Although this model came with lots of goodies (and looked sharp on the sewing table to boot), these drawbacks made its high price hard to justify. The Quantum Stylist was a thrill to use, thanks to its smooth, powerful sewing, its wealth of features, and its intuitive controls. It’s a little quieter than the Brother CS7000X, and it has a few features that our main pick lacks, such as an automatic thread-cutter button. And although looks aren’t everything, this machine looks sleek, modern, and inviting on a table, whereas many other models look childish or old-fashioned. It comes with a hard storage case so you can tuck it away if you don’t have the table space to keep it out all the time, and the case even has a clever little storage compartment for the machine’s very thorough manual. In my testing, I quilted the majority of a throw-sized quilt with this machine—that’s how much I loved sewing with it.
Edit your creations right at your fingertips on the generous 4.85″ color LCD touch screen display and when connected to a wireless network, send designs to your machine using Design Database Transfer (no USB needed). Brother Stellaire2 Innov-ís XJ2 Disney Combo Sewing and Embroidery Machine continues the Brother legacy of exceptional combo machines. With 788 embroidery designs, plus 101 Disney-exclusive designs (for a total of 889), a large 9.5” x 14” embroidery area, and wireless integration with Artspira, the Stellaire2 Innov-ís XJ2 will elevate your sewing and embroidery skills. Brother customers get exclusive access to even more Disney and Disney•Pixar embroidery designs through the iBroidery.com Download Center.
But in our testing, it proved to be a game-changer in terms of time and convenience. No more blindly groping around under your fabric to try to find the bobbin thread to cut it. No more littering your workspace with lengths of wasted thread from pulling your project away from the machine, cutting the threads, and then trimming them off. With this feature, you just push the button, and the machine automatically ties off and slices the thread, easy as that. Only one other machine in our test group, the EverSewn Sparrow 30s, offers this feature.
As for laser printers, Canon usually makes better color models, while Brother usually makes better monochrome models. Check out our list of the best Canon printers to see our recommendations. The BERNINA overlock machine, the specialist for highly stretchy seams in knitwear, fine rolled hems in lightweight fabrics or decorative flatlock seams in wovens or knits. You also have the choice of having your sewing machine checked and serviced or, in the event of issues, repaired by a BERNINA sewing machine specialist. In most BERNINA authorized stores you will find a complete wellness offer to ensure your satisfaction with your sewing machine. Just like countless other electronic household appliances, a sewing machine can lighten the load of our daily lives.
Unfortunately, if you’re looking for a computerized sewing machine with the option of pedal-free sewing, this isn’t going to be the machine for you. A non-computerized, affordable sewing machine, this Brother XR3774 sewing machine offers more options than the Brother XM2701 but still comes in at an affordable price point. The Brother SQ9285 sewing machine contains the most built-in stitches for experienced sewers and quilters looking for an arsenal of decorative stitches.
The touch screen was easy to navigate and customize any included designs. With excellent ease of use features like automatic thread cutting and tie-off, this machine also worked beautifully as a sewing machine. Modern sewing machines—especially computerized models like the ones we recommend—can automate a huge brother scan and cut number of different stitches (our upgrade pick, for instance, offers a total of 600). Straight stitches are most common, and most useful; these are used for many sewing jobs, including seams, basting, and topstitching, which serves purposes both decorative and functional by reinforcing thicker sections.
In short, heavier machines are meant to handle heavier fabrics, so choose accordingly if that’s what you’ll be working with. “Lightweight beginner machines often struggle with heavier fabrics,” says Chase-Sinclair. The machine is compact, so you’ll have plenty of table space to work with your fabric. The arm room brother machine was also ample enough to feed the fabric and make any necessary adjustments. We found most adjustments easy to make, except for the shuttle race unit assembly that proved to be a challenge. Sewing machines are known for creating beautiful things, but they’re not exactly touted for their own design aesthetic.
Although there are one or even a few overlock stitches on many sewing machine models, it must be noted that this useful stitch is not comparable to the overlock stitches on an overlock machine. An overlock not only has various stitches with one or two needles and two loopers (depending on the model and stitch), but it also has a small integrated knife that cuts, stitches, and finishes the fabric edges at the same time while you sew. It fundamentally depends on how often you use your sewing machine and how intensively you pursue your hobby. Do the same from above the stitch plate, which allows you to remove the residual fluff from the feed dog so you can once again work in a clean environment. If you also embroider with your sewing machine, you must oil it often because the machine is put under more stress with the high speeds than it is when performing simple sewing work.