Brother VR Embroidery Machine Review

Are you looking to create amazing works of embroidery with a machine that is the perfect hybrid between a professional, commercial embroidery machine and a smaller, domestic embroidery machine?

Then the Brother VR Embroidery Machine is the perfect machine for you to consider, and is the start of the semi commercial range of Brother embroidery machines.

This machine is brand-new on the market, and truly a one-of-a-kind machine from the trusted brand Brother. They have fantastic embroidery machines all around, both domestic 1-needle machines and their commercial 10-needle embroidery machine meant for professionals. As an embroidery machine for both the professional and the amateur embroidery enthusiast, the Brother VR Embroidery machine is built like a commercial embroidery machine, just on a smaller scale. While most commercial embroidery machines have 10 needles (meaning you have 10 different colours threaded at once), the Brother VR has 1 needle, but allows you to store 4 different colours to be ready on deck to make threading and rethreading a breeze!

You’ll find a whopping 305 built-in embroidery patterns on this machine! You’ll be ready to hit the ground running with 20 embroidery fonts including Greek and floral alphabets, and a plethora of decorative patterns and quilting patterns so that you can turn your embroidery machine into a quilting machine! It’s no long arm, but you’ll be able to create amazing, quilted designs on any project.

Speaking of alphabets, you’ll love that the Brother VR Embroidery Machine allows you to program multiple lines of text to be entered without having to manually reposition the fabric or machine. You’ll be able to program a quilt label easily, create uniforms with logos and name tags in different fonts, and embroider multiple tiny text projects at the same time! There’s so much that you can do with this machine, you’ll never grow weary of learning new tips and tricks of what you can create with it!

You’ll love that this embroidery machine has an independent bobbin winder. You can wind bobbins as it embroiders easily. It also has a bobbin sensor that alerts you when it is running low. And the Brother VR has easy access to the bobbin case so that when you do run low, you can simply wind a new one with the independent bobbin winder, pop it in and carry on without removing your work!

If your interest was piqued by the idea of quilting with this machine, you’ll love the free arm option on this machine. It allows you to stitch without the need of a hoop, so you can move your fabric around easily. This will allow you to quilt and thread paint with ease! With the addition of an optional Free Motion Kit [do you guys have a link to this? I couldn’t find one when I glanced at the site, if not, you might want one, or you can ignore this link spot], it will be easy to convert the machine to do this.

The Brother VR Embroidery Machine also has an LED pointer. The LED needle pointer allows you to position your designs with ease. This feature really takes the guess work out of hooping your fabric correctly. You’ll know where to load your fabric perfectly every time!

The large touch screen adhered to the front of the machine allows you to not only choose your designs, but also edit them, place them where you want them to be stitched within the hoop, and you’ll also find on-screen guides! The on-screen guides take you through setup and basic operation to help you get the most from your VR.

You’ll really appreciate how much space you’ll have to create amazing works of thread art. The large embroidery area measures up to 200mm by 200mm! That’s a lot of space to embroider very large projects, like a commercial machine.
The Brother VR Embroidery Machine also includes a wide table to support large projects and quilts as you work on them. You don’t have to worry about heavy projects slowing this machine down at all. This asset alone helps to extend the life of your machine if you work on larger, heavier projects consistently.

Your sewing room probably needs a designated space for this machine, yeah? Then you’re in luck, because Brother has a special Embroidery Machine stand that was created with commercial embroidery machines in mind as well as the Brother VR Embroidery Machine! It’s perfect to hold your machine steady as well as store all of the accessories that comes with it as well as your thread!

Here at the Sewing Studio, we are excited about this brand-new machine! We can’t wait to see what you make with the Brother VR Embroidery Machine, whether it’s embroidered clothes or amazing quilts, this machine will help you create amazing projects of any kind.

Do you still have any questions about this machine or any of our other domestic embroidery machines? Contact the Sewing Studio today! We can set up a demonstration and help you purchase your new favourite machine any time! We can’t wait to hear from you!