I have actually 3 Brother embroidery machines: Brother 400D, 8500, and Innovis 1500D. I love my Brother machines. I do just about all sewing on the 400d. The 8500 is not working due to a bobbin problem, but the Innovis is wonderful. I love to embroidery and I do the ITH things. I like those ITH patterns, but I don't have a big enough hoop for some things that I would to do. I have had the first machine, the 8500, almost 15 years. I love to embroidery.