I don't have much options since there are no dealers close to me but the Brother.....So I do go with the Brother machines....I am very happy with all of them.....The PQ1500 is similar to Juki (9" space in the throat)...great stippling and great straigh stitch....(it cost me less than 900$).....I do have also small simple Brother machines (cheap) that do the decorative stitches....
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