[Nfb-krafters-korner] Janome DC2010 sowing machine

[Lindy van der Merwe]

Hi Nicole,
I am, unfortunately, not familiar with the brand and model you mention.
I think it is  best to check out a few different machines for yourself if at 
all possible.
My sister-in-law, who is also blind, has an Empisal, with which she is 
fairly happy.
I have a Singer Futura 350 electronic sewing and embroidery machine, which I 
love. I don't use the embroidery function, but I am able to use the sewing 
machine independently.
Many modern machines have what is called an automatic needle threader. On my 
machine, it is like a plastic ring that is attached next to the needle. You 
must hold the thread in a certain position while sliding down a lever. Then, 
you let go of the thread and the lever simultaneously and the thread is 
pulled through the eye of the needle with this action.
You then have to grab the thread at the back of the needle and pull it all 
the way through. I know this sounds complicated, and it did take me some 
time and trial and error, but today I can thread my machine within seconds. 
I'm not sure if all machines work exactly like this with their automatic 
needle threaders, but I thought I'd share anyway.
For the functions on the machine, it has a screen which shows a lot of the 
info, but it also has audio feedback, both for the slider controls and a 
click can be heard when buttons are pressed. One can also hear the needle 
shift into place for certain types of stitches, so you know you have pressed 
the button. I have not made any other adaptations, mainly because I use the 
normal sewing foot as a guide. You can mark the area around the foot if it 
will help, as long as you do not use anything magnetic if it is an 
electronic machine. I have also learnt how to replace needles and to put on 
different feet, which is nice to be able to do by yourself.
The machine has around 70 different stitches. What I did was to have someone 
read the chart to me while I typed it on my pc. I can now refer back to it 
at any time and if I would like to use stitch 53, for example, which might 
be the shell stitch, I press one of the buttons 5 times and the other 3 
times. Even though I can't see the number displayed, I am able to choose the 
wanted stitch 99,9% of the time.
HTH a little.
Lindy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nicole Hutchins" <nkhutch86 at gmail.com>
To: "Krafters Korner" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 9:42 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Janome DC2010 sowing machine


> Hello,
> I'm wondering if any of you crafters have any experience with the machine 
> mentioned in the subject line?
> I went today to look at machines for the first time, and this one seemed 
> to be HIGHLY recommended to me. It has some features that I could really 
> see as being useful to one with visual limitations such as self threading, 
> and great speed control, so I thought I'd run it past this list to see if 
> anyone here has ever used one and what your thoughts may be.
>
> Thanks,
> Nicole
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