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Embroidery files for the Janome Memory Craft 500E
Turn any picture into a .JEF sized for the Janome Memory Craft 500E. Choose its hoop in the studio, match each colour to a real thread, watch every stitch sew out on screen, then copy the file to your machine.
- File format
- .JEF (also reads .DST)
- Biggest design
- 200 x 280 mm (7.9 x 11.0 in) in the RE28b hoop
- Stitch limit
- 200,000 per design (from the maker)
- Needles
- 1
- Threads
- Janome chart by default; others built in
How it works
- Add your picture Upload a JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP or GIF. Bold, flat colours and clear outlines stitch best, and a PNG with a transparent background leaves the background unstitched.
- Pick your machine and hoop Choose your machine and hoop and the design is sized to fit, with its stitch speed and format set.
- Match real threads Every colour is matched to a real spool from your thread brand, with its number. Change any of them.
- Preview and download Watch every stitch sew out on screen, then download the file and copy it to your machine.
About the Janome Memory Craft 500E
The Memory Craft 500E is an embroidery-only machine with a 200 x 280 mm field in its RE28b hoop and a USB port.
Hoops
- SQ14b: 140 x 140 mm (5.5 x 5.5 in)
- RE20b: 140 x 200 mm (5.5 x 7.9 in)
- SQ20b: 200 x 200 mm (7.9 x 7.9 in)
- RE28b: 200 x 280 mm (7.9 x 11.0 in)
Getting the file onto the machine
Copy the .JEF to a USB stick, plug it into the machine and open it from the embroidery mode's USB menu. Older models without a USB port use a card reader or Janome's transfer software; the manual shows how.
Tips
- Pick the hoop you'll actually sew with: the studio sizes the design to fit it, up to 200 x 280 mm.
Other Janome machines
- Janome Memory Craft 550E
- Janome Memory Craft 400E
- Janome Skyline S9
- Janome Continental M17
- Janome MB-7 (7 needles)
- Janome MB-4S / MB-4Se (4 needles)
- Janome Horizon MC 15000
- Janome Horizon MC 14000
- Janome Horizon MC 12000
- Janome MC 11000 SE
- Janome MC 9900
- Janome MC 9850
- Janome MC 350E / 300E
- Janome MC 10001 / 10000
- Janome MC 9700 / 9500
Questions
What file format does the Janome Memory Craft 500E use?
.JEF. It also reads .DST, but .JEF is its own format.
Can I put a JPG straight onto the Janome Memory Craft 500E?
No. Embroidery machines sew from stitch files, not pictures. InstaEmbroid turns the JPG into a .JEF with every stitch planned, which the machine can open.
How big can a design be?
Up to 200 x 280 mm (7.9 x 11.0 in) in the RE28b hoop.