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    Lisa Albrecht is offline Member
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    Default Brother SE400

    Hello all...I was wondering if any of you own this machine? I want to dabble a bit in embroidery, and this one embroiders and sews. Thought for the price it might be a good backup machine, plus learn a new creative craft. If you own it, do you like it? Just needing a little guidance, please.

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    i've been looking at this one as well but still completely undecided.... waiting to see what ev1 else has to say about it
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    Think this is the one my sis just bought and she loves it. Only does 4" embroidery, but that is perfect size for making labels.
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    I have the Brother SE270D and I love it. I bought it a few years ago to learn on and am still using it, someday I may upgrade to a larger machine. I have 3 brother machines and love them all!
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    Hey Lisa! I bought the Brother SE400 a few months ago and still love it. I bought it mainly to replace my 30-year old Necchi for sewing and quilting. I really want a larger machine but that will have to wait a bit. This one fit my needs nicely for the moment. I've only played with the embroidery twice and both projects turned out beautifully. You are limited to 4" embroidery but seems to do the job well. It is a good machine to dabble in machine embroidery and expand from there if it is something you enjoy. It sews and quilts nicely and is a fun little machine that packs a punch. Good luck in your quest.
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    Thank you for the feedback!

    I wish I could make a decision...my machine is in the shop for the second time this week so I am not getting any of my sewing projects done! Truth be told, I am not getting alot of other stuff done either! LOL
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    I would love to have a larger machine, but I can't justify the cost of even a smaller machine. I have a serger that I bought about 15 years ago. I bought it off of QVC, the shopping site. When it came, I took it out of the box, said I can't do that, and put it into its case where it is to this day. Not a stitch ever taken. I think that would happen to an embroidery machine, although I can imagine a quilt made up of beautiful embroideried blocks!
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    Hey Madam..... I here to coax you to get that serger out of the box!!!!! YOU CAN DO IT>>> and i know you'll love it....
    Just take it one step at a time... if there is no book,,, go to their website... they may even have video....or check on YouTube.. what kind is it??? They can be intimidating... but when you have some time... give it a whirl...............girl!!! Barbara
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    My machine has a larger embroidery field but I seldom use designs larger than the 4 x 4. That is pretty big when stitched out. How large (number of stitches) will it stitch out? Some will stitch a design with no more than 25,000 and some many, many more.

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    Hard to find that number...but according to one site I found the claim is 32,000 stitches. The hoop size is 4 x 4 and my thought is that I can't ever see me embroidering a large design...like the back of a jacket. But, if I would want to incorporate a few designs together...couldn't I do that by repositioning the hoop?

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