Brother Innov-is 1000

I received this machine as a birthday present from my kids! I do mostly sewing and quilting, but I’ve been interested in learning embroidery for quite a while so I was very pleasantly surprised when I got this machine. It embroiders and sews beautifully; I can’t complain. Although I received free embroidery classes, I’m confident I would have been embroidering in not time from the manual alone - it’s clear, not too technical, and very well done.

The only downside with embroidery, as I soon learned, is it’s very addictive! Also, there are lots of supplies to buy so be sure to take that into consideration before jumping into the world of embroidery. Just after two weeks of starting, I was already shopping around for stabilizers, adhesive sprays and all the other stuff!

I upgraded to this machine from a Singer embroidery machine. In short, it is a fantastic sewing/emb. combo machine. Very easy to use and does well embroidering heavy fabrics compared to my Singer. The one-step buttonholer is nice and the manual is clear and easy to understand.