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List Price: $499.99
Best Price: $499.99 (new), $250.00 (used), $299.00 (refurbished)
Availability: New (4), Used (2), Refurbished (2)
Brand: Brother
Model: SE270D
Dimensions: 19.7 x 10.7 x 10.8 inches

Customer Review

Exceeds Expectations
by Customer A1B3BTBOZGQJ58 at February 01st, 2008
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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