VX8500D
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100+ Features


GENERAL FEATURES
  • 11.25” needle to arm
  • 5-inch height from sewing bed to top of machine arm
  • Full-spectrum LEDs which mimic natural daylight
  • Almost 10-inches of full-spectrum lighting around the needle
  • Adjustable LED lighting in five settings
  • Automatic needle threading system
  • Ergonomic large start/stop button
  • Separate bobbin winder system
  • Adjustable bobbin winding speed
  • InnovEye® 2 Technology
  • Up to 3x clearer camera resolution
  • Up to 2x faster scanning speed
  • Presser foot lever in convenient location
  • Extra high lift presser foot
  • Slow, quiet-close cover
  • Ergonomic handle shape
  • Navy accent line on the machine front in both sewing and embroidery settings with Disney’s silver decoration plate
  • Draw directly on the large LCD display to create embroidery
  • Line-art scan and embroidery
  • Drawing or .jpg scan and embroidery
  • Scan and stipple
  • 30 stamp frames
  • Combine creations with pre-digitized and build-in designs and fonts
  • Auto line completion
  • Stitch setting attributes
  • Embroidery image preview screen
  • Built-in Up-close™ Viewer with zoom capability up to 400%
  • ScanImation™ Scanning Frame
EMBROIDERY FEATURES
  • Color Shuffling® 2 with pin function to set desired thread colors
  • Droplight™ LED Embroidery Positioning Marker
  • Ultrasonic sensor function to set embroidery position and angle
  • Camera scanning in two different speed modes
  • AccuTrac™ embroidery system for better under arm support
  • InnovEye® 2 Technology and Snowman® Embroidery Positioning Marker for precise needle and embroidery placement
  • Built-in Up-close™ Viewer with zoom capability up to 200%
  • InnovaChrome™ LED Thread Color System
  • 38% larger embroidery area, 9.5” x 14”
  • New stronger frame design with better gripping surface
  • Built-in extra-large designs for the jumbo 9.5” x 14” embroidery frame
  • 166 embroidery designs featuring Disney • Pixar characters
  • 773 built-in Brother embroidery designs in total
  • 15 home furnishings designs
  • 5 pet designs
  • 20 Japanese designs
  • 18 quilt designs
  • 18 built-in technique designs
  • 30 Swiss designs from Zundt
  • 8 cool designs
  • 140 frame pattern combinations
  • 22 embroidery fonts with full complement of symbols, including 2 small fonts
  • Built-in Greek alphabet
  • Print and Stitch™ Technology for 3D Art
  • Embroider up to 1,050 stitches per minute
  • Go forward or backward up to 1,000 stitches
  • Embroidery background color adjusting feature
  • Monochrome embroidery for single color embellishment
  • Jump stitch thread trimming
  • Thread wiper
  • Resume function
  • Thread sensors for upper and lower threads
  • Embroidery frame display
  • Embroidery basting function
  • Embroidery thread palettes
  • Built-in alignment function for designs and borders
  • Trial position
  • Change alphabet character appearance/layout with more flexibility for individual text editing
  • Design duplication mode with embroidery editing
  • 175 sewing stitch designs available in embroidery mode
  • Readable PHC files
  • Built-in Appliqué Creator
  • Embroidery drag and drop
SEWING FEATURES
  • Sew Straight™ 2 with brighter laser and wider side range
  • Ultrasonic sensor function to set the stitch position, width, length or laser guide position
  • MuVit™ Digital Dual Feed System
  • New foot for couching with MuVit™ Digital Dual Feed System
  • Multi-function foot controller for hands-free control of select sewing functions
  • Enhanced My Custom Stitch™ feature with the ability to combine and edit custom and more than 40 built-in sample stitches
  • Automatic Height Adjuster™ (AHA®) feature for automatic presser foot pressure
  • Pattern connection with InnovEye® 2 Technology
  • Reinforcement stitch
  • Virtual Stitch PreviewTM with InnovEye® 2 Technology
  • Edge sewing with InnovEye® 2 Technology
  • Lightning-quick pivoting functionality, with customizable foot height
  • Sew without thread for paper punching
  • Square feeding system with powerful and longer feed dogs
  • Large adjustable knee lifter with three positions
  • Needle plate detector for safe operation
  • Ruler design with zero mark at the needle to help center designs
  • 149 utility stitches
  • 577 decorative stitches, including vintage, heirloom and wide designs
  • 5 sewing fonts: 3 alphabet and 1 Cyrillic and 1 Japanese font
  • Sew up to 1,050 stitches per minute
  • Sew decorative stitches up to 710 stitches per minute
  • Free motion mode to automatically adjust the foot height
  • Automatic feed dog switching
  • Back to beginning key
  • Improved sewing with longer feed dogs
LCD DISPLAY FEATURES
  • Large 10.1’’ built-in HD LCD display – 23% larger than previous Brother screens
  • More than 16 million possible colors with no color shifting on LCD
  • MPEG4 replay function
  • Embroidery design and sewing stitch selection scroll bar for easier navigation
  • Adjustable display color for easy editing
  • Built-in screensavers with viewing adjustment options
  • Personalized screensaver functionality
  • Realistic preview of selected stitches and patterns
  • Faster on-screen design rendering
  • More than 40 built-in instructional videos
SOFTWARE FEATURES
  • 3 USB ports
  • High-speed 2.0 port for design transfer
  • A third port for computer connectivity and built-in designs and fonts future upgrades
  • Customizable USB mouse pointer functions for an optional mouse
  • Optional external USB embroidery card reader
  • Easy-to-navigate home screen
  • New easy-to-use screen layout
  • Adjustable sound in 5 levels
  • Larger internal memory capacity for embroidery and sewing stitches
  • 13 build-in languages
  • High power CPU
  • Presser foot and needle changing key for safe operations
  • Screen lock
  • Time and date key
  • Eco mode
  • Shut-off supporting mode
ACCESSORY FEATURES
  • Includes four sizes of embroidery frames:
    9.5” x 14”, 8” x 12”, 5” x 7” and 4” x 4”
  • 16 accessory feet included
  • Includes 3 free-motion quilting foot and 1 piecing foot
  • 2-spool thread stand
  • High-quality accessory box for storage within arm of machine
  • 3 removable accessory trays
  • New multi-function screwdriver
  • V-Sonic™ Pen Pal for sewing and embroidery
  • Straight stitch needle plate and straight stitch foot
  • Bobbin case for bobbin work