
Bring Home Professional Speed, Control, 
And Creative Freedom
Sewing and quilting are meant to be calming and relaxing. But when you 
see what you can do with a true professional-level machine, your pulse is sure
to quicken. The Memory Craft 6500 Professional is the fastest home 
machine we’ve ever made with the largest bed and arm space and more
unique features for serious sewing.
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EASY ON-SCREEN
STITCH
MANIPULATION
Four modes give 
you customizing 
power over 135 
stitches, including 
block and script 
monogramming, 
and seven 
buttonholes.
» WIND YOUR
BOBBINS WITHOUT
UNTHREADING
The Bobbin Winding 
Motor functions 
independently of the 
sewing motor,so you 
don’t have to rethread in the middle 
of your work.
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SEW AT UP TO 1000
STITCHES PER MINUTE
Long seams will flash by 
with perfect Janome stitch 
quality.Run straight 
stitches at up to 1000 spm. 
The MC6500P can also do 
Zig-zag at up to 700 spm.
» DON’T REACH FOR THOSE SNIPS
Janome’s first-ever Automatic Thread Cutter is 
the ultimate time and motion saver.It can even 
be programmed into the end of your stitch 
combinations.
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BIGGER IS BETTER
At 9”x 5” (225mm x 120mm), 
it has the largest arm and 
bed space of any household 
sewing machine. And,it 
comes standard with a 
generous extension table for 
even more room.
Features
• BACKLIT LCD SCREEN
• MAXIMUM SEWING SPEED: 1000 SPM/STRAIGHT;700 SPM/ ZIG-ZAG
• SPEED CONTROL LEVER
• ARM AND BED SPACE:9” X 5” (225mm X 120mm)
• VISIBLE PRESSURE GAUGE
• JAM-PROOF,MAGNETIC, TOP-LOADING,FULL-ROTARY HOOK SYSTEM
• INDEPENDENT MOTOR FOR BOBBIN WINDING 
• AUTOMATIC THREAD CUTTER, WITH MEMORY CAPABILITY
• SUPERIOR FEED SYSTEM (SFS)
• EXTERNAL FEED BALANCING DIAL
• FRONT ACCESS FEED DOG UP/DOWN CONTROL
• 135 UTILITY AND DECORATIVE STITCHES
• BLOCK AND SCRIPT MONOGRAM STITCHES
• 7 ONE-STEP,SENSOR BUTTONHOLES
• ADJUSTABLE STITCH WIDTH FROM 0 TO 7MM
• ADJUSTABLE STITCH LENGTH FROM 0 TO 5MM
• INDIVIDUAL STITCH EDITING
• COMBINATION STITCH EDITING
• ELONGATION 
» 135 STITCHES ACROSS FOUR MODES
The MC6500P stitch collection ranges from utility to decorative,encompassing beautiful quilting and heirloom 
stitches, such as the unique French Knot.The selections are divided into four quick-access modes: Direct,Quilt, Utility, 
and Monogramming.The Quilt Mode alone has 69 patterns to choose from, including 4 hand-look stitches.
• TURN OVER MEMORY
• RECALL MEMORY BANK
• RESUMPTION SET/LAST-STITCH RECALL
• AUTO-LOCK,LOCK-A-MATIC, AND NEEDLE UP/DOWN QUICK COMMAND KEYS
• VERTICAL THREAD DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH DUAL THREAD GUIDE BAR
• BUILT-IN NEEDLE THREADER
• 71 NEEDLE DROP POSITIONS (INCLUDING 15 LEFT TO RIGHT NEEDLES POSITIONS)
• EXTRA-HIGH PRESSER FOOT LIFT
• TWIN NEEDLE GUARD
• KNEE LIFTER
• EXTENDED SEAM ALLOWANCE GUIDE
• BEEP INDICATOR SHUT-OFF
• 14 STANDARD FEET:ZIG-ZAG, OVEREDGE, ROLLED HEM, ZIPPER,SATIN STITCH,
BLIND HEM, CORDING,OVERCASTING, 1/4” SEAM, DARNING,BUTTONHOLE,
QUILTING GUIDE,EVEN FEED, CRAFT (OPEN TOE) 
• LARGE EXTENSION TABLE
• 10 LANGUAGES AVAILABLE ON SCREEN
• ELECTRONIC FOOT CONTROL
• SEWING LIGHT
• SOFT DUST COVER
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Professional Power Comes Home
» CUSTOMIZE
YOUR
STITCHES
Don’t see the 
exact stitch you want? Then alter a preset stitch to create your own! Stitches 
can be elongated, flipped and combined 
with other stitches, then saved into the 
Recall Memory Bank. Adjust stitch width 
from 0 to 7mm. Adjust length from 0 to 
5mm. Center needle and left needle 
straight stitches can be programmed in 
increments of 1, 3,or 5 stitches.
» SEVEN BUTTONHOLES
TO CHOOSE FROM 
The MC6500P features 
7 advanced Janome 
buttonholes. Six are one-step, sensor 
buttonholes – perfectly sized every time. The 
seventh is an Automatic buttonhole,per fect for 
bulky or other difficult fabrics that demand a 
custom touch. Choose from square,rounded, 
keyhole and more.
» TWO STYLES 
OF LETTERING,
IN TWO SIZES
Select Block or Script 
in 5mm or 7mm and enter up to 50 
characters. Each alphabet includes capital 
and lower case letters, and alternate letters 
used in foreign alphabets.
 

The Memory Craft For Serious Sewing
The Memory Craft 6500 Professional is a step up from the usual home
sewing machine. It provides the speed and precision critical to advanced sewing.
In fact, everything about the MC6500P is designed to help you complete your
projects faster and with better results —
whatever type of sewing you’re interested in.
Quilting is a breeze with the knee lift, extra
large arm and bed space,and easy-access to
drop or raise the feed-dogs.Features like the
Visible Pressure Gauge and precise speed
control make garments come together with an
expert finish. Blazing stitch speed and
the awesome specialty stitches will
help you get more home dec done in
less time. If you’re serious about sewing,
this is your machine.
» JANOME STITCH QUALITY
From automatic buttonholes to the 
French Knot, all your stitching will have 
beautiful Janome quality.The
» BUILT FOR SPEED
With a straight stitch 
speed of up to 1000 
stitches per minute, 
the MC6500P is the 
fastest home sewing 
machine we’ve ever 
made, which means 
you can finish what 
you start quickly and 
easily.
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AUTOMATIC THREAD CUTTER
Now there’s no need to stop, lift the presser foot,and manually 
cut your thread tails. A Quick Key directly above the needle 
engages the Automatic Thread Cutter and accurately snips your 
thread.You can also program the machine to clip your thread at 
the end of a custom stitch sequence.
combination of a powerful motor and 
precision gearing gives you accurate, 
professional grade stitching at any 
speed, on any fabric.
Exercise Your Freedom To Create
You have the speed. You have the control. You have the freedom to
create projects that turn out exactly the way you want.
» BRIGHT LCD SCREEN
»
QUICK-FLIP STITCH CHART
All 135 stitches are easy to find on a clever flip 
chart that folds up from the back of the machine.
« PRESSURE REGULATOR WITH
VISIBLE PRESSURE GAUGE
Sometimes bulky layers of fabric 
need more pressure from the 
foot; sometimes sheer fabrics 
need less.The MC6500P lets you 
control how firmly the foot is 
pressing on your fabric.The 
Visible Pressure Gauge shows 
you the exact position of your 
ideal setting so you can get the 
same results every time.
« HANDY SHORTCUTS AT YOUR
FINGERTIPS
Automatic Thread Cutter,Needle 
Up/Down, Lock Stitch and Reverse 
Quick Keys are all within easy 
reach right above the sewing 
area. Plus,the Automatic Thread 
Cutter and Needle Up/Down keys 
have indicator lights,so you never 
have to guess if they’re turned on.
« EASY NEEDLE THREADER
Another great time-saving 
feature to get you sewing 
faster.Just push down the 
lever,loop the thread 
through, release,and you’re 
ready to sew.
» MORE NEEDLE POSITIONS
Janome is known for precision stitch 
quality,but the MC6500P takes it to 
the next level. With 71 total needle 
drop positions (including 15 left to 
right needles positions), your 
decorative stitches have the detail 
and quality you expect and deserve.
» DUAL THREAD GUIDE BAR
Accommodates a variety of 
spool types and sizes.
» KNEE LIFTER
It lifts the presser foot while leaving the needle in place so you can 
keep your hands on your work. A favorite feature of quilters, it’s also 
very useful for garment and home dec projects. And just in case you 
accidentally bump the lift while you’re sewing,the MC6500P has a 
built-in safety feature that stops the machine and gives you a warning, 
so you don’t break a needle or ruin your project.
» INDEPENDENT BOBBIN WINDER
Now,when you need to wind 
another bobbin, you don’t have to 
stop and unthread the machine. 
The MC6500P is the first Janome 
with an Independent Bobbin 
Winding Motor.Wind your bobbin 
while you keep sewing.
» ERGONOMIC AND
INTUITIVE DESIGN
Easy-access, raised keys and 
a bright, clear LCD screen 
give you efficient 
navigation through all the 
machine’s operations.Press 
a key and the screen 
displays everything you 
need to know about the 
stitch or function. Giant 
stitch diagrams pop up to 
confirm your stitch 
selection. For additional 
information or options, 
simply press the Help key.
9” x 5”(225mm x 120mm)
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The largest arm and bed space of 
any household sewing machine.
» EASY ACCESS FEED DOG CONTROL
For quilting or other free-motion sewing,you can quickly 
drop the feed dogs.The lever is right on the front of the 
machine.
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TWIN NEEDLE GUARD
Automatically sets and prevents 
decorative stitch widths from 
being set too wide for Twin 
Needle applications
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TURN-OVER MEMORY