Janome 2212 Sewing Machine

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Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 20 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B003Y5CEJS
• Item model number: 2212
  

Price : $149.00

Product Description

The Janome 2212 is a quality entry level model offered at a fantastic price! This mechanical machines features 12 built-in stitches and a four-step buttonhole. Dial pattern selection and stitch width adjustment and length adjustment ensures ease of use. Great features like a free arm and drop feed make them versatile for all types of sewing. Lightweight and easy to use, this is the perfect machine for a beginner and the price is just right! FeaturesFront Loading Bobbin Free Arm Folding Carry Handle Speeds up to 860 spm Dial Pattern Selector Manual Tension Control Drop Feed Dog Snap-On Presser Feet Built-In Thread Cutter 12 stitches 4-Step Buttonhole Zigzag Width Adjustment to 5mm Stitch Length Adjustment to 4mm 0-2.5 Stitch Length For Reverse Stitch Two Retractable, Vertical Spool Pins Incandescent Lamp Push-Pull Bobbin Winder Optional Softcover AccessoriesFoot Controller A Foot Zipper Foot E Sliding B H Foot Blind Hem Foot G Bobbin Small Screwdriver Seam Ripper Needles

Product Features

• The Janome 2212 is a quality entry level model offered at a fantastic price!
• This mechanical machine features 12 built-in stitches and a four-step buttonhole.
• Dial pattern selection and stitch width adjustment and length adjustment ensures ease of use
• Great features like a free arm and drop feed make them versatile for all types of sewing
• Lightweight and easy to use, this is the perfect machine for a beginner and the price is just right!

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Customer Reviews

This is a great machine that's done everything I need, and does it well. I've owned it for a while now, I sew on it several hours a week, usually in one big sewing block. It quilts just fine, hems jeans (with the help of a jean-a-ma-jig) there are many feet available for it very inexpensively, both Janome and generic feet. If you're new to sewing and want a simple, reliable machine that won't give you a headache, I definitely recommend this machine. It is a vertical bobbin, and while the trend right now is horizontal bobbins, there are some advantages to the vertical bobbin. For instance, it's really easy to clear thread jams, and you can clear them without removing your project from the machine, you can change bobbins without moving your project, and many people prefer vertical bobbin when doing free motion quilting. Another great thing about this machine, if you take up sewing and decide you can't continue, you won't feel bad about giving this machine to someone else because a) it's a good solid machine and b) it wasn't expensive. If you decide to keep sewing and want to upgrade to something fancy later, you still don't have to feel guilty because a) you can still take it to classes easily (15 lbs so easy to transport) b) it wasn't expensive and c) it's always good to have a reliable back-up machine in case your fancy one breaks down or your friend needs to borrow it, or you want to teach kids in your neighborhood to sew, but don't want to teach them on your expensive machine. So in the end, it's a simple basic machine that works very well, and because it's simple, it will last a long time as per the 25 year warranty.

Got this for a 10-year-old niece to start her sewing lessons on. I have two full size Janomes and am VERY IMPRESSED with this little machine! I know from experience Janomes are very dependable, sturdy workhorses that keep going for years, and mine have never needed maintenance besides cleaning dust out of the bobbin case. It stitches out and sounds exactly like my big machines - very smooth and precise and all the stitches are perfect. There's definitely no reduction in quality with the reduction in size/weight. Weighs a little less than 13, so it would be a perfect weight to carry to classes vs 20. But it's almost the same measurements as the full size so you have almost the full size workspace - both are 15" long, the 2212 is 1" shorter overall at 11" tall vs 12", and 6" deep front to back vs 7" . The harp or throat area (opening) is the same 6.5" from the needle to the motor casing, and only 1/2" shorter at 4.5" vs 5" high. So if you are able to quilt on a standard machine, close to the same size roll of fabric/batting would go through this too. Baby quilts or throws - no problem. I have made full size quilts on my standard size Janome. Doesn't have a lot besides straight stitch and zigzag, but would be perfect for piecing and basic garment/craft construction. Stitch length is adjustable from 0 to 4 on straight stitch, zigzag, tricot/darning stitch, knit stitch, blind hem stitch, and decorative shell stitch. Width is adjustable too on zigzag, it's not pre-set like on Hello Kitty, but the other non-stretch stitches are preset width. All the stretch stitches are pre-set length and width and can't be adjusted - straight stretch, rickrack, smocking, decorative, and blanket stitch.
It does have drop feed-dog for free motion stitching. For bobbin winding you pull out the handwheel, very easy to do. The bobbin case is in front instead of top-loading if that is an issue with you, it doesn't appear to have the thread tangling problems that frontloading Singers do. It does not have an automatic needle threader, needle up/down button, or adjustable presser foot pressure. If these options are important you need to upgrade to a more expensive model. For a basic sew ; go or beginner machine at a great price, I don't think the 2212 can be beat.
FEET: It requires a phillips screwdriver to remove the snap-on shank, which is not included. If you buy extra feet for it, make sure you get feet made for the 5mm front-load bobbin style, as the needle is in a different spot and can't accept generic or other Janome feet made for 7mm top-loading, unless there is a wide opening for the needle. The right toe of a 7mm will barely touch the feed dog as it's too wide. Generic straight-stitch feet won't work, the needle will hit metal. You canNOT use a standard Janome or generic spring-load darning/FMQ foot because the needle shaft of this machine is shorter than normal, and it cannot raise the hopping foot high enough to move the fabric. Look for Janome brand darning foot for front-load machines.
UPDATE 2-14-12: Just finished a 50x60 rag quilt made from two layers quilting cotton with flannel for the batting. The 2212 didn't balk or complain at sewing 6 layers together. Of course it's louder when sewing through thick layers but all other machines are too. I was able to join the blocks without a walking foot, but joining long strips of blocks required a walking foot because it would eventually start pushing the top layer forward. Since I clip the seam allowances at the ends of the blocks before joining strips, I don't have to sew 12 layers like some people make rag quilts, I doubt the 2212 could do 12. If you need a walking foot, be sure to get the Janome front-loading 5mm foot, the generic and other brands of 7mm will work but the needle ends up on the left and it's hard to tell where your seam is going to end up.
The only 'con' is it being front-loading bobbin, if you want a beginner machine for a young girl you need to pay extra to get a top-loading bobbin as my niece did have thread jams until she got used to turning the wheel to get the needle in the right spot. If the needle is not in the perfect position it will jam every time you start a new seam, as will all other brands of front-loaders. So in this regard Janome is like the others after all which I wasn't expecting. It's just the 'nature of the beast' and I'm not lowering my 5 star rating for it. As I've sewn many years, it didn't take long for me to automatically turn the handwheel and get the needle in position for the next seam before ever lifting the presser foot to remove the fabric and pull out the thread tails. No more jams. Just be aware, a beginner will have a harder time than with a top-loader. The Janome quality is there and I expect it to last for years trouble-free :o))

 

Janome 2212 Sewing Machine