What Embroidery Format Does the Janome Memory Craft 500E Use?
The Janome Memory Craft 500E uses the JEF embroidery format. Choose the file ending in .jef when you download a design for this machine.
The Janome Memory Craft 500E is an embroidery-only machine with a maximum embroidery area of 7.9 x 11 inches (200 x 280 mm). Designs in 4x4, 5x7 and 6x10 sizes all fit.
To use a design on the Memory Craft 500E:
- Unzip the download on your computer.
- Find the .jef file in the 4x4, 5x7 or 6x10 size.
- Copy it to a USB flash drive.
- Plug the drive into the machine and select the design on the screen.
The Memory Craft 500E loads designs from a USB flash drive.
Janome machines look for designs in a specific folder on the USB drive. If your design doesn't appear, check your manual for where to place the file.
Learn more about the format in what is JEF format in machine embroidery. If a design won't show up, read why an embroidery machine won't read a USB.
Ready to stitch? Browse our machine embroidery designs, each with JEF files in 4x4, 5x7 and 6x10 sizes.
Have another question? See all the answers in our machine embroidery designs FAQ.