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Pros

Easy to thread machine with its automated threader. When i say i'm a newbie, that means it's only the second time i've threaded a sewing machine!

The xr9550 is the quietest one on the market! Love the needle threader, and the ability to easily adjust the thickness and spacing on the monogram feature. As a quilter this was a step up for me. I donate items to various personalized items to clinics...  Read More

This sews as smooth as butter. It takes time to set up the lettering but worth it because it sews a crisp print. The built-in stitch options are displayed on the machine and the led selection box is easy to read, well placed.



Cons

Feed dogs keep jamming. It runs poorly. Just a waste of money and disappointment.

The machine is very noisy and sounds like it is working really hard - grinding, groaning, just noisy. It is very very difficult to stitch a straight seam and it does not handle thick fabric that well. Quilting fabric and quilting - fine stretch fabric...  Read More

Plastic parts appear flimsy and easily breakable. Constantly having to unscrew needle plate and remove bobbin case. It feels like it's going to brake at any moment.

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Quality


This is good for long lasting and best quality


The many choices of stitches are awesome and the one touch button hole feature works so accurately.


A machine with such potential shouldn't cut corners on build quality or essential accessories.


My thread has caught on spools and broken mid-project, an issue i attribute to this design choice.

Price


It is a great value for the money, i’m so proud to own this machine!


Really a great value and very easy to use.


I didn’t even expect that for such a price there would be such a good machine!


Had an old sewing machine i bought at a yard sale for $40.

Shipping


My new machine was delivered quickly and i love all the functions.


I contacted brother cs and spoke with one of their agents, was told that it was past the 14 days allowed for missing parts window.


I received the sewing machine for xmas, and just got to unpacking it in february.

Packaging/appearance


It came well packaged and was easy to set up.

Competitiveness


In summary, while this brother machine offers a range of features that cater to both beginners and seasoned sewers, it's not wi...  Read More

Overview

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  • This product had a total of 5,615 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 16 2024.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Not only does it have numerous choices of stitches


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I had and elna for years and i was hesitant to purchase this machine


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Not sure who to go to here but i have everything except for missing accessories


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    According to the description and picture ive circled the items that did not come with this machine


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Id like to have those items sent to me


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It’s just totally different than my pfaff which i lived but it finally gave up the ghost after over 30 years


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I am getting old and did not want to spend the money for a high end machine at my age


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I am pretty sure i have found it

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