Originally Posted by Chasing Hawk
Any opinions on the Brother PE 770? I am seriously looking into getting an embroidery machine. Since I am a novice at this kind of stitching, I figured this would be a good one. I visited a local Sewing Machine shop a couple of weeks ago. And asked the Lady what would be a nice beginner machine. She promptly steered me to a $3000.00 Babylock something. I told her I did mention I was just starting out into the embroidery world. Not to do a hostile takeover.
I don't think you can go too wrong with any Brother machine. They are much more user friendly than a lot of other brands. I started with a PE180 which only had a 4x4 stitch field. I outgrew that almost immediately and got a ULT 2003 and then an Innovis 4000D. I have been very satisfied with all of them. Of course, the Innovis has a lot of features that the PE180 didn't have, but as far as stitching goes, that 180 had just as good embroidery stitches. One time when I had all three machines set up, I did a wallhanging that was done in sections. I stitched some on the 180, some on the ULT and some on the Innovis. You couldn't tell the difference in the stitching.
I think the 770 has a 5x7 stitch field and a USB port for transferring designs. Those are the two things I would recommend anyone buying an embroidery machine get. Even though I can do much larger designs, I really prefer using my 5x7. That is my most favorite hoop.
Good luck with whatever you decide to get. Machine embroidery is as addictive as quilting.