Brother SE350 Computerized Embroidery-and-Sewing Machine
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Brother SE350 Computerized Embroidery-and-Sewing Machine
Customer Review: The Best Embroidery/Sewing Machine for the money!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought my Brother in April 2008 and have been sewing on it daily for at least 3 hours every day since then. I've never had ANY trouble with it. It's a MUST that you also buy the PED Basic to go with your machine so that you can download designs from the internet. I've downloaded over 8,000 free designs so far, and that's just a "drop in the bucket". You're limited to 4 x 4 designs (that's the only drawback). The machine is very light weight and has accompanied me on many trips. You don't have to have special needles or special bobbins for this machine. It's VERY user friendly! The patterns that come with the machine are very high quality, as are the Alphabets. I'd like to have more fonts on the machine, but they are so easily accessible on the internet that this really isn't an issue. I will say that 40 weight rayon thread seems to work best (and use a bobbin thread when embroidering). When I finally wear this machine out, I'll probably go with another Brother machine.Customer Review: You get what you paid for
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this machine with a USB port. I don't know if I am dense or what, but it took me a while to figure out how to use it. Once I figured out the embroidery part, it was ok. Then it started acting up. The fabric got cut on the teeth and had to be cut out. I had to take the bobbing mechanism completely apart to untangle all the thread caught in the bobbin. On another ocassion, it indicated that the embroidery was completed, when it was only half way done. Putting the embroidery foot is a bit difficult to position and sometimes it falls, due to the vribrations of the machine. I dont know why I have broken 4 embroidery needles in less than a week. I am still trying to figure that one out. I will probably keep it because I am not planning to do much embroidery and I don't want to spend 2k on an embroidery machine. The sewing part works fine. I suppose is a crab shoot, when the embroidery part works, it does a nice job, but when it goes bad, it really goes bad.Customer Review: Great for beginners wanting to learn to embroider!
Summary: 5 Stars
I got this machine because I wanted to personalize things I make for my baby boutique. I wanted to monogram and put names on burp cloths, etc. It did take a bit for me to learn all about stabilizers and how to hoop my items and such, but once I got that all down I love it! I can say that this machine is GREAT for beginners. I didn't want to fork out a bunch of money to discover I didn't like or couldn't embroider. I am glad I started with this machine. I can easily switch between sewing and embroidering and LOVE the sewing features on the machine. I haven't had any troubles with the embroidery side. Some say they have bobbin issues, but I haven't noticed any. I am using the correct bobbin embroidery thread so maybe that is their issue I dont know. I would definately say once you learn you'll probably want to get the PES card reader so you can do more designs. My next step is to learn to applique with the embroidery machine....anyone want to email me how?? lolCustomer Review: Great sewing machine with features
Summary: 5 Stars
I had a set amount of money that I could use for a sewing machine and after much research I finally settled on this one. It comes with so many features that I thought it was the perfect choice for me. It comes with 7 feet so that you don't have to waste extra money buying attachments like you do with other machines.
There are only two things that would make this machine even better: a scanner so that you can embroider your own designs or a USB port so that you can upload your own designs. I know that would drive up the price to an insane amount though.
The best part of the machine is how easy it is to thread both the machine and the bobbin. There is no need for an extra bobbin threader unless you own a boutique. You don't even have to use the foot pedal if you don't want to. Thats also optional for better control.
Customer Review: great deal
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought a refurbished machine from kens sewing center through amazon. It arrived well packed except that the bottom of the carton had not been reinforced with tape and shifted during shipping causing the auto threader device to fall apart. I did some sewing and it works great I did hook up the embroidery part and and ran through the programming portion but did not sew with it as without the threader it would be a lot of trouble to constantly have to change thread by hand!@!! I am sure it is covered by someone but if I have to send it back for repair it could be gone for weeks. All this for a lack of tape!! Well I have sent an e-mail to kens and I can only hope they will find a way to help. all else aside this is my third brother sewing machine the others are terrific values and work perfectly and I am sure this will also