A Fully featured, easy to use sewing machine
The Brother XM2701 is a lightweight fully featured sewing machine, which offers both versatility and ease of use, making it a great starter machine. With it’s small design it is easy to handle and store away after each use, so you don’t need a dedicated place for it.
27 built in stitches
This machine has 27 built in stitches including quilting, blind hem, zigzag and stretches to name just a few of the many types. The Brother XM2701 also comes with six quick-change sewing feet, a button-holer, zig-zag, narrow hemmer, zipper and blind hem. Additionally the Brother comes with a build in free arm that makes sewing cuffs, collars and sleeves very easy. One of the great features is how easy it is to use because they have made everything as simple as possible and easy to learn.
Auto threader & drop-in bobbin features
There is an easy auto threader, so if your eyesight isn’t the best you don’t have to worry about threading those needles – the Brother does it for you. It also comes with a quick set drop-in bobbin as well as an automatic bobbin winder, so everything is taken care off for you. The easy stitch selector is a rotary dial on the front of the sewing machine with 27 clearly marked positions that relate to the different styles available. This design makes it very easy to select and switch between the different stitches. There is also a One-step auto-sized buttonholer for custom-sized buttonholes, as well a built in LED light, and an additional foot pedal for easier control and hands free operation.
Sewing Accessories
The Brother comes with six accessory sewing feet, a 3-piece needle set, screwdriver, four bobbins, a darning plate, and twin needle. It also comes with an instructional DVD and bilingual instruction manual.
Strengths
Really easy to use
This is a great machine for beginners or those returning after a long time away from sewing because the Brother has got all the features you could need, in a very compact and convenient design. The instruction book that comes with it and the DVD give you the explanations you need to carry out seeming complex tasks.
Large selection of Styles
With 27 styles of stitches, there isn’t much the Brother XM2701 has not covered from decorative to blind hem it seems to have them all.
Overall Review
The Brother XM 2701 is a genuine lightweight fully featured sewing machine for either the beginner or the experienced sewer. It has many great stitch styles, all easily selectable, a free arm that is great for cuffs, and pants as well as some really convenient features such as the auto-threader and jam free drop-in bobbin. All these make life much easier and contribute to the pleasant experience of getting to learn the qualities of this great sewing machine.
