Just looking at the Sparrow I think it is probably manufactured by Brother. It is very similar to the Brother Cs1000i computerized machine. Which by the way I own and really like. In my opinion it sounds like a good value and a nice machine. For my money all the whoop-de-do about the $4,000 machines that are updated every year is just too much. Sort of like most of us with our computers. They can do more than most people will ever need or use. Speaking for myself of course!