Brother Innov-is 4000D

My 4000D is the best purchase I ever made. Possibly the second love of my life! Have had it for 3 years now. It was easy to learn to use it ~ with the on screen help. I enjoy being able to create so many things. The PES software has widened the capabilities and am now able to create some of my own designs. So many people have asked for special items. There are so many freebie patterns on the internet.

It did cost a lot, but has been well worth it.

I’ve owned and used this machine since it came out and I still love it. I have upgraded to version 4 with the endless hoop recently, and plant otry that feature in the next couple of weeks.

I previously owned the 2003D which was also a great machine, but the ability to use thumb drive, truly automatic threading and cutting jump threads got me. I love my Innovis 4000D

Things I like: I didn’t have to buy an embroidery reader/writer box because I can connect by USB or memory stick. The manual is nice. The automatic threader and thread trimmer is great. Large and colored LCD touch-screen is fantastic - it allows on-screen editing of monograms, decorative stitches and designs plus it displays lots of helpful information. The sewing/embroidering speed is amazing and let’s me finish my embroidery projects much faster. Extra large embroidery field with included set of hoops that range to very small to very large. Large selection of included stitches and embroidery designs. Oh and of course, the Disney designs and the right to use them.

What I don’t like: It’s so expensive! I can’t take it easily to class because it’s too heavy, but this is really not the machine’s fault at all. I think the weight helps to keep the machine stable at high speed.

It was a tough choice for me choosing between Husqvarna Viking Designer SE or the Brother Innov-is 4000D. Both are high-end machines with all the bells and whistles you could possible want. In the end I chose the 4000D because the Brother dealership here was more responsive to my endless questions and babbling. Hey, these machines costs 1,000s that I don’t have lying around so you bet I’ll have questions! To tell you the truth, both machines are awesome, but of course mine is better ;) The Disney designs are great for me because I have a lot of little ones to give them out to and they love them. It’s funny their parents always say I should get in the business of selling Disney garments to which I always reply with a LOL. I always gotta explain how I would get in so much trouble if I did so. I briefly explain the copyright and licensing issue and they just look at me funny o_O

I shopped around extensively before deciding to buy a Brother. I like the feel of their machines more so than other brands like Husqvarna and Singer. Also after doing more research, I was happy to find out that most of the free embroidery designs available on the Internet are in PES format. This embroidery file format is what Brother machines use natively so that was a big plus. After all the shopping around and researching I made up mind and made the purchase and I’ve been happy ever since :-)