It's hard to believe it's already a year ago this month that the ground-breaking Janome Continental M17 was released. Since that time, Janome's all around the world have been producing lots of videos, blogs, social media LIVE presentations, etc. to help owners learn all this amazing machine has to offer.
I'm sew excited to announce that our North American Janome CM17 owners now have the Janome Continental Academy available as your video workbook companion, conveniently available 24/7, right at your fingertips!
Please note - Though we love to share the Janome love with our fans and followers around the world and hate to disappoint anyone, the Janome Continental Academy video series is only available to US and Canadian CM17 owners at this time. Without getting too technical, things like copyright laws and licensing agreements vary from country to country, and please remember that although Janome is a global company, we are each individual subsidiaries. Janome America and Janome Canada are able to collaborate at times on certain things, and I was thrilled when asked to be part of this!
Initially, I was asked by Janome America to write a workbook for the Janome CM17, similar to the workbooks they have produced for the Janome MC12000, Janome MC15000, Janome MC9450QCP, Janome AT2000D and Janome Continental M7.
However, life took a turn when you know what reared it's ugly head, which, amongst other things caused the delay of the launch of the Janome CM17. The machine was supposed to debut in September 2021 to help usher in Janome's 100th Anniversary, which was October16, 2021. This ultimately wasn't such a bad thing, though. As a result of COVID restrictions, more people were getting comfortable with technology to access information online, and we saw the explosion of social media, online shopping and online classes, all as a way to learn, stay connected and continue to do what we all love to do; sew, embroider, quilt, create!
The feedback we heard during that time was MORE VIDEOS, so I was ultimately told to stop writing and instead flew to Janome America's head office to film my portion of the Janome Continental Academy, which focuses on the General Sewing side of the machine. Everything from threading tips and tricks, which spool cap to use, which needle to use and MORE is covered! Stop the video and review as many times as you wish!
The Janome Continental Academy is broken down into categories, with the related videos broken down into segments, so it's easy to navigate to find just the information you need at the time. Please note, the graphic below is a screen shot to show some of the categories - they are NOT active links.
Existing CM17 owners in Canada are to contact your Janome Canada dealer as they will provide you access to the Janome Continental Academy. Please provide the serial number of your machine and be sure to also register your machine on Janome.CA.
New owners in Canada will be given access to the Janome Continental Academy at the time of purchasing at Janome CM17, so you can go home to set up your machine and get started watching the videos right out of the box!
Be sure to subscribe to the Janome HQ You Tube channel, follow our Janome HQ Instagram, Janome Sewing Machines Facebook page, Janome Continental Club Facebook Group, where you'll find MORE helpful videos, LIVE presentations, projects, sewing tips and tricks and MORE to help you learn and get more from your Janome machine, no matter which model you have!
Happy Sewing!
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