Baby Lock Embroidery Professional (BMP8)

I bought my machine new back in the fall of 2008. It has been in the shop more than I have had it at home. The thread bounces out of needle when the wiper cuts it to move. I am taking it back Monday for the last time. New machine or money back.

It is me again. After a week…the machine is running great but the support is not good. As long as I use the tall thread cones, it works wonderful but when I use the madeira short spools, when the machine cuts the tails, the thread springs out of the needles and I have to re-thread the needle! Call for help from the store I got the machine from and was told this happens when the thread is sprin too tright on the spool. Asked how to correct it….said to go buy another spool of thread and not use the other one on the BMP 8. When I asked…well, how do you know if you are buying a spool that is winded too tight? You don’t, it is just the luck of the pick. Has anyone else hear of this?

PS. I was not using a cheap brand of thread.

Just got a BMP8 and love it! So simple to operate!

This semi-commercial machine is like the Brother’s six-needle machine. I demoed both machines extensively and decided to go with Baby Lock not because the machine is necessarily better, but because I got a better deal. So the price made all the difference for me.

I already have a home machine but I’ve outgrown it through the years. It is much too limiting for me since I embroider mostly large designs now in that have many color changes. Imagine embroidering the same complex design over and over and over again! Waiting around and changing threads zaps my energy and therefore productivity takes a hit. It gets really really boring after a while! With 5 extra needles on standby, I can relax and enjoy. Oh, at 1,000 stitches per minute things do get done quicker. I don’t use the max speed though. It can also do caps! I have no need for that at this time but it’s nice to know it’s ready when the time comes.

The BMP8 is light relatively speaking and can be taken anywhere. It fits nice at the back of my van. I’ve already taken it to craft shows and flea markets and it’s just a joy to work with. I’ve not found a thing to complain about yet except that it would be even nicer with more than six needles :-)