Brother Essence VM5200 Sewing & Embroidery Machine
A new way of creating
Sewing & Embroidery Machine
Discover your Essence with this brilliant combination sewing, embroidery and quilting machine. Offering advancements that passionate sewing and embroidery enthusiasts desire, the Brother VM5200 delivers quality, innovation and creativity.
Create more with the extensive library of built-in designs, large 8" x 12" embroidery area, 10" LED lighting, and so much more. Tackle those larger projects with ease and perfect your creations using these luxury features. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, this machine is great for all skill levels and will enhance your sewing, embroidery and quilting journey.
Large embroidery area
Create larger projects using the maximum embroidery area of 200mm x 300mm (8" x 12") for your larger projects.
11.25" workspace
Handle your larger projects with ease and take advantage of the 11.25" workspace.
10" LED Lighting
This machine features 10" LED lighting up to 50% brighter than most Brother machines, so you can illuminate your projects.
My Custom Stitch
Create your own personalised stitches and save them for the future using the My Custom Stitch feature.
7" LCD touch screen display
The 7" LCD touch screen display allows you to view on-screen tutorials and control the machine with large, intuitive icons.
Pivot Function
The pivot function feature will save you time, allowing you to achieve precise corners, smoother circles, and easier chain piecing.
Automatic Thread Trimming
The machine will automatically cut your thread between colour stitch blocks.
Automatic Presser Foot Functionality
Automatically raise or lower your presser foot after trimming with your standard foot or optional multi-function foot controller.
Built-in Designs
With a library of built-designs, you have endless choices for your projects.
- 715 built-in sewing stitches
- 318 embroidery designs
- 17 embroidery fonts
- 140 frame pattern combinations
Want to view the built-in designs on the VM5200?
Take a look at them in the Quick Reference Guide →
Automatic Height Adjustment
Automatically adjust the presser foot height based on the thickness of your fabric. By maintaining a steady foot pressure across uneven surfaces, this feature maintains uniform stitch length on all fabric thicknesses, producing high-quality stitching.
USB Port
Import and export designs or perform machine updates with the USB port in the machine, plus an additional port which can connect a mouse or second USB.
View detailed specifications →
Brother VM5200 Sewing & Embroidery Machine
What's in the box
- Zigzag foot
- Monogramming foot
- Overcasting foot
- Zipper foot
- Buttonhole foot
- Blind stitch foot
- Embroidery foot
- Free motion open toe quilting foot
- Adapter
- Screw (small)
- Needle set
- Twin needle
- Ball point needle set
- Bobbin x 10
- Seam ripper
- Scissors
- Cleaning brush
- Eyelet punch
- Screwdriver (small)
- Screwdriver (large)
- Disc-shaped screwdriver
- Vertical spool pin
- Spool cap (small)
- Spool cap (medium) x 2
- Spool cap (large)
- Spool cap (special)
- Bobbin clip x 10
- Spool felt
- Spool net x 2
- Embroidery needle plate cover
- Touch pen
- Knee lifter
- USB cable
- Alternate bobbin case
- Bobbin case (gray)
- Cord guide bobbin cover
- Bobbin cover (with mark)
- Bobbin cover (on machine)
- Foot controller
- Embroidery frame set (extra large 300mm x 200mm)
- Embroidery bobbin thread
- Stabilizer material
- Grid sheet set
- Chalk pencil
- Dust cover
- Accessory Bag
- Operation manual
- Quick reference guide
Brother VM5200 - Sewing & Embroidery Machine
Basic Features | Embroidery Features | Sewing Features | Quilting Features
Basic Features
| Electronic Warranty | 5 Years |
| Mechanical Warranty | 3 Years |
| LCD display | 7" |
| Display | Up to 260,000 colours |
| On-screen editing & help | Yes |
| Lighting | LED 10" lighting |
| Thread tension | Automatic |
| Needle Threading System | Automatic |
| Computer connectivity with update capability | Yes via cable |
Embroidery Features
| Maximum Embroidery Area (mm) | 200mm x 300mm |
| Maximum Embroidery Area (inches) | 8" x 12" |
| Maximum Embroidery Speed | 1,050 |
| Hoops Sizes Included | 2 hoops: 300mm x 200mm and 180mm x 130mm (8" x 12" and 5" x 7") |
| Built-in Brother Embroidery Designs | 318 |
| Built-in Frame Designs | 140 (14 stitches x 10 shapes) |
| Built-in Embroidery Lettering Fonts | 12 Alphabet + 2 Cyrillic + 3 Japanese |
| Sewing with embroidery unit attached | Yes |
Sewing Features
| Programmable Monochrome Embroidery | Yes |
| Basting Stitch Before Embroidery | Yes |
| Workspace Needle to Arm (Inches) | 11.25" x 5" |
| Sew Straight Laser Vision Guide | No |
| Multi-directional sewing | Yes |
| Standard Presser Feet Included with Machine | 10 |
| Built-in Sewing Stitches | 715 |
| Buttonhole styles | 14 one-step |
| Stitch width/stitch length | 7mm/5mm |
| My Custom Stitch | Yes |
| Start/Stop Button and Speed Controller | Yes |
Quilting Features
| Automatic Height Adjuster | Yes |
| Pivot Function | Yes |
| Drop Feed/Free-Motion | Yes |
| SKU | VM5200_Options |
| Brand | Brother |
| Max Stitch Width | 7mm |
| Embroidery Basting Stitch Included | Yes |
| Sewing Basting Stitch Included | Yes |
| Shipping Weight | 29.0000kg |
| Shipping Width | 0.590m |
| Shipping Height | 0.580m |
| Shipping Length | 0.740m |
| Shipping Cubic | 0.253228000m3 |
| Products available | |
| VM5200 | Brother Essence VM5200 Machine Only |
| VM5200_Starter | Brother Essence VM5200 with Starter Bundle |
| VM5200_Ultimate | Brother Essence VM5200 with Ultimate Bundle |
Brother Essence VM5200 Machine
By: Patricia on 27 September 2022Excellent product at at an excellent price. Service as usual was brilliant, I ordered the machine late Friday afternoon and it was here on Bribie Island Tuesday morning. What more could you ask for? Thank you for your wonderful service.
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Luv it
By: Janelle on 30 April 2022So glad I decided on this machine with the embroidery function. Never had an inclination to do embroidery, but this has changed my mind - so simple.
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