Janome Continental M8

Description

Janome Continental M8 Sewing Machine

Right now the Janome Continental M8 is the best sewing machine on the market.  We feel comfortable making such a claim given that the Continental M8 is an industry leader in the following categories:

• Throat Space: the Janome Continental M8 has 13.5″ of throat space, which is the most throat space on a home sewing machine under $10,000.
• Motor: the Janome Continental M8 is one of three home sewing machines equipped with an industrial-grade brushless servo motor. The other two are the Janome Continental M6 and Janome Continental M17.  All other home sewing machine are designed with the traditional brushed motor, which are perfectly fine, but definitely a tier below.
• Frame: the Janome Continental M8 is one of only a handful of home sewing machines designed with a powder-coated metal frame. 
• Walking Foot: the M8 is designed with Janome’s AcuFeed Flex walking foot system, which is arguably the best walking foot in the industry in terms of performance.
• Stitch Regulator:  the M8 comes with Janome’s Accurate Stitch Regulator (ASR) for free-motion

Janome Stitch Regulator (ASR)

In addition, the Janome Continental M8 is stacked with other state-of-the-art features that make the machine fun to sew with and easy to use:

• truly automatic needle threader
• automatic thread trimmers
• easy-to-use bobbin winding system
• electric presser foot lift (AKA the “pivot” or “hover” function)
• Straight-stitch needle plate
• low-bobbin monitoring system
• 7″ Color LCD Touchscreen
• Full-intensity lighting system with 9 white LED lamps in 4 locations
• Professional HP needle plate, HP Foot, and HP2 AcuFeed Foot
• Thumbwheel by machine head to raise and lower the needle

Janome Continental M8 Thumbwheel

Given the quality and thoughtfulness behind its design, the Janome Continental M8 is the only sewing machine in the world that has 5 star ratings in all of the significant sewing machine categories.

Quilting ★★★★★

+ 13.5″ Throat Space
+ Comes with Janome’s AcuFeed Flex Walking Foot (Integrated Dual Feed).
+ Electric Presser Foot Lift (AKA pivot feature or hover feature)
+ Automatic 1/4″ positioning stitch and 1/4″ foot
+ Comes with Janome’s Accurate Stitch Regulator (ASR) for free motion quilting
+ Comes with extension table to make even more work space

Clothes, Garment, Mending ★★★★★

+ Beautiful Straight Stitch & Zig-Zag
+ AcuFeed Flex Walking Foot gives user differential feed for sewing knits
+ Tons of garment-making stitch patterns like buttonhole, eyelet, bartack, overcasting, & more
+ Compatible with straight-stitch needle plate & HP plate

Crafting ★★★★★

+ 9 millimeter stitch width capability.
+ Comes with tons of built-in decorative stitches: 400 Built-in stitches in total, including 5 different alphabets.
+ Extremely powerful machine can sew through thick material with ease.
+ Comes with tons of Janome presser feet for crafting.

Ease of Use ★★★★★

+ Incredible lighting and large throat space
+ The area around the needle is noticeably roomier than other machines, making it easy to insert a needle, thread the needle, load the bobbin, etc.
+ Top loading bobbin; horizontal rotary hook machine.
+ Needle plate pops on and off electronically, so the user does not need to deal with screws when removing or installing the needle plate.
+ Truly Automatic Needle Threader
+ Automatic thread trimmers
+ Programmable Needle up/down
+ Large, intuitive touchscreen
+ Take-up lever is easy to thread
+ Vertical Spool Pins
+ Easy to use Bobbin Winder
+ The Janome Continental M8 is a Sewing Machine Shop staff favorite, meaning that we know this machine extremely well, so we are good at helping people learn how to use it.

Reliability ★★★★★

+ Janome’s electronics are second to none.
+ Janome has decades of experience making these horizontal rotary hook machines with a top-loading bobbin.  All of the brands we sell make reliable machines (that’s why we don’t sell every brand), but Janome gives us the least amount of issues.
+ Janome is a Japanese company.  Their R&D facilities are located in Japan, with their factories in Taiwan and Thailand.  We have seen their factories in Thailand with our own eyes.  The quality control is top-tier.
+ Designed with a brushless servo motor; because it does not have brushes, the motor does not wear over time like brushed motors.

Heavy Duty ★★★★★

+ The Continental M8 is designed with a brushless servo motor, which is an industrial-grade motor.  It puts out the most amperage of any home sewing machine we are aware of.
+ Designed with a powder-coated frame, which is the highest quality housing a sewing machine can have.
+ Maximum sewing speed of 1,300 SPM

Customer Satisfaction ★★★★★

+ Generally speaking, the more throat space, the happier a sewist will be.  It’s one of those features that you use every time you sit down to sew.
+ The feel of this machine is incredible due to the motor, the metal frame, and the heavy-duty flatbed design.
+ Combine the Accurate Stitch Regulator with the machine’s superior touch & feel, the M8 gives sewists the best free motion sewing experience they’ve ever had.
+ The M8 has a user-friendly design that is easy to thread: automatic needle threader, drop-in bobbin, clear view of the take-up lever, etc.  Threading the machine properly is half the battle, so we value ease of threading a lot.

What’s the Price of Janome Continental M8?

The Janome Continental M8 has an MSRP of $9,999.  However, it is one of those machine that can’t be sold online, and dealerships like ours contractually cannot publish our in-store price on the internet.  Please call us at (925)937-7575 for quote.

If you like Continental M8, but you don’t care about stitch regulation, or the machine coming with 30+ presser feet, an extension table, and extra accessories, then the Janome Continental M6 may be a better option for you.  The Continental M6 is only $3,999 and it is built on the same platform as the M8- 13.5″ throat space, compatible with the AcuFeed Flex walking foot, and designed with the brushless servo motor and powder-coated metal frame.  Why is the price so low? It is not compatible with ASR, and it doesn’t come with many accessories in the box, though you can purchase them a la carte.

Janome Continental M8 Features