Brother PE800 Embroidery Machine, 138 Built-in Designs, 5" x 7" Hoop Area, Large 3.2" LCD Touchscreen, USB Port, 11 Font Styles

Amazing machine! Super simple to use right out of the box, especially with all the YouTube videos available out there. Some of my favorite online places to download patterns is urbanthreads.com and emblibrary.com and etsy.com . I've only had it 5 days and these are some of the things I've made with it.One of the things I've learned along the way is you must use decent supplies and not skimp and cut corners. I ordered the pack of "new brothread" embroidery thread from Amazon and it works wonderfully and one box of 40 colors is going to last me for awhile. Even with all I've done, these 500m cones barely look used still. You also must use a good backing. I love the tear away backing also by "new brothread". You have to have a spray adhesive and I've learned go lightly with it, don't use too much. Just enough to barely stick it together. And the last thing I've learned is the bobbin thread must be #90. New Brothread also sells a wonderful black and white bobbin thread set and it comes on a teal cone so you can tell it apart from other large cones of thread. Winding your own bobbins is super easy. I've read reviews where people said it didn't work well and all they purchase are pre-wound bobbins. The machine comes with 4 bobbins and so far that seems like enough if you stay on top of winding them. Although you can stop your project at any time and wind and replace bobbins without it messing things up. I found that by using quality supplies, I can walk away from the machine while it's working away on something and most likely there won't be an issue. If you use the wrong stuff, it will malfunction constantly and be very aggravating.It's an incredible machine at an incredible price. The on-board editing is a little limited and could be better, but I've read about computer programs out there that make it better and someday hope to buy that. Also, when you download things to the thumb drive it's hard to tell what is what because it shows up as blobs on the screen. But it does go in order of downloads so if you want your most recent download you just go to the very end pic.I would totally recommend this machine! It's been SO MUCH FUN!!!

I'm still using my Brother SE400 but wanted a larger hoop. My only complaint is Brother changed the hoops. For that reason I give 4 stars. I find this new hoop difficult to attach. I'm disappointed that I have to repurchase all my hoops again because they're not interchangeable. Otherwise I'm satisfied with my PE800. I am using it for myself and family only. I sew for pleasure. I'll update with pictures after I've had a chance to use it. Will add that it was easy to learn and use. The instruction book is very helpful. Appreciate the 90wt bobbin thread.Update: Have given 5 stars. Have attached picture of test stitch out. Came out perfect from the machine. Four stars for me because even though I used yellow chalk to mark my pattern I still got it slightly crooked. Practice makes perfect. I still find attaching the hook problematic but no longer worth losing a whole star.

I hadn't done much machine embroidery when I got this as a gift, and I find it's relatively easy to use even though I'm almost an idiot when to comes to software and transferring embroidery designs. Read the instructions manual and go at it. Leave the presser foot up to thread the machine or let it self-thread; that's the trickiest part, and it's a piece of cake. Online videos are available if you get stuck on something, but even a beginner shouldn't have too much difficulty once the basic set-up is completed. It sews beautifully (and I don't even understand how to adjust the upper tension yet, so that's quite a compliment). I've been surprised at how much I've done in a month, how much I actually can do and how great embroidery designs come out. Yeah, Brother!! Even on the Sunday of the NFL/AFL championship games this year, the conversation was a lot about what great products Brother makes. This is a winner!!! No time out, and no "Game's over."

Purchased this a number of years ago on a black friday sale. I had a pe770 and this has so many upgraded features. The screen is so much easier to read. Best feature is it remembers your stitch location if the power is shut off. Worst feature is it has trouble reading thread level on bobbins. It very rarely gives me a low bobbin warning. I've tried cleaning the sensor and using different brands of bobbins. I just have to pay attention and change it out when low.If you are just getting into embroidery I would highly suggest this machine. It's extremely user friendly and you can do so much with it. As a personal use machine (and light use small business machine) you can't beat the features or the price.

This is a very lovely machine! Easy to use & fairly easy to learn. Has a authentic threader in which we have not been able to work for us but im sure we're not doing something right. We find it easier to just thread it our selves. Still need to learn more but enjoying the beautiful designs it stitches out beautifully. This has brought the family together for fun & some beautiful embroidered shirts & towels. The 14 year old niece caught on faster & has made some beautiful towels. Love the color display & you can import your own PES files that can be purchased on Etsy or embroidery sites. This is an embroidery machine only. I have a new Brother sewing machine that I love as well. I grew up on Singer but im really loving these 2 Brother machines!

I've had my PE800 for about 6 months now after having upgraded from an SE400 which I have had for about 10 years. I love the design features of this machine and being able to add text to my design is a huge plus. I have not had but one problem. The machine thread will get caught and bunch up inside of the machine at it is hard to get out. I have a feeling is has to do not with the machine but the thread. It only started happening when I got new thread. Overall I am very pleased with my machine.