Janome Continental M17

Embroidery / Quilting / Sewing
Workspace 343mm/13.5″
Biggest Hoop 460mm x 280mm
Accurate Stitch Regulator
Sewing speed 1,300spm

The Janome Continental M17 is Janome’s new top-of-the-line combo machine offering the highest levels of functionality and quality. While retaining all the traditional usability of Janome, the Continental M17 incorporates challenging new features and provides even greater comfort and luxury.

The largest sewing area in the industry matched with the largest embroidery space. Quilting features now include stitch regulator with Janome’s new A.S.R. – Accurate Stitch Regulator and the fastest sewing speeds, are just a few of the many reasons to love this new model.

Featuring a huge flat work-area 343mm (13.5″) and dual integrated touch screens. Edit, design and create on the large, 10.1″ LCD touchscreen, it is so easy to navigate; then when you’re ready to sew or embroider, the second screen, will allow you to fine-tune your stitches, tension, foot pressure, and more!

Introducing new features such as the Thumb wheel function, means you can delicately control the needle position to finish those intricate sewing projects.

Complete with 850 built-in stitches, including 13 buttonholes and alpha numeric fonts including 9mm lettering and numbers. Over 1,200 built-in embroidery designs, five embroidery hoops to use with built-in designs from monogramming to sashiko and everything in between, and the largest embroidery hoop in the industry at 460mm x 280mm, the Continental M17 opens up a whole new world of design capabilities.

Janome original features such as AcuFeed and QuiltBlockAdvisor are included, plus Artistic Digitizer Jr software is supplied within the Bonus Embroidery Quilting Kit. Let the Continental M17 take you to the highest level of your creative abilities.

Due to the size and weight of this machine, shipping is only available within Victoria.

Features

WiFi Connectivity with iPad, Laptop & PC	Wireless connectivity with PC plus iOS and android devices.
Work Space	To the right of the needle: Width 343mm (13.5″) Height 140mm (5.5″)
Sewing Speed	up to 1300 stitches per minute
Pivot Function	Yes
Easy Change Needle Plate	Automatic one-touch replacement. Press needle plate icon on screen, the needle plate is electronically lifted, remove and attach required needle plate.
Machine Screen	Dual interactive touch screens. Adjust stitch settings, tension, foot height, plus lock & needle plate functions. Middle screen is easily accessible to quickly adjust any stitch settings.
Built-in Stitches	850
Stitch Width	9mm
Buttonholes	13
Stitch Tapering Function	Yes
Needle Positions	91
Presser Foot Lift Button	Yes
Foot Pressure	Yes, electronic automatic control
Embroidery Speed	Up to 1,200 stitches per minute.
Built-in Embroidery Designs	1,230
Maximum Embroidery Area	280mm x 460mm
Built-in Embroidery Fonts	10
Built-in Letter Monogramming	Yes, 2 & 3 letter monogramming, plus emblems, normal sew stitches and border designs.
Standard Embroidery Hoops	4 Standard Hoops (RE46d 280×460, SQ28d 280×280, RE20d 140×200, SQ10d 100×100) Plus Bonus AcuFil Quilting Hoop ASQ27d (270×270)
Needle Threader	Computerised automatic needle threader.
Upper Feed Device	Yes. This model comes with 7 Dual Feed feet (3 twin dual, 3 single dual & 1 professional dual)
Lighting	9 super white bright LED’s in 4 locations across workarea.
Machine Ports	2 USB ports, 1 PC port, Thread cutter port
Standard Sewing Feet	35 including 4 Accurate Stitch Regulator Feet (closed-toe, open-toe, clear-view and Ruler Work)
Extra Wide Table	Optional
Built-in Memory	Up to 64MB
Machine Size with Emb Arm Attached	Length 1112mm x Height 354mm x Width 712mm (43.8″ x 13.9″ x 28″)
Weight	Machine + Embroidery Unit = 30.3Kg
Free Arm Length	This is a flat-bed machine
Quick Reference Stitch Chart	Available on machine screen, handy at-a-glance stitch charts which can be safely stored on back of the machine storage bin; plus the FREE Janome APP called AcuAssist (iOS & android) has images of all built-in stitches for easy viewing. With a wireless connection to the machine send your chosen stitch to the machine from your device and stitch.
Sewing Applications	Yes, one of the modes available from the Home Menu.
Stitch Length	up to 5mm
Speed Control Slide	Yes
Stitch Elongation	Yes, up to 5 times on satin stitches.
Favourite Stitch	Yes, available on all stitches & buttonholes but not including alphabets and created stitches.
Mirror Image Stitches	Yes
Startover	Yes, when startover selected, stitch will reset to the beginning.
Bobbin Winder	Yes, independent bobbin winder. Able to wind a bobbin while sewing.
Set Menu	Personalize the machine functions via the Set Menu.
Fonts in Normal Sew	English & European alphabet: Block, Script, Broadway. Turkmen alphabet. Russian alphabet: 4 fonts + Cyrillic font.
AcuFeed Balance	Yes, on screen.
Drop Feed	When you raise the sewing foot the feed dogs automatically drop.
Superior Plus Feed System	7 piece feed dog, new style.
Needle Plate	Advanced needle plate markings for precision sewing with needle drop position, angle marks and sewing guides in front of the sewing foot. This model has 3 different needle plates – Standard, Straight Stitch and Professional Grade.
Thread Cutter	Automatic programmable thread cutter; cuts top & bobbin thread at the same time, pulling top thread to underside, consistent cut thread tail of 12mm. Also, standard with this model is the remote thread cutter switch activated by your foot. Remote thread cutter attaches to a base plate with the foot control.
Stop/Start Button	Able to sew without foot control. Hold in button when starting to sew & machine sews slow, same at end of sewing press & hold button, machine will sew slow. Sewing speed is controlled by speed slide on the front of the machine.
Needle Up/Down Function	You can memorise this function, needle can remain in down position in fabric when stop sewing (default setting) or be programmed to stop in the up position.
Auto Lock-off Stitch button	Locks off your stitching at the push of button.
Lock Button	This is a safety function which locks the machine to activate easy change over needle plate, when threading, changing the needle or changing sewing foot.
Reverse Button	Yes.
Cloth Guide	The cloth guide attaches to the machine at the bobbin holder cover. It is a free standing attachment with a manual adjustment slide.
Magnifier	Yes, the set of 3 AcuView Optic Magnifiers™ (1.2, 1.4, 1.6 lens) are supplied with the machine.
Adjustable Knee Lifter	Yes, electronic.
Variable Zig Zag	Free motion stitching using zig zag stitch. The stitch width is controlled by the knee lift. Great for thread art or creative free motion work.
Embroidery Unit	The embroidery unit is a gantry style unit which attaches to the left end of the machine. This unit can also be utilised as an extended work-area; with the touch of a button, you can move the hoop connector to the top of the embroidery arm from its default lowest position.
Upper Thread Sensor	Yes
Bobbin Thread Sensor	Yes, optical.
Real-time Monitoring of needle position during embroidery stitch-out	Yes, able to see on embroidery screen, the needle position as it embroiders a design.
Embroidery Hoops	RE46d 280mm x 460mm SQ28d 280mm x 280mm RE20d 140mm x 200mm SQ10d 100mm x 100mm ASQ27d 270mm x 270mm
Software & APP’s	PC software is downloadable for Stitch Composer / Screen Saver Tool / Quilt Block Advisor (Windows only). 5 FREE Janome APP’s available from APP Store or Google Play. (Embroidery-Link, AcuAssist, AcuSketch, AcuSetter & ScreenSaverTool)
Storage	Janome accessory case. In the top of the machine. At the top right back of the machine. Inside the embroidery table front and rear panels.
Carry Handle	Short handle folds neatly behind the top cover of the machine + hand holes are built-in on each end of the machine base to safely move the machine.
Janome Accessory Carrying Case	Provided with the machine is a Janome branded accessory case with 3 specially moulded trays, to store the majority of the accessories supplied with this machine.
Foot Control	Large Style with base to fit supplied thread cutter switch
Internal Frame	Rigid die-cast aluminium frame for stable sewing at high speeds
Multi-language	15 languages – English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Russian, Portuguese, Polish, Turkish, Norwegian & Czech.