Janome Memory Craft 550E Embroidery-Only Machine

Meet the Janome Memory Craft 550E

Make your creative projects truly your own with the Janome Memory Craft 550E, a dedicated embroidery machine designed to bring beautiful details, personalized lettering, and intricate designs to life.

With an impressive embroidery area of up to 7.9" × 14.2", 180 built-in embroidery designs, six lettering fonts, and four included embroidery hoops, the Memory Craft 550E gives you the freedom to explore everything from small monograms to larger embroidered projects.

Whether you're personalizing gifts, embellishing garments, creating home décor, or adding beautiful embroidery to quilts, the 550E makes it easy to turn your ideas into something special.

Key Features

Large 7.9" × 14.2" embroidery area: Create beautiful designs without constantly repositioning your fabric.

Four embroidery hoops included: Enjoy flexibility for projects of different sizes, including the extra-large RE36b hoop.

180 built-in embroidery designs: Explore decorative motifs, Sashiko-inspired designs, wedding designs, and in-the-hoop projects.

Six built-in embroidery fonts: Personalize projects with names, initials, and monograms.

Full-color LCD touchscreen: Select designs, adjust settings, and edit embroidery patterns directly on the machine.

Advanced on-screen editing: Resize, rotate, mirror, combine, and reposition designs to suit your project.

Up to 860 stitches per minute: Complete embroidery projects efficiently with adjustable stitching speed.

USB design transfer: Import compatible embroidery designs to expand your creative possibilities.

Automatic thread cutter: Conveniently trim threads without reaching for scissors.

Programmable jump-thread trimming: Helps reduce extra thread trimming between design elements.

Built-in advanced needle threader: Get started quickly with easier needle threading.

Bobbin thread sensor: Alerts you when the bobbin thread is running low.

Extra-wide extension table included: Supports larger embroidery projects and helps keep fabric positioned comfortably.

Four Included Embroidery Hoops

The Memory Craft 550E includes four hoops to help you tackle a wide variety of embroidery projects:

RE36b: 7.9" × 14.2" — ideal for larger embroidery designs

SQ20b: 7.9" × 7.9" — great for square designs and larger motifs

RE20b: 5.5" × 7.9" — a versatile choice for medium-sized projects

SQ14b: 5.5" × 5.5" — perfect for smaller embroidery designs and monograms

The included extra-wide extension table provides additional support while you embroider.

Personalize Your Projects

From embroidered names on baby blankets to decorative designs on tote bags, the Memory Craft 550E makes personalization fun and approachable.

Choose from the built-in designs and lettering options, or import compatible designs through USB. Use the touchscreen to combine, position, and customize your embroidery before stitching.

A Dedicated Embroidery Machine

The Memory Craft 550E is an embroidery-only machine, making it a wonderful companion to your existing sewing machine.

It's designed specifically for embroidery and does not perform regular sewing, garment construction, or standard quilting stitches.

Why Buy Your Janome From Cali Quilt Co.?

At Cali Quilt Co., we love helping sewists and quilters discover tools that bring new possibilities to their creative projects.

Whether you're exploring machine embroidery for the first time or looking for a dedicated embroidery machine with a larger stitching area, our team is here to answer questions, explain the features, and help you find the right fit.

Features & Specifications

Brand: Janome

Model: Memory Craft 550E

Machine type: Computerized embroidery-only machine

Built-in embroidery designs: 180

Built-in embroidery fonts: 6

Monogramming: Two-letter and three-letter monograms

Maximum embroidery area: 7.9" × 14.2" (200 × 360 mm)

Maximum embroidery speed: 860 stitches per minute

Embroidery speed range: 400–860 stitches per minute

Display: Full-color LCD touchscreen

Bobbin system: Top-loading full rotary hook

Design transfer: USB and direct computer connection

Compatible embroidery formats: JEF, JEF+, and JPX

On-screen editing: Resize, rotate, mirror, combine, copy, reposition, and other editing functions

Needle threader: Built-in advanced needle threader

Thread cutter: Automatic

Jump-thread trimming: Programmable

Bobbin thread sensor: Yes

Included embroidery hoops: Four — RE36b, SQ20b, RE20b, and SQ14b

Extension table: Extra-wide table included

Additional accessories: Embroidery foot, dust cover, and standard embroidery accessories

Interested in the Janome Memory Craft 550E? Visit Cali Quilt Co. or contact our team to learn more about its embroidery features, included hoops, pricing, and availability.