THE Dream Machine Your dreams are made real through a bounty of new and refined features captured in THE Dream Machine™. Brother's most powerful, technologically advanced combination machine includes 100 new or improved features.
Sewing | Embroidery | Quilting | Crafting
THE Dream Machine™ awakens your creativity as it allows you to construct your designs on Brother's largest workspace ever. Dream bigger with Brother's largest embroidery area. Create in a wealth of new design and editing options and envision it all with the industry's largest built-in HD display.
THE Dream Machine has Brother's largest embroidery area 240mm x 360mm (9.5" x 14") illuminated with their brightest lighting system. Download a brochure Take a look at these technologically advanced features:
- 25.5cms (10.1") largest high definition LCD display in its class with faster processing time than Brother's prior models. View your creations in crisp, vivid colour and navigate easily with the new user interface and large, intuitive icons.
- Expandable library of over 40 built-in HD tutorial videos. View built-in tutorials and MP4's on screen.
- Expansive 12.5cm x 28.5cm (5" x 11.25") workspace for your larger projects. Brother's largest needle to arm – offers over 56 square inches of workspace – a dream for any quilter with the ability to accommodate a rolled king-size quilt!
- Industry First – InnovEye® 2, Brother's camera-like technology now with up to 2x the scanning speed and up to 3x the resolution. Get a live and up close view of the needle area for the most precise positioning ever. See your desired stitch superimposed on your project, giving you the ability to adjust your stitch width or placement.
- Brother's largest 9.5" x 14" (240mm x 360mm) embroidery area illuminated with their brightest lighting system. Four sizes of embroidery hoop are included 240 mm x 360mm, 200mm x 300mm, 130mm x 180mm and 100mm x 100mm.
- Industry First – ScanImation™ Scanning Frame and Technology using InnovEye® 2 Technology and Brother’s state-of-the-art scanning frame. Scan drawings or printed clipart directly into My Design Center – all without a PC.
- Line Art Scan and Embroider. Scan handwriting or line art on the ScanImation™ Scanning Frame, and then watch as they are transformed into unique embroidery designs. You can also draw directly on the LCD display.
- Illustration Scan and Embroider. Use the ScanImation™ Scanning Frame to scan an image or illustration, or import a JPEG (image file) using the USB port. Watch as the image is turned into stitch data using just the machine.
- Scan & Stipple with Ease. Choose from a library of built-in shapes, scan your fabric to define your stippling area, or draw your own design and scan it in to create personalized stippling.
- Line Art Scan and Embroider. Scan handwriting or line art on the ScanImation™ Scanning Frame, and then watch as they are transformed into unique embroidery designs. You can also draw directly on the LCD display.
- Industry First – MuVit™Digital Dual Feed System and Couching Foot. Powerfully feed fabric from the top AND bottom, and sew precise, uniform stitches on a range of fabrics from silk to denim. Combine with the new included couching foot to easily add cording techniques to your projects.
- Industry First – Sew Straight™ 2 Laser Vision Guide with a brighter guide and wider range that extends up to 19mm it’s never been easier to sew a straight line. A huge benefit when topstitching, piecing, pintucking and cording.
- Industry First – Enhanced Color Shuffling™ 2 Function lets you choose your colour palette for even more design possibilities. Love a certain colour scheme? Not sure how to combine colours? Use the new pin function in Random and Gradient modes to ensure your favourite colours are included in your shuffle.
- Industry First – InnovaChrome™ LED Thread Colour System. Brother’s revolutionary visual status system indicates when a thread colour change is needed, what the next colour is, as well as thread breakages and alerts.
- Industry First – Droplight™ LED Embroidery Positioning Marker. The LED pointer shows the needle drop position with pinpoint accuracy – critical for embroidery.
- Industry First – V-Sonic™ Pen Pal for Sewing and Embroidery. Embroidery: ultrasonic sensing provides embroidery design positioning and angle rotation. Sewing: change needle position, set stitch width and position, select sewing end point, and set laser guide position without taking your eyes off the project ... simply touch and sew.
- AccuTrac™ Embroidery System – enhanced embroidery functionality, new embroidery arm support, and new Stability Plus™ embroidery frame reduces bounce and provides better stitch quality.
- 939 built-in embroidery designs including 166 designs featuring Disney characters, 140 frame pattern combinations, and 22 embroidery lettering fonts.
- 726 built-in stitches, including 15 styles of one-step auto-size buttonholes, 1 style of four-step buttonhole, and 5 sewing lettering fonts.
With 30 patents, and patent pending innovations, it's no wonder THE Dream Machine™ from Brother is their most powerful, technologically advanced machine. It's the one you've been waiting for!
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| SKU | XV8500D |
|---|---|
| Brand | Brother |
| Mechanical Warranty | 3 Years |
| Computerised Warranty | 5 Years |
| Machine Height | 360mm |
| Machine Length | 670mm |
| Machine Length (Embroidery Unit Attached) | 880mm |
| Machine Depth | 300mm |
| Machine Depth (Embroidery Unit Attached) | 520mm |
| Workspace | 285mm x 152mm (11.25" x 6") |
| Screen Size | 10.1" |
| Screen Type | HD Colour LCD |
| Lighting Type | LED |
| Number Of Lights | 10" Light Bar |
| USB Port | 2+USB2 |
| Wi-Fi Enabled | No |
| Thread Cutter | Yes |
| Needle Threading | Electronic |
| Needle Up/Down Button | Yes |
| Drop Feed | Electronic |
| Presser Foot Lift Button | Yes |
| Start/Stop Button | Yes |
| Reverse Button | Yes |
| Auto-lock Stitch Button | Yes |
| Stitch Selector | On Screen |
| Foot Pressure Adjustment | Electronic |
| Adjustable Presser Foot Height | Yes |
| Bobbin Winder | Yes |
| Drop-in Bobbin | Yes |
| Tension Adjustment | Automatic |
| Thread Sensor - Upper | Yes |
| Thread Sensor - Bobbin | Yes |
| Wide Table Included | No |
| Foot Controller Included | Multi-function |
| Knee Lifter Compatible | Yes (Included) |
| Case Included | Yes (Soft Cover) |
| Sewing Speed | 1050SPM |
| Max Stitch Width | 7mm |
| Max Stitch Length | 5mm |
| Quick Reference Stitch Chart | Yes |
| Built-in Sewing Stitches | 762 |
| Buttonhole Type | 1-Step |
| Built-in Buttonhole Stitches | 16 |
| Sewing Fonts | 5 |
| Sewing Basting Stitch Included | Yes |
| Included Sewing Feet | 16 |
| Free-arm | Yes |
| Pivot Function | Yes |
| Feed Dogs | 7 |
| Stitch Elongation | Yes |
| Stitch Tapering | Yes |
| Mirror Image Stitches | Yes |
| Floating Mode | No |
| Custom Stitch Creation | Yes |
| Max Embroidery Area | 360mm x 240mm (14" x 9.5") |
| Max Embroidery Speed | 1050SPM |
| Hoops Included | 4 |
| Hoops Sizes | 360mm x 240mm (14" x 9.5")
200mm x 300mm (8" x 12") 130mm x 180mm (5" x 7") 100mm x 100mm (4" x 4") |
| Built-in Embroidery Designs | 803 |
| Built-in Disney Embroidery Designs | 166 |
| Built-in Embroidery Fonts | 22 |
| Embroidery Basting Stitch Included | Yes |
| Colour Sort | Yes |
| Shipping Weight | 37.0000kg |
| Shipping Width | 0.620m |
| Shipping Height | 0.650m |
| Shipping Length | 0.830m |
| Shipping Cubic | 0.334490000m3 |
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