✨ Stitch Your Dreams into Reality!
The Brother PE550D Embroidery Machine is a versatile and user-friendly device designed for embroidery enthusiasts. It features 125 built-in designs, including 45 Disney designs, a 4" x 4" embroidery field, a large 3.2" LCD touchscreen for easy navigation, and a USB port for importing custom designs. Weighing 24 pounds, this machine is perfect for both home and professional use.
Is Electric | Yes |
Power Source | Corded Electric |
Item Weight | 24 Pounds |
Item Dimensions D x W x H | 12"D x 16.5"W x 7.8"H |
Material Fabric | Plastic, Metal |
Color | White |
D**E
Professional quality, easy to use
I have never embroidered before, but this machine is really user friendly and easy to navigate menu, the instruction manual is easy to follow. The built in fonts are great and the built in designs are fun, but the best is the USB to load your own designs (try Inkscape / inkstitch free software for designing and creating the files)
A**E
Love this machine
The PE550D is an easy to use machine. The maximum hoop size is 4 x 4. I knew this when I bought it, but I'm not sorry. I had been looking at the PE800 with a 5 x 7 hoop, but the price skyrocketed beyond my budget. I bought this one because it had the Disney designs loaded and the cheerful Mickey and Minnie faces on the exterior. My advice for anyone starting/new to machine embroidery is to watch Youtube videos for beginners. There are many good tutorials out there, though not specifically for the PE550D. Then start trying out designs for yourself. My first design was the Minnie Mouse face. It was so cute. I turned it into a face mask for a 6 year old who was delighted with it. You will need to learn about stabilizers and threads. Buy the prewound bobbins here on Amazon, they are wonderful. I have downloaded designs from online sites and using the USB stick put them into the PE550D and embroidered them. Always make a practice piece first. You will see if it stitches out the way that you want. I did have some issues with bobbin thread pulling to the top of a preloaded design and adjusted the thread tension a bit and it worked well afterwards. Embroidery threads: Madeira thread, Gutermann thread, and Hobby Lobby thread all work well in the machine for me. I have tried Coats & Clarks Rayon that I had from a previous project and it also stitched up nicely. Remember that the largest design you can make will be slightly less than 4 x 4. Since I don't plan large projects, this works for me. Sweet Pea and Kreative Kiwi sites have nice 4 x 4 designs and in the hoop projects that will work on this machine. I've had lots of fun with mine, got it Jan 2021. BTW: Walmart also sells stabilizer and scissors that will work with this machine. Use coupons for Hobby Lobby and Jo Ann's and you will save money. Look for Hobby Lobby's Sewology Embroidery Thread at a half price sale. Some online embroidery design sites have free designs that are fun! Enjoy your adventure!
J**O
Worked right out of the box.
I love my 550D. I chose it for the color display over a larger hoop selection. It’s not very loud, and stitches about 5-7 stitches per second. The more expensive machines go much faster, and tend to screw up more! The selected design is displayed in color, a list of needed colors is to the right of it, along with estimated time to sew that color in minutes, and on the left, the top box displays the current color’s journey. A black plus sign, outlined in green, is seen on the larger picture tracing the needle’s journey through the design. Fascinating! The largest design is 100 mm square. The auto thread cutter can be disengaged if you prefer to do your design in all one color. One note, the list of colors is displayed with the current color on top, then disappears when the next color is up! I didn’t realize it until I noticed my cat in a teacup was receiving gray ears, not pink. I used this machine right out of the box. Factory settings may be changed but I left them, and am very pleased. I neglected to check the needle, to make sure it was in securely, but it was fine anyway. Bobbin in the bobbin case was empty, so a new one replaced it. It was packed tightly (my mail lady *rolled* it out of her truck and I had to restrain myself from shouting “That’s my new sewing machine!” She did hear me.) All the instructions for threading are pictures, both in the book and on the machine so you can’t go wrong. I must learn to remember to lift and lower the presser foot. My previous machine did it for me. If you break a thread there is the needle jump button, for going back 1, 10, or 100 stitches. I’ve never used an automatic threader and see no reason to start now, but it is in the way a bit. No idea where to find the software. I settled for Data 7 to convert my old HUS designs to PES. I highly recommend this machine.
R**O
Embroidery made Easy
I wanted to embroider some quilt panel for a quilt I was making for my grandchildren. This was the perfect machine for my need. It is super easy to use. I love the build in designs and it is easy to import other designs.
A**R
Perfecta
Perfecta fácil de usar
C**S
Titanium Needles, titanium needles, titanium needles
I cannot stress them enough! First time I used this machine the needle broke. Well not anymore. Titanium needles to the rescue. I even use them on my Brother sewing machine. They should include a pair of these needles with this machine. I like this machine. I just wish my images that I use a usb stick was bigger but hey you take the good with the bad. Have had this machine about a month or so. Works great so far. Oh and very easy to use. Anyone can thread this machine. Easy peasy. I have their sewing embroidery machine also that I purchased over 10 years ago. Just having a thread cutter is a time saver. Brother thought of everything when they made these embroidery machines. The only thing they didn’t think of is a more powerful light but that seems to be an issue on all machines.. I wish they could correct this.
K**I
Dumbest machine ever made!
Who even creates a low quality machine that doesn’t do a basic stitch bit only embroiders?!? I thought this would be a fun machine to have so I could add to my creations I make. However after weeks of trying to find the basic stitches in the menu and getting frustrated and putting it away then getting it out to try again I am so over it! If you try to embroider thread niches up and tangles. It’s a nightmare. You can’t use it for regular seamstress work so it is literally like tossing money in a fire pit! Brother customer service has been horrible and I will never get another machine made by them again. I have been sewing for over forty years and have owned several machines. Never have I owned one as worthless as this one.
M**S
Unbelievably easy to use.
The media could not be loaded. I have been wanting an embroidery machine for the longest time. I have a sewing machine so a simple embroidery machine was what I wanted. The machine is pretty quiet. It guides you to what colors are next and the usb works. I highly recommend this machine.
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