Editorial Product Review:Amazon.com Review:This dedicated embroidery machine from Brother features 87 built-in designs for adding decorative imagery to bags, clothing, and household linens. Part of a Disney series, the machine includes 27 Mickey Mouse & Friends patterns in addition to three alphabet fonts to let you create monograms and personalize your work. Equipped with an embroidery area of 4 by 4 inches, the machine has a built-in needle threader, automatic bobbin winding, and a quick-set drop-in bobbin to speed and simplify operation. Its LCD touch-screen, complete with 13 language selections, is clear and readable with detailed icons for pattern, image selection, and thread color. Other settings control bobbin winding, bobbin setting, and needle changing. Brother includes numerous accessories with this model, like a set of needles, a cleaning brush, a pair of scissors, a seam ripper, and four bobbins. The machine's engineering also includes expandable memory, making it easy to add the Brother Embroidery Card and the Disney Embroidery Card for even more fun designs. An instructive CD-ROM and a multi-lingual instruction booklet help you get started, and the machine carries a one-year warranty.
--Emily Bedard
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This is a great little machine!
I've had this machine for 9 months and couldn't be happier. After watching the instructional DVD that came with the machine, I was embroidering within minutes. It's very easy to thread, and comes with many designs, including the wonderful Disney designs. I eventually purchased a card reader/writer so that I can download designs, many free, directly from the internet.
The only drawback is that the embroidery field is 4 x 4 inches, so that is the maximum size for each design.
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Bad Purchase
it did not have all the features that were mentionned.
it is already broken and I need help fixing it.
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Excellent Deal! Very Impressive!
I have been researching and trying to decide, literally for years, if I should get an embroidery machine. I do a lot of craft items, as well as handmade gifts for my entire family every year. The bigger machines are thousands of dollars. I always wondered if these lower priced machines were any good. Finally, after someone close to me heard me talking about it endlessly, they ordered it for me! I was amazed at the professional results!
When you get this machine, make sure you view the instructional CD first, there are a lot of necessary tips such as bobbin winding and proper framing that just aren't in the instructions. The instruction book really is best as a reference after viewing the CD.
First, I took out some scrap fabric and begin playing. Instantly, the tension was set too high and the needle broke. Next, the upper thread got caught in the lower bobbin and another needle broke (luckily it comes with 5 needles!)And you guessed it, another mistake with tension and yet another broken needle. This was because I didn't have the tension set correctly still, and I also didn't put a net on the thread so it was coming out too fast. Just know that once you get through this, you get a feel for it and from then on it is smooth sailing. Now it is rare to break a needle.
The first pattern I made was Mickey Mouse, my kids and I all watched in amazement as it made a perfect, professional Mickey right there before our very eyes! I was absolutely amazed at the quality of the work! A bigger machine could not make it nicer, this was worth every penny plus more! What a deal! Next I monogrammed my daughter's name in perfect lettering. Suddenly, the ideas began to flow through my head about what I could do!
I just ordered the Belle and Ariel embroidery card, and I can't wait to embroider clothing for my daughter.
It does not come with thread (mine came with one bobbin of thread for the lower bobbin only) so you must buy some good quality thread. It can be very expensive for embroidery machine thread (4.50 a piece if you don't have a good deal), but there are some good package deals if you look around online and elsewhere.
Totally worth it for gifts, kid's clothing, monogramming or just for a ton of fun! Pretty soon you will be looking at everything wondering if you can embroider it.
Sometimes they offer this with Free Shipping, if so, then grab it now!