Singer Futura CE-250 Embroidery Sewing Machine w/ Free 3900 Designs, AutoPunch Software and Instructional DVD

Included FREE with the purchase of this machine:

• CD of 3900 embroidery designs
• Singer AutoPunch software
• Singer Futura Instructional DVD

General Features:

• Three Stay-Bright™ LED lights make it easier to see your work
• Automatic needle threader
• Automatic tension
• Top-loading, jam-proof bobbin system, with clear cover for monitoring the bobbin thread supply
• Optimum Power Control provides precise piercing power, regardless of sewing speed, when sewing multiple layers or dense fabric
• Drop feed for free-motion embroidery, machine embroidery, monograms and attaching buttons
• Extra-high presser foot lifter offers 1/4" more clearance for placing multiple layers or bulky fabrics under the presser foot
• Vertical spool holder
• Self-lubricating - No need to oil the machine, and no oil gets on fabric
• Audible warning signals
• An aluminum frame provides rigid support and holds all the mechanisms in perfect alignment for skip-free sewing
• Accessory tray in the removable extension table with secure hinged covers
• 25 year limited warranty, including 5 years on electronic components and 1 year on adjustments

Sewing Machine Features:

• Push-button stitch selection, with automatic optimal length and width settings (can be overridden)
• 100 Built-In Stitch Programs, including stretch stitches and hand-look quilting stitck
• Twin needle function with automatic stitch width adjustment
• 7mm stitch width
• 4 one-step buttonholes - the sides of the buttonhole are sewn the same direction to prevent gaps in stitching or fabric distortion
• Exclusive buttonhole underplate sandwiches fabric between a lower plate and the foot like a mini-embroidery hoop, to ensure perfect buttonholes on multiple layers of fabric
• Select whether the needle is in up or down position when the machine stops.
• 13 needle positions

Embroidery Features:

• Connects directly to the computer via USB cable
• Operates with any PC using an operating system of Windows 2000 or higher, including Vista
• Operational tutorial included
• Auto-Punch software included - Automatically digitize custom embroidery using your own images or clip art with control over stitch settings
• 120 built-in designs
• Built-in lettering program with 5 fonts: Arial Large, Block Large, Courier, Script 2 and Times Large. Letters can be sized, rotated and shaped with 30 lettering frames such as arc, banner, wave and more.
• Outline lettering with a running stitch or satin stitch outline.
• Reads all popular home embroidery design formats. Download designs from the Internet or work from a collection on CD or floppy disk.
• The software's Design Browser provides for viewing several designs at one time, in order to scroll through and view design collections
• 3-D Realistic View function provides a preview of the selected design, displaying the stitches as how they will when sewn out on fabric.
• 3-D Realistic Print function allows you to print the 3-D realistic view, to help in creating placement templates
• Change colors for an embroidery design - Software includes thread charts, with color numbers, for several of the most popular brands of embroidery thread.
• Transmit designs from the computer to the machine in 4 ways: one color block at a time, the whole design sent at once, the design sent in one color, or selecting the color sequence during data transmission.
• Use the Start/Stop button to start machine, and press it again to stop with the needle at its highest position.
• Embroidery block indication and selection when sending the whole design at once to the machine
• Move forward or backwards through a design using the Needle Stop position button or Reverse Stitch
• Rotate embroidery designs in increments as small as 1 degree for precise positioning.
• Reduce or Enlarge Design - When changing design size, the software automatically recalculates the stitch density.
• The latest software enhancements can be downloaded automatically or manually from within the Futura software
• The latest machine firmware enhancements can be downloaded automatically or manually from with in the Futura software.
• 2 Embroidery Hoops Included: a large 4 1/2" x 6 3/4" hoop and a smaller 3 1/8" x 4 3/4" hoop
• Trace the outline of the design in the embroidery hoop for more accurate design positioning.
• 4 Optional Software Packages Available: HyperFont, Auto Cross-Stitch, PhotoStitch, and Editing

Included Accessories:

• class 15J bobbins
• a General Purpose Foot (also called zigzag foot)
• embroidery/darning foot
• Zipper Foot
• Buttonhole Foot
• Button Sewing Foot
• Special Purpose Foot
• Blindstitch Hem Foot
• needles
• Buttonhole Opener/Brush
• Screwdriver (large)
• Screwdriver (small)
• Screwdriver (special)
• Spool Cap (large)
• Spool Cap (small)
• manual
• foot control/power cord

Expand your capabilities with a FREE download of Floriani Thread Converter Pro III software!

Your thread choices will never be limited by your designs with this automatic color conversion software. Convert entire designs to and from 14 different thread manufacturers with just a few clicks.

Thread Converter Pro III allows you to utilize all your thread inventory. It is simple to convert one or more colors within a single design!

• Easily match your inventory of thread to a design.
• Converts to and from 14 different thread manufacturers
• Mix and match thread easily within a design
• Print an instruction sheet with your selections
• Converts Robison Anton, Sulky, Madeira, Anchor, AngelKing, Brother, DMC, Guterman, Isacord, Isafil, Coats, Kingstar, Marathon, and Pearl Yacht

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