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The Dream Machine 2
$12,499.00
- LED Lighting
- Large Embroidery Area (240mm x 360mm)
- LCD Touchscreen
- Automatic Needle Threader
- 969 built-in embroidery designs
- 726 Built-in Stitches
Sewing, embroidery, quilting and crafting machine. Large 10.1inch built-in high definition LCD display with faster processing than prior models. New! 9.5inch x 9.5inch (240x240mm) embroidery frame with rubber gasket and ribbed corners for less slippage. Industry-first ScanImation Scanning Frame and InnovEye 2 Technology. New! My Design Centre features: outline recognition to effortlessly add stipple and fill patterns to embroidery designs, and inside & outside auto stipple and fill patterns. New! Easily create trapunto-like projects using the new save outline feature. New! Colour Sort feature to cut down on thread changes when combining designs. New! No-fuss stippling in the embroidery mode, easily adds stippling around any embroidery designs. New! Easy appliqué feature with ability to create multiple appliqués in one hoop. Newly enhanced embroidery editing features include: letter insertion at mid-point of a text line, left, centre and right alignment.
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Overview
Specifications
Basic Specs
Bobbin Type
Horizontal
Needle Threader
Automatic
Thread Cutter
Auto
Sewing Light
LED
Foot controller
Yes (Multi-Function FC)
Start Stop Button
Yes
Thread Tension Control
Auto
Quick-set Bobbin
Yes (Easy)
Touch Panel LCD
Yes
LCD Display Screen
Colour LCD
Wide Table
Optional
Warranty
5 years on electrical and electronic parts (excludes Foot Control) and 3 year on mechanical parts
What's in The Box
XV8550D / Feet: Zigzag (J) / Monogramming (N) / Overcasting (G) / Zipper (I) / Buttonhole (A) / Blind Stitch (R) / Button fitting (M) / Dual feed / Straight stitch / Free motion quilting (C) / Free motion echo quilting (E) / Free motion open toe quilting (O) / Embroidery (W+) with LED pointer / Vertical stitch alignment (V) / quilting with guide / Couching dual feed foot / Top-left yarn guide / Yarn threader / Adapter / Screw (small) / Needle (Set / Twin needle / Ball point needle set) / Bobbin x 10 / Seam ripper / Scissors / Cleaning brush / Eyelet punch / Screwdriver (Small / Large) / Multi-purpose screwdriver / Spool cap (Small / medium / large) / Thread spool insert (mini king thread spool) / Spool stand / Bobbin clip x 10 / Spool felt / Spool net x 2 / Embroidery needle plate cover / Touch pen (stylus) / Knee lifter / USB cable / Alternate bobbin case / Bobbin case / Straight stitch needle plate / Cord guide bobbin cover / Bobbin cover (with mark / on machine) / Embroidery Frames x 5 (360 x 240mm, 300 x 200mm, 240 x 240mm, 180 x 130mm, 100 x 100mm) / Scan frame / Magnet x 6 / Embroidery bobbin thread / Embroidery positioning sticker sheets x 4 / White calibration stickers / Edge sewing sheet x 6 / Stabilizer material / Grid sheet set / Chalk pencil / Sensor pen / Pen holder / LCD cleaning cloth / Accessory case / Multi-function foot controller / Bobbin centre pin and instruction sheet / Operation manual / Quick reference guide
Sewing Features Spec
Stitch No
821
Sewing Speed
1,050 spm
Stitch pattern selection
Touch Panel
Maximum Stitch Width
7 mm
Stitch Width Control
Yes
Stitch length control
Yes
Buttonhole Sewing
One-step
Number of Buttonholes
15
Lettering
4
Drop Feed
Yes
Knee Lifter
Yes
My Custom StitchTM - Create Your Own Sewing Stitch
Yes (Advanced)
Side feeding
Yes
Feed Dog
7 (longer ver.)
Embroidery Features Spec
Embroidery Speed (Max)
1,050 spm
Embroidery Area Max
360 x 240 mm
Built In Embroidery Patterns
969 designs (included 166 Disney character)
Build In Embroidery Font
22 (incl. 3 Japanese fonts, 2 Cryllics)
On Screen Editing
Yes
USB
Yes
Camera Function
Yes
Needle number for Embroidery
1
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