Portable electronic sewing machine

Lightweight sewing machine with hand controls and automatic threading – suitable for wheelchair users who have impaired hand function
User at sewing machine, pressing on hand control button
User at sewing machine, pressing on hand control button

Small, lightweight electronic sewing machine with many advanced functions including start/shutdown button for sewing without a foot pedal, as well as automatic threading. It can handle several layers of thick fabric.

Model: Janome Platinum 720

Users comments
The user likes to sew. He is extremely satisfied with the sewing machine, which works both for him and for his 12-year old daughter. The best feature is the hand control.

Made by
Janome, janome.se (in Swedish) (last checked September 2022)

Purchased from
Sewing machine store

Paid for by
The user

Editors comments
This modell is no longer available. But there are other modells which have hand control and automatic threading like ‘Janome Decor Computer’ (last checked September 2022).

User threads machine
User threads machine
User threads machine
User threads machine
Sewing machine Janome Platinum 720
Sewing machine Janome Platinum 720

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Author: Tomas

Tomas bor ihop med sambo i en lägenhet. Han arbetar 25% som fotograf. Han skadade sig 1983 och har en låg tetraplegi (C7). Han har hemtjänst i assistansliknande form en timme dagligen.
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Type of disability

Low tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C7-Th1)

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