Brother PRS100 Persona Embroidery Machine with $199 Bonus Bundle Including Brother PRCF3 Cap Frame

We've had our single needle for 6 years. We use to have a store in a mall and had a 12 needle machine. I think the single needle machine sews better with less thread breaks than the 12 needle. The single needle is a great choice with excellent results.

The Persona is such a great machine. I already had a flat bed machine but wanted to be able to embroider on things like sleeves, pant legs, tote bags, etc. those are impossible on a flat bed! the persona can do it all, flat and also cylindrical items. The machine is so easy to use, and if you already use a brother embroidery or sewing machine the interface will be familiar so you can get started right away. thread changes are easy since all you do is tie off the new thread to the old and pull through. it is such a good value for all it can do. Highly recommended

I started off with a Brother SE400 and I didn't know anything about embroidery. I fell in love. I told hubby if he won the lottery to get me a Brother Persona PRS100. He got it for Christmas and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it. We just found out at Christmas that my oldest was expecting another child in July. So I have been busy embroidering squares to make a baby quilt. With my machine the "fast frames" came with it and I am telling you with the speed of this machine and "no hooping" it's been a dream come true! The laser light is incredible! I got to choose between the Brother Cabinet or the Arrow Ava Cabinet. Sorry Brother, I choose the Ava. It has storage space that the Brother lacks. Brother might want to consider re-designing that. I would highly recommend this machine. You will not be disappointed!!!

I love this machine. Was disappointed that the hat hoop is no longer included with the machine as everything I'd read before purchasing indicated that it was but it is still a fantastic machine. Fits in perfectly to my Brother lineup and now I can really get things done!

I have sewn on brother products for about 40 years now--and I purchased my first embroidery maching (PE770)) about 6 years ago. I use my machines daily and was was planing to update to the DreamMaker. BUT the minute I received the e-mail about the new free arm PRS100 -----I purchased immediately. I am still sewing daily--but with the SPM on this machine I can accomplish many more projects in less time. Of course with the larger hoop sized--I can now stitch larger items which make me extremely happy. I have been very pleased with my purchase and would recommend this machine to anyone looking for an embroidery machine. I did pass my PE770 down to my sister. She now has the embroidery bug and is starting to ask me questions about the PE100 (she will pass the PE770 down to my granddaughter as want to keep it in the family).

I had been using a very basic embroidery machine and knew I wanted a bigger and better one but didn't want yo pay thru the nose. This machine fit the bill perfectly. It is doing all that I want or need right now but I should have taken the class to learn all that it could do and how to do it.

The next to the last hole for threading this machine is in a dark blue. It should be white, with a light there. I have to hold a flashlight in my mouth to see that hole in order to insert the thread there. The largest frame is not big enough for as big as this machine is. I regret buying this machine and wished I had bought a more portable machine!

This is a good machine for doing the small projects and tight fitting items like gloves, socks. But it did come with the Hat hoop so that is a plus. The 2 only parts I do not like is the threading in the front of the machine is a dark blue and it is hard to see the hole for threading and secondly the hat placement the LED light goes away.

I have had this machine for a year now and there are 3 issues that really bother me with this machine. Two issues involve threading. The first is that the automatic needle threader gets bent and does not work. This happens constantly. You need a microscope and lots of time to fix it and then after finally fixing it, it happens again. Mine is now bent to the point that it is no longer fixable so I have to thread the needle by hand every time I change the thread. Not fun when your eyes are less than perfect. The second issue is changing the thread. It is a major pain. More so than the broken needle threader. I have gotten to the point that I won't buy embroidery files with many colors because of how much I hate to change the thread. I had a Brother PE770 prior to this machine and it was 1000 times easier and faster to change the thread color. Having to tie the thread to another thread and pull it through the machine is awful. No matter how tight I tie the knot (and I've tried different types of knots) the knot breaks apart somewhere in the middle of the threading process and you have to rethread the entire thing about 80% of the time. Last of all, I thought having an 8x8 embroidery area would be a big difference from a 5x7. IT IS NOT. I think this machine sews better, as in the stitches look better, than the PE770, but the PE770 is much easier to work with when it comes to threading and changing thread colors. Oh, and the way the hoop is made on this machine is HORRIBLE for doing applique. It is impossible to cut the fabric in certain areas because the hoop is set deep. If I had known everything I know now when I was shopping for a new machine, I really would have looked at something with a bigger embroidery area and a lot more ease with threading and changing thread colors.

I've had my machine for 5mo and it's given me nothing but problems. Tension is super touchy. The computer on it went out and it's been back at the dealer now for a month! Parts have been hard to get. I'm honestly fed up. When it works it does a beautiful job, but the constant issues has taken a toll.