A Comparison of Brother Embroidery Machines

Brother has a comprehensive line of embroideryarea. There are 136 built-in embroidery patterns which
machines, and it can be bewildering to figure out theinclude scrollwork, florals, quilt patterns and various
differences between the machines.other designs.
The most economical machine, and the most popularThe PE750D is a close cousin of the PE700, but as
brother machine for embroidery made for the masses,you would guess, the D means Disney, and this
is the Brother SE270D. The SE270D has a D formachine has 52 Disney designs. At 650 stiches per
Disney.minute, the machine is no slouch.
It is a computerized Sewing and embroidery machineThe best home machines are around 1200 stiches per
with 97 built-in designs including 27 designs featuringminute as far as I know.
Disney characters and 98 stitch functions. It featuresAgain, keep in mind that these PE700 and 750D
Brother's exclusive new quick-load thread cassettemachines are in the embroidery only section.
system. This means that simply place a spool ofInnovis and Duetta are Brother embroidery lines, and
thread into the cassette, insert cassette into machinethings get a little blurry here, at least for me.
and the needle is threaded automatically! This unit alsoThe Innovis 4000D is one of Brother's most advanced
features built-in embroidery designs, 1-step auto-sizemachines. It is the top of the line Innovis andhas a
button holes and many other time-saving features.maximum embroidery speed of 1000 stitchesDmin.
The brother feature of auto-threading is common inThere are 2 USB ports and a very large maximum
several other manufacturers and models too.embroidery area of 12"x7". Of course, there is a color
The next step up is the Brother SE350. It is consideredLCD with touch screen.
high-end according to Brother, though this is aThe Duetta 4500D is also a top of the line machine.
classification of the consumer market. It features 67The motto is "Do It All. Do It Better." The Automatic
built-in stitches, 98 stitch functions, 70 built-in embroideryHeight Adjuster(TM) (AHA) feature, the extra-large
designs, a push-button automatic thread cutter,quilting extension table, and bright LED lights. This
effortless bobbin loading and a built-in cardslot enablingincludes a quilting feature.
use of thousands of optional embroidery designs.The top of the line machine is the Brother Quattro
There are 10 styles of one-step automatic buttonholes6000D. This is an amazing machine with quilting,
along with the bobbin Quick-Set feature. There is ansewing, embroidery all included. There is almost 50
LCD screen on this machine. It is a machine that Isquare inches of work space - 10 inches to the right of
personally own, and am very satisfied with it.the needle and 5 inches of height. The LCD screen is
The Brother PE700 is an embroidery only machinehigh definition. The LCD also gives a zoomed in view
with a 5" x 7" embroidery area! The PE700 recognizesof the needle area. You can also integrate with
all Brother memory cards (Disney Memory Cardsapplique with this machine, and it inclues 600 designs.
excluded) that work with a maximum 5" x 7" design