Brother SE350 Computerized Embroidery-and-Sewing Machine
by Brother International Corporation
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Brother SE350 Computerized Embroidery-and-Sewing Machine
Customer Review: Great for sewing, costly to service...
Summary: 4 Stars
I have had this machine for almost one year. It has been a joy to use, covering my sewing, quilting and basic embroidery needs. I took it in for service this morning because of an issue with the top thread getting stuck behind the bobbin/race and they want $125 plus parts. That seems exorbitant for a machine that cost $350. I have used my basic old Singer for 10 years without service...seems like this machine should have held out a bit longer before needing repair work. My only other complaint is that the expansion card, PED software is costly. I now wish I had purchased a model with a USB port instead because the basic embroidery designs that are pre-installed are, IMHO, pretty useless with the exception of the fonts.Customer Review: pretty good for a beginner
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this machine because I got tired of taking my pants and curtains etc to have someone else hem them. I was pleasantly surprised by this machine. It's got numbers and a wizard that helps you get it setup quickly. My first project was a toy for my kitty and the 1.5 years later the stitching is perfect which is more than I can say for the last 2 sets of hems I took to a tailor to get done. I haven't tried the embroidery setting as yet but did use the machine to sew heavy fabric used for drapes and jeans material. I am so happy with this machine that I am thinking of taking a class where you have to bring your own machine.Customer Review: brother sewing machine
Summary: 4 Stars
I love my new machine. I do not sew as mush as I did in the past, but this machine may change that.This machine is so easy to use, it does most of the work, making it easy to sew anything, embroidery is a snap.I love,love, love it.
Loraine
Customer Review: So far, so good
Summary: 4 Stars
This item arrived very promptly. I have not yet had a chance to use it extensively, but was impressed with the ease of use for the embroidery part of the machine.Customer Review: Small but fun
Summary: 3 Stars
I've been sewing for years, and have made anything from ball gowns to simple Halloween costumes. I have a Brother Serger, and a New Home Sewing Machine, plus a Singer Commercial machine that I put a lot of cloth through in a year. I have wanted to venture into machine embroidery for some time now and saw this little machine at my local Wally World, it looked like fun so I bought it and here is what I have found so far;
Cons: Very small throat-makes it very difficult to change feet, and thread by hand. Just is not enough room under there. Some of my projects that have yards and yards of material I know I will have difficulty doing on this machine.
Embroidery hoop broke after just a few uses. Brother will replace if I ship it to them at my cost. They will then send a bag of bobbins back to me with my replacement hoop to easing the shipping pain.
Wish the bobbin cover did not remove completely as it is tiny and easy to misplace or gets hidden under your project.
Why bother including the little white pouch for accessories? It was ripped/split out of the box. Just give me a zip lock baggy to start with if you can not include a decent box for the seam ripper, hole punch, brush...its what all this stuff gets stored in after the machine is unpacked anyway.
Probably a bit picky but I felt the machine was a bit loud in comparison to my other machines.
Pros: Easy to use. The embroidery section walks you through and prompts for thread color change. Very neat to watch a pattern get colored in.
Nice selection of loaded designs as an intro.
Love the touch screen feature.
The cut thread feature is also handy and will be a huge plus when doing a large project.
The needle up or down, the lighted go stop button, needle threader and so on are super features that are very easy to get fond of.
So in conclusion I like this machine, its cute, fun and easy to use. The size limitations and embroidery hoop breaking keep me from giving this a five star rating.