Janome AcuSetter App

Avec ses petits doigts

May 20

One of my favourite features on the Janome Skyline S9 sewing and embroidery machine is the WIFI capability. This allows the use of the special Apps Janome has available for IOS and Android. YES! All the FREE Janome Apps have been updated to work with Android devices!

One of them is the Janome Acusetter App. It makes perfect placement very easy without the need to print design templates and struggle with precise hooping.

For example, I wanted to add some embroidery to a very plain white shirt I had in my closet. I chose a very simple rose bud design but I wanted to make sure I lined it up correctly with the neck line of the shirt.

I first marked on my shirt where I wanted my design and traced a line parallel to the centre front opening to serve as a guide. I then hooped my shirt and stabilizer. Since this was a small design, the FA10a (Free Arm) 3.9x1.6" hoop included with the Janome Skyline S9 was ideal to use. I made sure my line was somewhat centred but I didn't need to bother too much as the precise positioning would be done via the Janome AcuSetter App.

After I sent the design to my Janome Skyline S9 via the Janome AcuEdit App, I opened the Janome AcuSetter app to "Receive" the design from the machine.

I took a picture of my shirt in the embroidery hoop with my iPad and aligned all the little black registration dots that appeared on the screen to calibrate the iPad to the hoop. A full picture tutorial is included in the App, which walks you through step-by-step what to do.

After clicking "Next", my design appeared on the iPad screen, so I could place it exactly as I wanted, moving it with the arrow until I was perfectly happy with its placement,

The design was no longer centred in the middle of the hoop but placed where I wanted it. I then sent the design back to the machine to be stitched.

I used the Janome 5 spools stand which attaches to the back of the machine to help organize my thread in the right colour order for embroidery. This is a real timesaver!

After the design finished stitching, I removed the shirt from the hoop, pressed away the marking and stood back to admire my "new" shirt with its design perfectly placed and ready to wear.