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Rating  - My wife loves it
I should really let my wife write this review. I bought this for her for Christmas as she really wanted to go beyond her very basic sewing machine.
The number of projects she has completed with this machine is incredible; which speaks towards her enjoyment of the art and using this tool.
Downloading new patterns to the machine is extremely easy. She loves the ease of use of the embroidery feature.
Accessories are easy to come by and fairly inexpensive. She just bought a foot and finished off a neighbors prom dress.
We originally looked at much more expensive machines; however, gambled that this machine had the features and price that a hobbyist would use and could afford. Luckily we were right; the machine has worked flawlessly in the past 5 months.
Rating - Excellent value
This machine does all that it claims to do. For the price, it is an excellent value. It performed better than my high-end Kenmore for basic sewing. And for embroidery, it could not be easier or more user-friendly. When I first got this machine I was a little intimidated, but finally Christmas forced me to try the embroidery. I was shocked at how easy it was. You just set it up and it does all the work. Would recommend to anyone on a budget that wants to try embroidery.
Rating  - Great at First ... worked like crap in the end!
The work that it did was very impressive. It's just a crappy machine in the end. It would up and stop working properly in the middle of doing a project. So much wasted thread and materials. My 1st machine lasted about 2 years. I used it for embroidery only. If I would go back and forth from sewing to embroidery, it would glitch up a lot going back to embroidery. Since I have the card program I was able to go out and buy more patterns to use with the machine. That was a nice feature. The machine it's self really needs to be better made. The hoops also don't last very long. I would go thru a new hoop about every 2-3 months. They should make metal hoops for this machine. The Large hoop should also come with the machine for the price you pay for it. My second machine only lasted 3 months. I give up, I will not buy another machine.
Rating - Exceeds Expectations
After enjoying success with my brother sewing machine I decided to upgrade to an embroidery machine and I couldn't be happier with it! It's pretty easy to use and as a sewing machine it does a fantastic job. Switching between sewing and embroidery is really easier than setting up my other sewing machine so I've been using it to do my sewing pretty often. The heirloom stitches look great, it has a twin needle feature and the computer screen will talk you through most problems, including letting you know that your bobbin thread is running low before you sew a nice long seam without any bobbin thread. That's a fantastic feature for someone like me! =)
So far the only problems that I have encountered have been user ended and the result of not fully reading the instructions before starting. Reading and following all of the instructions in the book will help you get the best results. Also, you will want to purchase and use stabalizer in order to get good results.
When using the larger spools of thread for embroidery the thread cartridge won't work, but the heavy threads can still be used, they just have to be placed on top of the machine and wound through a little differentlty.
The embroidery work is nice once you get it going, but it's limited in size to a 4x4 area. Most of what we plan for it will be about that size so it works for us but it's still a consideration if you are dreaming of doing bigger projects. The Disney characters look really good and they are a lot of fun to make.
It's a really great deal. All of the other machines that we looked at were priced over $700 which made this the only really affordable option for my family.
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