Good price but I had to sew the fly with a little thread
923315
Good price but I had to sew the fly with a little thread because Mr. Happy liked to peek out. I'm an over the top guy anyway. Made from a stretchy T-Shirt type material. Comfortable in loose pants.
4204345
I too was having a ton of problems with the lower thread looping under the fabric. It was very frustrating. Finally I figured out how to fix it. Refer to the owner's manual section on inserting the bobbin for photos. What you want to do is drop in the bobbin, and pull the thread through the little slit like it says. But, you have to make sure that the thread goes into the slot in the "tension-adjusting spring" (this is hard to see; pull up the plastic tongue that forms the slit a little with your fingernail to see where it is), although it should go in by itself, then YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE BOBBIN SO IT DOESN'T MOVE AND PULL THE THREAD GENTLY TO SEAT IT INTO THE SPRING. That is the key. After I made sure the thread was all the way in, like magic my lower thread was working perfectly.

Aside from that I am happy with the machine. I especially like the needle threader and think that the top thread is very easy to thread. Now that I figured out the lower thread issue, I want to experiment with all the stitches! I wish the presser foot lever was on the back instead of the inside, but oh well. Be careful taking off the tape because I ripped some off and it pulled up a little plastic on the green part of the machine.

The owner's manual IS hard to read. The Spanish is right after the English, and sometimes they repeat the same instructions twice, and it's not laid out well. It is manageable, though.

They make you think you have to buy special bobbins, but on the box it says you can replace them with class 15, although I have not tried that yet. The accessories seem quite acceptable, except I wish they had given you some ball point needles for knits and stretch rather than just more sharp points.

Overall, it sews fine once you get everything threaded right, and I've made several tops already. Definitely good for a beginner or someone who doesn't want to do anything too fancy.
4296398
I was so disappointed that one of the corners was not sewn together. But I have a sewing machine and just fixed it. Otherwise I love them.
600791
It was a good price and a lot of thread, but it's more stiff than the other colors unfortunately :/
3765830
Love the machine itself, but was a little disappointed to find that it's so finicky about the thread.  Brother should include some little notes as to the fact that you need to use a certain weight top and bobbin thread.  I have been a seamstress for 40 years, but had trouble with the tension.  Took it in for service, per my 2 calls to Brother, only to find that they supplied a very cheap bobbin thread.  Will run beautiful for the majority of an app. but then messed up the end.  All in All, if your going to buy the machine, make sure you buy a good quality thread!
4588062
There are better built thread repair kits out there, but this worked fine and I am satisfied with it and the price I paid
4246632
Came stripped out on one side and it did take much to strip the other side ended up having to tap new threads
1869743
This is a cute tutu but the sewing is a little bit sloppy. I wanted to make one just like this one but it was would have cost me so much more. All in all it is worth the price and if I didn't steam it to get all the wrinkles out so the tutu fluffed out I would have never noticed how the sewing was done and it is still super cute
1948058
sewing not done well, some seams were coming apart and had to be mended before it could be worn.
208638
It seems easy but the thread gets caught in the bobbin and the needle.  I have to get a new machine that works.
2863197
fit well, but there was an odd sewing pattern from the hips to mid-thigh.  I had to break the seam and slightly modify for it to lay right.
2326555
This dress was purchased for my 7 1/2 year old granddaughter. My granddaughter's normal size is a 7/8 and the dress was purchased in the same size and fit as expected. I liked the dress very much and it was a decent price (below thirty eight dollars) however when it arrived, the under slip which contained a black mesh fabric (presumably to maintain the shape of the lower portion of the dress) was hanging noticeably below the hemline. I normally would have exchanged the dress but it was needed the next day for a special function. I had to put 5 needle and thread stiches in various places underneath the dress in order to lift the under slip above the hemline. I rated the dress 3 stars because of this otherwise it would have received 5 stars
4594547
My only complaint was that the drawstring was a little too short and I was constantly re threading it.
1251461
My only complaint is there is white thread or perhaps the padding that is showing through in over a dozen places.  I had to go through with tweezers to remove the white thread because on a brown background it is VERY noticeable. There were some "skipping" of brown threads that usually are adjustments on the sewing machine (bottom thread and top thread need matching torc).  I snipped those threads.  Otherwise it is light and I do like it.  I would buy it again but those that don't want to mess with removing threads....I would think for the $ spent I would not have to be snipping threads or removing white threads
4840392
Used it for part of a Halloween costume, ended up being a little bit too big so I had sew it up.
1234375
This thread works fairly well if you are careful. When you cut the thread after sewing it has a tendency to curl and double back around the needle. Don't stretch the thread while cutting and you will be ok.
2791777
The stitching was not totally stitched all the way around.  I dealt with it. I also used my own Velcro.