I have the Futura 250. I bought it from HSN. It sews and embroiders beautifully. You do have to have a computer hooked up to it for the embroidery part to work. I bought the Brother embroidery machine only from HSN and I didn't like it so I sent it back. I would suggest that you use bobbin thread in the bobbin only for embroidery. It also can be tempermental on thread so I only use Metter polyester embroidery thread.