quilting, play, long, bridge, etc.)
• Sewing Speed - up to 1000 stitches per minute
• Buttonholes - 11 different styles of auto one-step buttonhole. All can be customized for stitch width, stitch density & adjustable opening length
• Stitch Width - up to 9mm
• Stitch Length - up to 5mm
• Stitch Elongation - satin stitches can be elongated up to 5 times longer than the original stitch size
• Needle Positions - 91
• Favourite Stitch - able to adjust individual stitches and save settings
• Up/Down Flip - 29 stitches can be flipped horizontally & vertically
• Startover - if you start stitching & need to start again, press the startover key & the stitch will reset to the beginning. Great for decorative stitches. 
• Set Menu - personalize your machine functions via the Set Menu 
• Fonts - 3 fonts (Block, Script, Broadway and a Cyrillic Font)
• Built-in Memory - 20 programmable memories across different stitch categories including fonts
• Upper Feed Device - Janome's renown AcuFeed (removable dual feed system - twin type & optional single type)
• AcuFeed Balance Dial - when AcuFeed engaged allows you to adjust feed if the fabric is puckering on top or below 
• Drop Feed - Yes
• Superior Plus feed system - 7 piece feed dog; no more fabric slipping, puckering and shifting 
• Foot Pressure - manual dial with 7 levels
• Extra High Presser Foot Lifter - for easy positioning of thick projects and fabrics, raise presser foot lift lever up & up again, foot stays in the highest position until you lower it down
• Needle Threader - built-in, easy to use one hand type 
• Needle Plate - has patented needle plate markings for precision sewing with needle drop position, angle marks and sewing guides in front of the sewing foot 
• Easy Change Needle Plate - no more screws the needle plate is easily removed by pressing a lever, then attach Straight Stitch Needle Plate
• Thread Cutter - automatic programmable thread cutter; cuts top & bobbin thread at the same time, pulling top thread to underside 
• Needle Up/Down Function - you can memorise this function, needle can remain in down position in fabric when stop sewing or in up position
• Auto Lock-off Stitch button - locks off your stitching at the push of  button, no more unraveling
• Lock Button - a safely function which locks the machine, should be activated when threading, changing the needle  or changing sewing foot
• Lighting - 5 white LED lights illuminate your work area and give you shadow free sewing
• Cloth Guide - ensures exact seam allowances are maintained
• Adjustable Knee Lifter - adjust its position to suit you. The knee lifter raises/lowers the sewing foot 
• Storage - in the machine lid, store your everyday feet plus the large accessory box gives you front, rear & under the free arm storage 
• Carry Handle - long handle slots neatly around the top of machine 
• Large Extension Table - is clear and fits around the free arm making a large flat sewing area, ideal for quilting, patchwork and general sewing  
• Foot Control - new large style, more stable and easy to use
• Internal Frame - rigid die-cast aluminum frame for stable sewing at high speeds
• Multi-language - 15 languages English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Portuguese, Polish, Turkish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean 
• Machine Weight - 12.3Kg

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