Brother Skitch PP1 Embroidery Machine, 100 x 100 mm Embroidery Area, Artspira App Operated, Personalisation Machine

Very good quality machine incredibly easy to use. The ArtSpira app is very easy to use. Not sure where all the negative comments are coming from I have no experience with sewing or embroidery, but this is very simple and very straightforward. Yes, you have to use the app and pay for the app, but then again how many apps are free these days that give high-quality content?

This machine is decent when it actually works but getting it to work is a nightmare. I’ve had it about a year now and it works about 1/20 times I try to use it. Every time there is a new problem and no real resources to help fix it. I have used the brother support website and app and they don’t have any help for 90% of the issues I’ve faced, just common sense stuff. That is if the app even works as half of the time it crashes before you can even really use it. It’s a half baked product that needs lots more work. It could’ve been so good. Also the app is only really useful for pre-made designs or drawing your own (which takes some practice, even if you are used to drawing digitally), the photo to embroidery feature is terrible and importing files is also really difficult, which to be fair could be my fault. The only plus sides are that it’s quite small and not as expensive as other machines, but I’d rather have one that actually worked.

Fab little machine . Bit fiddly to start with and takes a bit of setting up but once you've mastered it it's fab for small embroidery

I was looking forward to a machine that was easy to use, affordable but highly disappointed. Wish I could return it and buy a different one. Keeps jamming, loosing signal with app, additional money for use of app. You need high quality materials such as cotton. Good quality threads, or it will just break. So far in six months managed three napkins. Wasn't fit for purpose, now need to find more money for different machine.

The machine itself is very good for home use, but the app you need to subscribe to isn't the best :( Aside from that, the work is good. It is not too loud and not too heavy. For the Artspira app, for example, you cannot cancel the whites from inside ‘o’ if you check the photos. The app offers limited flexibility for designs :( 😞 and you have to pay for it.

I'm amazed this was released in the UK so quickly! First of all, if you have any pes files at all then don't bother with the paid version of the app, it's the same old designs we have had bundled in for free for decades now and they recently updated so you can import your own files and modify them without having to upgrade. Just email them to yourself and download on your phone. It's compatible with the Brothread thread packs and doublin size A 60S/2 (60S2) bobbins, both available on amazon UK. I used the brothread tear away stabilizer, had it dead centre on tension and it was perfection. The single thing which needs highlighting is that the hoop size is 100mm x 100mm. This means that only a fraction of the designs on the app are available to you, both free and paid. This hoop though, just amazing! You take a picture of it before transferring the design to the machine and you can not only see your design but also reposition it within the hoop. There is also a feature within the app where if the thread breaks, and mine did once because I missed the 5 slot when threading, you can take it back to the very stitch where it broke, and it's actually super easy to match them up and completely avoid disaster - I could never have done that on any of my earlier machines Such a good machine, although no, it's not the one you want for adult hoodies or shirt slogans. What you can do is add details to pockets, baby clothes, pet stuff, hankies, napkins, tea cosy and so on, using the latest technology but without having to pay thousands. Ok without the app it's a brick, but I doubt the app is going anywhere within the next 10 years and at that point my skitch will absolutely be worn out with use. I'm a pfaff user and tbh, I think I'm going to stop saving for the fancy creative now, if I do upgrade in the future it would have to be a brother as I'd miss the app features too much and this, my dear sewing friends, I suspect is the whole point of brother making this adorable fantastic machine.

The 100mm frame size does limit what you can do. You are supposed to be able to do larger designs by moving the frame but I haven’t tried that yet, (great care will be required to get perfect alignment, but the same applies to the bigger machines when doing runners). Simple set up and using the software for doing any of the available designs is easy. It becomes more complicated when you create your own designs, but that is the same for any embroidery software. It get the full functionality, you need a monthly subscription, but there is free software available which you can use, and then import your designs. I haven’t used the free software yet, but it has excellent reviews and will avoid the subscription costs. The build quality seems excellent. You will need a wider bag for storage than an ordinary sewing machine because the part the hoop attaches to is permanently attached to the machine. There are several trolley bags on Amazon that are large enough, ( the trolley bags all seem to be a little wider than the non trolley versions). If you want to do smaller embroidery pieces, this is excellent value for money at half the price of a combination sewing and embroidery machine, (If you have space for an extra machine , if you are restricted on space, the more expensive combined machines may be a better but pricier option ).

Absolute nightmare to use from start to finish. Could not get it to stitch properly, tension was a nightmare, you can only use with the app which is a benefit and a curse. No help at all in trying to fix it available anywhere and it ruined many, MANY garments in the process. Returned after less than 30 days as it sucked the fun out of the embroidery game for me. Ended up buying a Singer Bernette b70 instead which has been perfect. Complete and utter ball ache trying to get anything taut enough in the magnetic hoop too.

Todo estaba perfecto a excepción de que el cable para conectar a la red era ingles yme toca devolverla porque no lo enviaban

いままでできなかった家庭用の刺繍ミシンより、色々できることが広がりとても楽しく使用しています。 ただ新製品なので、少し複雑な質問にはどこに聞いてもいまいちわからないことがあり、試行錯誤しています

J'adore , cette machine et fantastique, les broderies sont duper belles

The Skitch PP1 does not appear in Artspira on any phone. Bluetooth is not discoverable.”

単色としての使用なら最高の商品ですが、鮮やかなカラー刺繍をするのなら糸を色ごとに取り替えながらやらないといけないため、なかなかの手間です。