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Wonderful machine!

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2018

Love it! I'm glad I chose this machine instead of others. Nice embroidery system and great for regular sewing.

I used to own a machine embroidery business and this is a step up from the profesional machine I owned long ago. Things have improved a lot and not you can make in your house quality embroidery.

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Savannah Schuman

Didn’t work

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2019

Opened box took out machine. Threw away box bc why not it was huge. Watched videos on how to things and read lots of literature. Plugged in machine wouldn’t work. Also threaded bobbin as soon as it was placed on machine before I could complete proper set up. That is literally the only thing the machine ever did after plug in. It never sewed or embroidered. I returned product and am awaiting my refund.

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Yacope

Wonderful machine!

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2018

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Savannah Schuman

Didn’t work

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2019

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2016

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Great machine.

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K. Oliver Butler

this thing is great. Just did some freestanding lace on it last ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2016

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As far as the embroidery functions go, this thing is great. Just did some freestanding lace on it last night! You can't beat the hoop size for the price, either, and I find the storage compartments in the sewing attachment to be really nifty. Plenty of tools included with it for maintaining the machine. My only complaint is that trimming the thread with the cutter on the machine makes it too short, and the thread pulls out of the needle when it starts to stitch. Not a big deal at all, but it's something to be aware of-- instead, just leave a good length of extra thread and pause to cut it off after a few stitches.

I will update this review once I've tried out the sewing functionality.

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Lin

Would not recommend this product

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2019

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I would not recommend this product...poorly made ...breaks threads

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Jennifer

Best machine I've ever owned!

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2016

This is my 6th machine, from regular sewing, sergers, and embroidery. My daughters and I sew and this is by far the best machine. I got it on sale at JoAnns and of course wanted to rip the box open and start using it. After a day of reading instructions and watching the DVD, I was ready. The sewing machine part works like any other I think. I haven't had any problems with it at all. I even used my other singers special pressure feet on it and it worked fine. The embroidery part was the part I had to read about, and watch a few utube videos. The machine is actually very easy to convert over. You need to remember to turn the tension to the E for embroidery!!..I kept forgetting;(.. I've used cheap thread that I got on sale, and the expensive thread as well.. If your thread breaks while your embroidering, lower the speed. I never embroidery at full speed anyway, but with the cheaper thread you may need to lower the speed so the threads don't break. I find the more expensive thread to look better, but can't always afford to buy it. I've read the other reviews and I haven't had any of the "major" complaints, like the smaller hoop not being recognized, I have found that when I embroidery thick towels it's hard to get it under the pressure foot, but the towels are very thick... Other than that it sews wonderfully and is an incredible machine!..

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constant malfunctions

Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2016

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Brand new machine and it doesn't recognize the small hoop only the large and endless hoop. you also need three hands to feed the hoop and material your working on under the needle and into the embroidery unit. The pressure foot lifter should have had one more up position.

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Mary S Scott

Get this one.

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2018

A great machine for the price. It embroiders and sews beautifully. I also have the Brother 625 and love it but it only does a 4x4 hoop. In researching this machine I read many reviews and watched the posts on a FB Futura group. I noticed quite a few bad reviews but found most turned out to be user errors. I did run into thread breakage and needle breakage, as expected from reading, both totally resolved by using a thread holder or cup to hold thread behind the machine. I used class a 15 prewound bobbins for embroidery and many varieties of thread makes with no problems. The software is easy to use and I prefer seeing and editing the design on my computer as opposed to the brother 625 on its lcd. If you’re a beginner make sure you know what stabilizer to use with what material. The wrong stabilizer will give you problems with any machine and that’s the user error I saw most often. I love it and would recommend it to anyone. I just made 2 10x6 embroidered appliqué bunnies for Easter and they’re flawless and beautiful :) . Ps.......the xl-420 has the continuous hoop to do designs around table cloths or dress bottoms etc. The 400 does not.

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ittysbittsy

Bobbin issues

Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2017

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Had some bobbin troubles to start with, but my husband was able to fix it. (The bobbin holder thing was jammed. We aren't experts at all, so we were worried we would have to find a store to service it, but it ended up being a relatively easy, if time consuming and slow, fix). The book that comes with it is super great. We have been able to do everything we've wanted so far. Some people compained about the sewing quality, but we haven't had any issues so far.

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Sara Lynch

A little disappointed I would think the mach would let you know ...

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2017

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A little disappointed I would think the mach would let you know when bobbin runs out and have a thread cutting mechanism. Also it lost it place and shift the pattern when the top thread breaks. With the cost of this it should have these features and not lose its place

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