Brother SE400 Combination Computerized Sewing and 4x4 Embroidery Machine With 67 Built-in Stitches, 70 Built-in Designs, 5 Lettering Fonts
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- 185 UNIQUE BUILT-IN STITCHES: The RSQ9185 comes with 130 built-in stitches including 8 styles of auto-size buttonholes, plus 55 alphanumeric stitches
- Automatic needle threader and drop-in top bobbin: this sewing and quilting mAChine includes an automatic needle threader that perfectly pushes thread through the needle and a convenient, jam resistant drop-in top bobbin
- Included ACcessories: included with the rsq9185 is a wide table, 10 sewing feet, instructional DVD and more
- Lcd screen: the bACklit lcd display allows you to easily view your stitch selections
- At your side support: the rsq9185 quilting and sewing machine comes with brother at your side support offering free technical support via online, live chat or phone for the life of your machine
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The computerized SE-400 combination embroidery and sewing machine is designed to help you give your projects a customized, high-end look -- all while being priced to fit your budget! Featuring 70 built-in embroidery designs, 67 built- in sewing stitches, 120 frame pattern combinations and 5 embroidery lettering fonts, the SE-400 is the perfect machine for all your sewing, embroidery, crafting and home décor projects. Computer connectivity allows you to enjoy future machine updates and easily import and digitize embroidery designs directly from your computer. Features like the automatic needle threading system and backlit touch screen LCD display make working on the machine easy on your eyes, while the Quick-Set drop-in top bobbin, easy bobbin-winding system and built-in push-button thread cutter add a new level of convenience to your sewing and embroidery crafting. With an impressive assortment of included accessories, the SE-400 is truly an affordable, feature-rich choice for the budding fashion designer.
Brand: Brother
Color: White
Material: Metal
Product Dimensions: 14.96"D x 20.28"W x 15.16"H
Item Weight: 10.9 pounds
Power Source: Treadle Powered
Global Trade Identification Number: 50
Number of Items: 1
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Unit Count: 1 Ounce
Brand Name: Brother
Model Number: SE400
Global Trade Identification Number: 50
Number of Items: 1
UPC: 012502624950
Unit Count: 1 Ounce
Warranty Description: Comes with manufacturer warranty.
Included Components: Carton Contents Embroidery arm, accessory bag with seam ripper, needle set, twin needle, cleaning brush, eyelet punch, screwdrivers (3), touch pen, spool caps (3), Extra Spool Pin, Scissors, Embroidery Bobbin Thread, Instruction CD, language setting sheet, felt with stabilizer, USB cable, power cord and Operation Manual|USB Cable Yes|Warranty 25 Year Limited Warranty
Item Type Name: Brother SE400 Combination Computerized Sewing and 4x4 Embroidery Machine With 67 Built-in Stitches, 70 Built-in Designs, 5 Lettering Fonts
Manufacturer: Brother
Part Number: SE400
Color: White
Material: Metal
Power Source: Treadle Powered
Item Dimensions D x W x H: 14.96"D x 20.28"W x 15.16"H
Item Weight: 10.9 pounds
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I'm a sewer. I had my old machine for 40+ years. When it came time to tune it up, it was cheaper to buy a new one. (Not this one.) But I wanted the embroidery part as well as a sewing machine. This machine will spoil you! It truly threads the needle. None of that "just hold the thread in one hand and push this leaver with the other and it should thread it". It does! (I check many other machines and they do not really do this.) Sure, I can still see to do it, but darn, I'm spoiled! It's so fast and saves time. Also, cuts the thread when your done. Yeah, yeah, I own scissors, I can cut my own thread. Okay, spoiled there too! Who knew that would be enjoyed so much? The "sew" button lights up red, when you can't sew, green when you can (Yellow when you forgot something). It's making it harder and harder to teach my grand kids to sew on a standard machine. Also, I was old school. No foot petal? What? Yeah, very nice! Now when I use my serger, it seems odd. Then there's the warning "you're almost out of bobbin thread". It warns you and stops. You can start again for a few stitches and it'll stop again. Repeat. Lift up your fabric to see how much is really left. Maybe you can finish your seem. I was sort of bothered by having to do that. Then I was using an old machine, ran out of bobbin thread, didn't know, kept sewing, only to find out at the end of my run. So yeah, another spoil! Well, I don't like saying this, but this old girl deserves to be spoiled! It's a computer, so it'll tell you what's what (on the screen). Like, "lower your pressure foot". Or when I didn't raise the marker for the button length, when I was done with the button. So it's nice to know, instead of saying to yourself, why isn't it working? Or having to problem solve. I have embroidered, but not a ton. It does a very nice job of it. It's easy enough to do. It's fun to add another layer to your items with embroidery. Changing the thread for every color is the time consuming part. I don't have it all down, when it comes to where to put my area I want embroidered. I can be "off", so I've embroidered first and cut my piece out after. I just haven't spend that much time on it. But what embroidering I did do, I realized that I want to be sewing while the machine is embroidering (instead of just sitting there). So I bought a second SE400. That is how much I enjoy sewing on this machine. I wanted to spend less for my second sewing machine, but when it came down to all of the spoiling features, this was what I wanted to use all of the time. It really is a wonderful machine. I've never had any issues with it sewing "off" or pulling to one side. It's a dream to use. (If I could, I'd buy this machine for each of my grand children.) I highly recommend this Brother SE400 for a sewing machine and it's a bonus that it can embroider! I do not have one thing I'd change about the SE400. The embroidery area is 4", so that limits your larger patterns, But you pay for the larger size. I can't afford that. This offers so much at a very good price. Even has a great warranty. If I could give it 10 stars, I would!
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Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2015 by piglets
I ordered this machine right before Christmas and couldn't wait to get it! I have wanted to try an embroidery machine for a while now and this one fit the budget and had great reviews. I've only used it for embroidery so far so that is all I can comment on at this time. Straight out of the box I was so excited to try it out that I popped in the dvd and turned it on and gave it a go. I worked amazingly well! I followed basic instructions to set it up and was able to embroider right away. Loading the bobbin is just as easy as my other brother machines, it just drops in the front and you can see it so you can tell when it is getting low. One bobbin came pre-loaded and it also came with a new, large, spool of bobbin thread. It didn't come with a sample of embroidery thread but I had some already. (Using the right thread for embroidery is very important; it must be embroidery thread and embroidery bobbin thread.) I tested out several designs and fonts that came pre-loaded on the machine. I did NOT touch the tension, I still have it set to where it was from the factory, 4. The designs and words were beautiful and the stitches look great. I also downloaded tons of free embroidery designs from various websites and moving them to the machine was easy after I read the instructions. I also downloaded a free trial of an embroidery software program to test out and I love that I can combine images with words and resize designs. I found this to all be relatively easy with a few tutorials and the instructions. The automatic threader is the best one I've seen on a brother machine. On my other machines the thread would fray a bit when the mechanism puts it through the eye of the needle and sometimes the thread would break and I'd have to do it again. On this machine the threader is a totally different design and it works quite well. This machine will only embroider a 4x4" area but there is a repositional hoop that will allow you take a larger design, up to 4x6" and split it so you can move the hoop and not have to re-hoop the fabric. You do need an embroidery software program to do this but there a few choices out there. Even with the smaller design area there is still so much you can do with this machine. I especially love how I can do applique with this machine, it is so much fun and so cute, the design possibilities are endless. Stabilizers are another important piece of embroidery equipment, you have to use either tear away, cut away, or wash away stabilizer, sometimes a combination of two. The machine came with a sample but I haven't used that, I buy it by the yard at my local fabric store. As for delivery and packaging, I have no complaints. My machine came in it's original box placed inside a brown amazon box. I like that added packing. I chose a free delivery option and since I don't currently have prime I had to wait a few days longer than most but it was delivered when Amazon said it would be and I saved the shipping money so I was happy with that. Bottom line: I love this machine, I think it is a great value for the home embroiderer and it is very user friendly if you have just basic knowledge of sewing machines and can read a manual.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2016 by Amazon Customer
I received this machine through Amazon in June, watched a couple of YouTube videos, kept the manual open and handy and got started. My laptop doesn't have a CD drive, so I haven't watch many of the videos the machine comes with because I have to do it on my old clunky laptop. To get started I purchased *some fonts and other embroidery designs from artists on Etsy and embroidery library dot com. * the 61 colors embroidery thread kit sold on Amazon 61 Thread for Brother Disney Embroidery Machine + RACK--write the color numbers inside the spool because you will need the color numbers for color charts when you do certain designs! * extra machine needles *some extra bobbin cases and *some tear-away stabilizer (however, I recommend cut-away stabilizer for embroidering on towels) I SHOULD have also purchased a thread stand at the time, but didn't. It's less than $10 and you never have to worry about your thread not feeding correctly; lower the hassle factor while you are learning and buy this. [...] This is a picture, but don't spend that much money (euros!); your local mom and pop sewing center should have them. Mine was 8 dollars and 99 cents. To transfer a design from your laptop to the machine you simply connect the machines with the included USB cable, turn the SE400 on, and open a Finder window in your PC and pull, or copy, the file you want from your laptop to the embroidery machine (which may be identified as a removable disk if you are running Windows). The SE400 will show on its LCD screen that a file is being loaded. Then it shows up on the screen and you are ready to go. I got to work and monogrammed a couple of pillow cases, t-shirts. Pretty easy. But I hooped something wrong, I think, and broke a needle and did something to engage the safety mechanism inside the unit and the motor would not move. So I called the Brother Customer Service and they told me I had to take it in for service. The service center was less than 20 minutes away from me and they got it working in 8 days and it's been perfect since! No charge for the warranty repair. I've done 6 hand towels (it's true that dry cleaning bags work great as a top layer so that the terry loops don't get hung up on the machine). And I've discovered the Embossing technique which is truly an elegant look (and look for toile designs as well)--look for these types of files on embroidery library dot com. This machine does all this detailed, multilevel work beautifully. This week, I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I downloaded a design for $1 but it ended up being this ornate bird on a blackthorn branch which had 23, yes 23!, color changes. This machine handles it great. I ran out of bobbin thread in the middle and had to stop and wind one and replace the bobbin but the machine knew exactly where to start back up on the design. Its ability is diverse and this is my first time with an embroidery machine; I had spent a bunch of money getting baby blankets embroidered at the hometown threads inside of WalMart stores, so this is slightly justified in future gift savings. I plan to do some applique designs later this week. I haven't used it as a sewing machine, but I've had a sewing machine for 25 years which I used probably less than 100 hours, but I'm confident this machine will handle whatever I expect it to do sewing. Cons: *the hoop size is limited to 4 inch by 4 inch designs and there are some larger that I'd like to embroider. I know there is a way to break up designs into quadrants but I'm not ready to tackle that yet. * if you want to put letters together or merge 2 designs layer over layer, you will need some editing software. I was able to download and trial one version for 30 days and it worked great, but I wasn't willing to spend the money yet. I've since found a free iPad/iPhone app (pEmbroidery) that will put letters together and email the design to you in .PES file type (the embroidery file type this machine can read). That app led me to Sierra software which is another design and editing software package available for free but I am just getting started with it, it's not intuitive how to combine letters on top of another design, so I can't recommend that software yet. But it is free, and has an active Yahoo group, so it's worth some investment of my time to play with it and see what it can do. New discoveries I'm looking forward to experimenting with: solar thread that changes color when in sunlight (sold on Amazon), glow-in-the dark embroidery thread, and metallic threads. I hope you will be encouraged to get this machine and get started. It's a great machine for about 1/3 of the price of machines I've considered elsewhere.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2012 by FunnyMommy
I've been wanting to get a new machine for years, particularly a computerized machine, but I just kept holding off because I was sure that every machine in my price range was going to have their own quirks (like my old machine that had grown on me) and I just wasn't ready to make the financial commitment. When I saw this machine: a computerized sewing machine PLUS embroidery for so inexpensive, I was completely dubious. Things that are too good to be true, usually are. I couldn't have been more wrong. This machine is AMAZING!!! Just winding the bobbin and threading the needle sent me into an animated tizzy. Taking it out of the box was a little overwhelming (all the options and attachments), but the whole machine is super intuitive. Within the hour I was up and sewing (okay playing) comfortably with all the cool stitches and in under 2 hours, I was embroidering my first project. Since then, just 2 days ago, I've embroidered 6 projects, embellished 1 skirt and have almost finished making another really cute skirt and the machine is so smooth and easy to use. The things I like: - First and foremost, the stitches are really smooth and even. VERY clean and professional (and the feed kept them very controlled). - SO many stitch options for any project and the stitches are all super easy to adjust. - Embroidery was simple. Lots of cute projects already installed. I mixed up the colors to give them a little more spunk (the "recommended" colors were a little boring). Haven't tried loading my own images yet, but it looks really easy like everything else. - IN.TU.I.TIVE! So easy to pick up and start sewing right away. - Great manuals. Yes plural. There's a great picture based "quick" guide as well as a giant manual and also a USB guide for transferring files. I personally found a combination of the first 2 to tell me everything I needed to know really quickly. - No need for a pressure foot! Just push the start button and you're off! Push it again and it stops (and it always stops IN the fabric so if you need to adjust your position, you don't have to remember to put the needle back in first - which I was terrible at remembering on my old machine). - The speed control helped me keep things straight and even. I'm a manic, impatient sewer. Give me the option to cruise and I'll take it (crooked seams and all). But by setting the speed to a more practical speed, it helped me pace myself a lot better (and I think helped keep the thread from pulling and getting wonky). - Also super cool that there's a button that cuts the thread for you when you're done sewing (it's the little things.. and this machine has a lot of those little things :) So basically I like everything about this machine. All the positive reviews really speak for it. I'm very impressed.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2011 by Poki Bunny
I have had this on my wish list for 2 years and finally saved up enough to take the plunge and start learning embroidery. I did A LOT of research on what would be the best beginner machine and this was at the top of many people's lists. I ordered it with Prime, but it did not arrive on time... and was actually a couple days late. All of that didn't matter once I finally got it, though. First, let me say that I got this ONLY for the embroidery side of it. I have a sewing machine but because I was on a budget this was my number one pick (ended up about $308 after tax when I purchased it). I am glad this has the sewing capability, though, because now I can give my Mom my "old" sewing machine. This does NOT replace a Serger in case anyone is wondering (I think I saw that question when I was doing my research). On the sewing side, I have done very little with it but I think it is good enough for a beginner sewer. The threading takes a little practice, but any new machine needs to be learned so this is not as difficult as it looks. I do rather simple sewing for the most part and this can do a LOT more than what I need currently. So, there is room for growth! On the embroidery side, I'm a complete newbie and even after doing a TON of research, watching hundreds of videos, going through the manual four times, and literally going through every question listed for this machine... I had problems. My problems would have been SUPER easy to solve if they were commonly experience, but all of the answers for the problem were the same. My problem was that when I was trying out designs it was ONLY using the bobbin thread. I read that you could use the same color thread for the bobbin but that was unnecessary and not very helpful because if the bobbin thread was being used it was also creating a different look to the embroidery. THIS IS CORRECT! It looked horrible even with the same color being used. The manual, the answers to questions, the websites, etc.... all said that it was a threading or tension problem. I spent hours going through every single step of what was needed. I even read an apparently irritated person's response about reading the manual and reread that thing at least 3 or 4 times. I really am not stupid... but I couldn't figure out the problem. I finally found a random post somewhere (maybe on the Brother website) saying that the thickness of the fabric can cause some problems. Although I had researched the best stabilizer for flannel and was using it, I thought maybe that was the problem. So, I doubled up the stabilizer and wouldn't you know it... the embroidery turned out beautiful. I didn't have a single stitch of bobbin thread showing. So, apparently it works better on pretty thick material. The machine comes with a pre-wound bobbin to begin with which is what I was using. I ended up using almost the entire thing before I figured out what was going on. Although this appears to be a decent machine for beginners, I would be prepared for possible problems that need some guessing. I have now had the machine for 12 days and although I had a horrible problem in the beginning, I can say that once you get it working, it's a great machine. There ARE some limitations with this machine. The max size that can be embroidered at one time is just under 4". Had I realized this before I purchased the machine, I may have waited and gotten a larger size. However, there are a TON of projects that can be done with the 4" hoop. As a beginner, I thought it would be best to just get something that was within my budget to try out before I invested in a larger machine. I kind of wished I hadn't thought this way because when I was searching for specific designs that I wanted to try out later on, I found that I couldn't use them on this machine because of the amount of stitches required and the size. One last thought on this for anyone interested in buying it.... don't assume the word "simply" really means it is simple. When I was attaching the embroidery hoop it was a lot harder than everyone said. It might be because it is a brand new machine or that I was scared to damage it so I was being too gentle... but attaching the hoop was not easy for me until I learned some of the things that all those experts already know. I hope some of this helps other people that are interested in buying this machine or already have! I'm excited to get all of my projects finished and I will update this if I find anything else that I think might be helpful for other users!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2015 by Crisi
I received my machine yesterday, but I had been researching about it for a couple of months, so maybe this is the reason why everything seemed so easy right off the bat. ive read the manual way before the machine arrived (downloaded it from the brother website) ive watched many many tutorials on youtube... so when I finally took the machine out of the box last night, I knew exactly what to do. =) BUT, with all that said, I still think everything about this machine is pretty straight forward, and easy to use. first impression, even before I opened the box was, holy crap. it's heavy! I have a brother sewing machine (I don't remember the model, but they look a like a bit) and it's much much lighter, than this one. Understandable, of course! and then when you attach the embroidery arm it's even heavier. that's probably why they tell you in the manual to not lift the machine when the arm is attached. Listen to them. =) I have always had a felt placemat (cute pink flower) under my sewing and serger machines, so when I read someone mentioning they kept a yoga mat under their embroidery machine (because of the shaking) I had no doubts about getting one for this machine as well... and I recommend that! Taking this beauty out of the box was super exciting and a bit overwhelming. so many little bits, and cool new stuff. I may have stared at them for 15 minutes lol but after I snapped out of it I decided to test it. first with one of the pre-installed designs that come in the machine. I picked the butterfly, as my time was short and I didn't want to deal with the changing of threads. I used just some scrap of fabric, a piece of tear away stabilizer, and hooped it up. it was easy to do it so, as I followed the instructions ive read somewhere to do it on a flat surface. Easy peasy. on the machine I touched all the little buttons, to adjust and flip, and mirror it. soooo cool. and easy!!!! after it was of my satisfaction, I lowered down the presser foot, and pressed the button. What a beauty!! I confessed I just stared at it for 9 minutes, watching it work!!!!! the design came out beautifully, and I love it the it cuts the thread when it's done. after that I wanted o try the computer connection. it looked so complicated right??? WRONG! EASY I connected my computer, went to a folder I had already saved a design I bought on Etsy, and following the instructions and videos ive watched I just dragged the file I wanted, to the removable disk folder! and Voila! the file was there, available in the machine to be used. I used the adjusting buttons, made it fit on my work area, absolutely loved how it looked and BAM! pressed the button. This time around I went to take a shower and when I came back it was done, design was perfect! I think the whole thing here is the fact that this machine is SUPER EASY to use. and if you get stuck you can get help right there on the screen. installing the arm is pretty easy as well, snapping the hoop is a bit hard, but you just need to apply some little pressure on it, making sure the little knobie thingies are aligned where they have to be. to snap it out of place is a bit easier. just press the tab and it comes out. tonight I am going to try out some appliques... I don't think the machine came with any applique designs, which is a bummer, but etsy is definitely a good place to look for cool and cute stuff, with automatic downloads, so I really recommend it. Also, if you are a beginner like me, I recommend the starter kit they have available here on amazon, and some of thread kits as well. I cot both, so when the machine arrived I already had everything that I need to just sit down and use it!!!!!
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Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2014 by Doodles21
Embroidery machine AND a sewing machine for $300? This is a great machine. It has 100% everything I've ever wanted. So far I have made a few plushies, a shirt, a blanket, a bag, and embroidered about 15 things. There ARE a few hiccups and if you are not experienced you will automatically assume it's junk and toss it aside (like some of the bad reviews, you can tell) 1. If you buy cheap thread, it might break and tangle. Coats N Clark and Embroidex for example. If you are embroidering with Embroidex and it looks like crap, you need to turn the tension down to almost 0, like inbetween 0-1. Other than that, Embroidex and Coats N Clark work great on my particular machine, not on #4 tension but around #0-1, #4 for regular sewing. 2. "The instructions suck!" - Well, I hope your not looking at the "Quick Start" guide, I hope you actually payed any attention to the 120 page MANUAL that explains everything and every function in detail WITH PICTURES. :) Just a hint! 3. "It's too difficult to understand how to embroider with this machine!" - Youtube, youtube, YOUTUBE!!! There are about 5 GREAT tutorial videos on how to use this machine in which i studied religiously until my machine arrived in the mail a day later (yeah, I watched youtube tutorials almost 100% of my time waiting for this machine to arrive on my doorstep with my 40$ one day shipping) Once i got my machine, I opened it up and instantly started embroidering with no frustration. Watching someone else do it really helps. The instructions do an OK job at explaining, but if you learn by watching like me, Its free, and its out there. 4. The loop is 4x4, remember this. You are not going to be able to embroider full front T-shirts or anything, maybe a pocket size. You can add several designs together easy enough but you won't be able to make a huge seamless design. 5. BOBBINS!!!! The manual SPECIFICALLY SAYS that ANY OTHER bobbin other than the bobbin SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED for this machine might potentially cause tension problems, broken needles, jams, breakage, and machine explosions (not really but you might as well assume so) This machine has a SPECIFIC bobbin, you can't use old ones from your old machine, and you cant go to Joann's and buy the "Works in most Brother machines that have top drop in bobbins" because it is NOT the same thing!!! This machine only comes with 3 of these "special bobbins", and two of them are prewound in black and white bobbin thread for embroidery. Leaving you ONE for any other color. It's tempting to go into your sewing box and pick out an old bobbin your old machine used to use (I mean, they are all basically the same right? no, not really) and plop it in, yeah it might work for a while, but then your headache will ensue and escalate into returning this thing back to amazon because of a mistake you made by not reading the 120 page manual. That being said, if you don't make these mistakes it is a great machine. The threading is very easy to understand and even if you ignore the 120 page manual you will most likely get started sewing easy enough by following the printed instructions on the machine.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2014 by Emylee
I am extremely pleased with this sewing machine, it has done a great job so far. My other, more expensive and rather new machine is now gathering dust and this Brother SE400 is being used about 5 times a week. I have been doing all kinds of sewing for over 50 years but am new to machine embroidery. I have had many different machines and I find this to be one of the best and certainly one of the best buys. A few years ago I would not have bought a Brother sewing machine but they have improved dramatically, I think because the company has been aggressive and innovative in pursuing excellence in their sewing and embroidery machines. There is a learning curve with it but sewing teaches us all patience and there is lots of good advice on the internet to help you. I have done about 10 embroidery projects so far and some light upholstery and other home sewing. I used the sampler thread pack I bought on Amazon.22 Spools Embroidery Machine Thread Starter Kit The needle threader works easily and consistently, you just have to make sure the needle is in the highest position when you engage the threader. The machine is very easy to thread and I have had no problem with stitches jamming. I ordered the smallest hoop as an accessory and have used it a lot for monogramming.[Brother SA431 2-Inch-by-1-1/2-Inch Small HoopBrother SA177 Side Cutter 7mm I also use the walking foot for many projects, it does not come with the machine but is a necessary investment. I have one that I have used on several machines (Elna, Janome) and it works well on this machine also, you must be careful that the needle is in a position to pass easily through the foot, a simple adjustment on this machine. I love the automatic thread cutting feature and the push button starter, much easier than the foot pedal. I have downloaded embroidery patterns from websites, have not sewn one of those yet, the other embroidery projects I did were using patterns already on the machine. The machine also has options for resizing the built-in patterns, I have not attempted to change any of the sizes yet. I have learned over the years that the two things that cause the most problem with sewing machines are (1)improper threading and (2)not changing the needle frequently. When the needle is dull it can cause problems with the timing and threads will jam, needles will break. Amazon has great deals on sampler packs of embroidery thread and also on needlesBrother SASEW8012 Sewing Machine Needles by Organ 10 pack of ten needles(100 needles). One final thing, I would consider getting the foot that enables the machine to act like a serger because I would use that when I travel rather than having to tote my serger also. Because serging uses up thread so quickly I think it would be tedious to do that a lot on the sewing machine, I think you would have to have several bobbins lined up and ready to go. I also use my serger a lot, it is a 10 year old Elna that still works very well, I have to tinker with the thread tension and make sure the needles on that are sharp also. I am considering getting the Brother serger, it looks so much easier to thread. So, for a bit of serging, I think it would be worthwhile trying it with the special foot on this sewing machine but if you sew a lot, like I do, you will probably want to make the additional purchase of a serger, it is much, much ]faster and you can use the big thread cones.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2013 by Amazon Customer