Originally Posted by
Sewnoma
I think it's more than an urban legend. If you look at the two, many of the parts are identical. And I was recently told by a Babylock dealer that Brother & Babylock are built in the same factory.
I've never owned a Babylock but I've had 2 Brothers and they were both very good machines. I gave one away to my niece & nephew (CS6000i) and I still have the other (PE770).
I was also told by a Brother/Janome dealer that the Brother & Baby Lock machines are made by the same manufacturer, Brother machines are a tad less expensive than BL's, so either brand are good machines & function almost identically, It's all in what you can afford. I bought the BL Ellissmo Gold, and have to say that I truly LOVE this machine, waaaaaay more than my Janome 7700.