I don't know about the newer machines, mine is 7 yrs old......... if it does basting in the hoop then it should be in your built in embroidery designs ,i have basting stitches but they are designs i downloaded from a website (sorry can't remember where it's been a while) . my brother dosen't have a built in basting stitches so when i embroider a design i program the basting stitch first then the design and start the machine hope this helps