With 80 built in embroidery designs , 6 fonts and 2 and 3 letter monogramming and four hoops included! The new RE36b is an exclusive Embroidery hoop to the 550E and has an embroidery field of 200mm x 360mm (7.9" x 14"). That's huge!

Your built-in embroidery library contains 180 embroidery designs, that include classic designs, floral alphabets, in-the-hoop monsters and Sashiko designs. Add in 6 fonts, and the possibilities are endless. The Janome MC550 Embroidery only Machine comes with an extra wide extension table, four embroidery hoops, the already mentioned RE36b hoop, SQ20b 7.9" x 7.9", RE20b 5.5" x 7.9" and SQ14b 5.5" x 5.5". 

Designs are easily imported through a USB and edited through the Janome MC550E advanced on-screen editing functions. Navigation through all of these features has become easier with the MC550E’s LCD color touchscreen.

Thread the machine up with a built-in Needle threader and you'll be embroidering in no time. It also has a manual thread cutter at the touch of a button. Built-in automatic thread tension setting and sew without any tension problems. Auto return post thread break is a handy feature, if thread does break or run out you can return to the point where the error occurred and start again as if nothing happened. There is a integrated upper and lower thread sensor to notify you of any problems and clear bobbin thread indicator.