Brother Persona PRS100 Single Needle Embroidery Machine
Your wish for an affordable, super easy to use, embroidery machine has been answered! This single needle embroidery machine will do many things that a multi-needle can do - plus so much more. Brother is a leader in multi-needle machine technology and with their introduction of the Persona, they finally bring you a single needle embroidery machine with multi-needle versatility.
Persona PRS100 is the most versatile, single needle embroidery machine that can do sew much more! Its tubular free arm configuration gives you the flexibility and ease to embroider difficult to reach areas all while reducing fabric tangles. Plus, its mere 18 inch wide footprint makes it the perfect addition to any room in your house. Persona advances your creativity with key features such as anytime bobbin access, large embroidery area, free arm embroidery & Droplight Embroidery Positioning Marker. Time saving conveniences such as side bobbin winding and easy thread color changes make creating even easier. With your choice of included embroidery frames, especially the new and exclusive mini frames, your embroidery options are endless. Plus, for the first time ever, you can embroider your favorite Disney characters from ibroidery.com on caps! Sew Versatile. Sew Creative. Sew Much Personalization. Do more with one!
What's Your Persona?
Design For Everyone of Your Personas
Persona lets you express every facet of your embroidery personality. Give your Trendy Chic wardrobe a stylish finish with tons of embellishment options. Access iBroidery.com for Disney designs so you can showcase your Weekend Casual side in style. Make your work-wear Business Beautiful with exquisite designs. Design like a pro with enhanced customization and editing features for Sporty Cool sophistication. Be inspired in style for all of your Dressy Elegant occasions.
Why is Persona a Singular Sensation?
- Single needle embroidery machine with free arm embroidery to reach areas like caps, sleeves and bags with ease.
- Embroider more in less space with a small 18" wide footprint.
- Easy to Use 7" LCD Display to watch on-screen tutorials and easily edit designs on the large, intuitive on-screen icons.
- Fast embroidery speeds up to 1,000 stitches per minute.
- New set of compact mini frames exclusive to Persona for small items such as children's garments, socks and headbands.
- Enhanced editing features.
- Compatible with iBroidery.com, so you can make magic with Disney, even on caps!* (*All iBroidery.com designs available for additional purchase.)
- 405 built-in designs; 20 size-adjustable fonts, plus frames and decorative frames and 6 decorative alphabet designs.
- Vertical bobbin for easy bobbin changes without having to remove your hoop.
- Side bobbin winder so you can wind a new bobbin while the machine is embroidering.
- Easy thread color changes with a system that allows you to tie the next color thread to the existing one and pull all the way through to the needle.
Features
Basic Features:
- LCD Display Size (Horizontal x Vertical): 3.6" x 6.0"
- Display (Number of Colors): 260,000
- Screensaver: Yes
- Opening Screen: Yes
- Stitch Select: Touch Panel
- On-Screen Help: Yes
- Built-in Languages: Yes
- On-Screen Editing: Yes
- Lighting: 4 LED Lights
- Adjustable Screen Brightness Settings: Yes
- Thread Tension: Automatic
- Needle Threading System: Advanced – Multi-Needle Style
- Eyelet Threading System for Consistent Thread Tension: Yes
- Easy Bobbin Winding: On Side of Machine
- Adjustable Bobbin Winding Speed: Yes
- Thread Sensor: Yes
- Thread Sensor On / Off: Upper and Bobbin
- Automatic Thread Cutter: Yes
- Vertical Bobbin: Yes
- Full USB: 1
- Computer Connectivity with Update Capability: Yes
- Media Type Several: Media via USB
Embroidery Features:
- Maximum Embroidery Area: 8" x 8"
- Sewing Speed for Frames: 400 to 1,000 spm
- Sewing Speed for Caps: 400 to 600 spm
- Standard Included Frames: 6 (8" x 8", 4" x 4", 2" x 2", 1.3" x 3",
- 3" x 1.3", 1.25" x 1.75")
- Built-in Brother-Exclusive Embroidery Designs: 405
- Built-in Embroidery Lettering Fonts: 20 Size-Adjustable Embroidery Lettering Fonts
- Built-in Alphabet Designs: Floral, Appliqué, Greek, Vine, Classic and
- ©Hang To Dry
- Built-in Frame Designs: 10 Shapes x 14 Stitch Patterns
- Thread Wiper: Yes
- Resume Function: Yes
- Trial Position / Layout Function: Yes
- Built-in Border Function and Designs: Yes
- Automatic Feed Thread Cutting: Yes
- Curving Text on Screen Editing: Yes
- Multiple-line Text Input and Alignment (Left, Center and Right): Yes
- Color Ordering: Yes
- Space Reduction Among Embroidery Alphabets: Yes
- Pattern Rotating: 1, 10, or 90 Degrees
- Drag and Drop Editing: Yes
- Zoom Function: Zoom to View Many Designs up to 200% Actual Size
- Preview Designs Before Stitching: Yes
- Programmable Monochrome Embroidery: Yes
- Basting Stitch Before Embroidery: Yes
- Stitch Forward / Backward: 1, 10, 100, 500 Stitches
- Droplight™ Embroidery Positioning Marker: Yes
Accessories
Included Accessories:
- Accessory case
- Needle set
- 5 Prewound bobbins
- 3 Metal bobbins
- 4 Spool nets
- Seam ripper
- Scissors
- Tweezers
- Stylus
- Needle changing tool (Threader)
- Needle plate spacer
- Phillips screwdriver
- Standard screwdriver
- Allen screwdriver
- Offset screwdriver
- Disc-shaped screwdriver
- Large Screwdriver
- Wrench
- Oiler
- Cleaning brush
- Large weight
- Small weight
- USB cable
- Extra Large embroidery sheet
- Medium embroidery sheet
- Spool mat
- 4 Spool caps
- Power supply cord
- Operation manual (English/Spanish)
- Quick reference guide
- Embroidery design guide
Included Hoops:
- 4" x 4" Frame
- 8" x 8" Tubular Frame
- 1.25" x 1.75" Frame
- 2" x 2" Frame
- 1.3" x 3" Frame
- 3" x 1.3" Frame
- Arm e Embroidery Frame Holder (for compact frames)
- Arm a Embroidery Frame Holder
Brother created a new generation of unique embroidery frames that are included with the Persona. The frames make it easy to add touches of embroidery to small items, like children’s garments and pockets. Four compact frame sizes are included ranging in size from 1.25" x 1.75" to 2" x 2".
No More Fabric Tangles
No longer will you struggle to embroidery cylinder or finished materials! No longer will you have to open seams to get your materials hooped properly! With the new unique tubular free arm configuration in your Persona you will now have the flexibility and ease to embroider hard to reach areas such as pockets, caps and sleeves. In addition, this new design will drastically reduce fabric tangles! The tubular free arm and introduction of Brother's new compact mini frames truly make the Persona a "singular sensation".
Time Saving Conveniences
Embroider More, In Less Space
With its mere 18 inch wide footprint, which is less than a standard flatbed embroidery machine, Persona can embroider more, in almost any space making it the perfect addition to any room in your house!
ADVANCED NEEDLE THREADING SYSTEM
Thread the needle in seconds with the press of a button. One of the industry's easiest threading systems, the same system found in Brother's multi-needle embroidery machines.
BUILT-IN DUAL USB PORTS
Import and export designs from your USB memory stick. Use the second port to connect your computer to import and export designs or perform machine updates.
Droplight LED Embroidery Positioning Marker
Trying to guess where the needle will drop is a nightmare of the past! Use your embroidery foot with the LED pointer to easily see your needle drop position - critical for embroidery. You can check the embroidery field easily with the trial key and the LED pointer. This feature is also helpful while using the stitch forward and backward keys.
SIDE BOBBIN WINDING
Save time while you embroider with the easy access side bobbin winding system! Wind a new bobbin while the machine is embroidering. Brother recommends 90 weight bobbin thread.
VERTICAL BOBBIN – ANYTIME ACCESS!
"Anytime" access to the vertical bobbin located at the end of the tubular arm lets you easily change the bobbin without having to remove the hoop.
EASY THREAD COLOR CHANGES
The easy threading system allows you to tie the next color thread to the existing one and pull all the way through to the needle. This is made easy with the 4-Spool Thread Stand. The unique design keeps thread tails out of the way.
Quick and Accurate Embroidery
Create more pieces in less time. Embroider at speeds of up to 1,000 spm.
Beautiful Designs at Your Fingertips
405 Built-in designs, infinite possibilities!
Explore the extensive, awe-inspiring collection of Persona with out-of-the-box access to patterns that include Vintage, Trendy and Floral Alphabet Designs. Set your creativity free with the ability to add a personal touch with a professional finish.
Disney is in Our DNA
Hats off to the Persona
Embroider a wide range of designs on caps easier than ever with an optional cap frame. And now, for the very first time ever, you can embroider your favorite Disney characters on your caps simply by accessing designs on iBroidery.com! Brother is giving you exclusive access to their iBroidery.com Design Download Center. You will be able to choose from over 1,000 embroidery designs, including those featuring exclusive Disney and Disney/Pixar characters from all the movies you love! You can purchase and download only the designs you want - absolutely no subscription is required.
Easy to Use, with Brother Features You Already Love
Easy to Use 7" LCD Display
Watch on-screen tutorials, and control the machine with the large, intuitive on-screen icons. See up to 260,000 colors with little or no on-screen color shifting.
Enhanced Embroidery Editing - Color Sort
When combining designs, you can easily cut down on thread changed by having your machine sort the stitch order by color.
Go Monochrome with one touch!
Push one button and sew an entire design in a single color with no stops for color changes.
Easy One-Touch Frame Adjustment
More the frame on the LCD with your finger and watch the frame on the machine move.
Optional Accessories
Optional 4"x7" Border frame (PRSBH1)
Re-hoop your fabric without removing the frame. Includes USB containing 50 border designs.
Optional Wide Table (PRSWT1)
This 21" x 25" wide table helps provide a larger working service.
Optional Stand For PR Series (PRNSTD2)
This custom height-adjustable stand helps provide a stable base for your machine.
Optional Tubular Frame Table (PRTT1)
Embroider easily on sleeves, pants, and other tubular items. Serves as extra support for big fabrics. Easily attach and remove with no space between machine and table. (table optional)
Optional Free Motion Kit (PRSFMK1)
This optional free-motion quilting kit enables you to add free hand stippling designs to quilts and create your own free hand sewing designs and artwork.
Optional Flat Brim Cap Frame Set (PRCF5)
Embroider closer to the brim with easy alignment and ratcheting mechanism, simply press the upper frame to align to the center of the cap. The cap curves according to its natural curvature and allows the original shape to be retained without any distortion or scratches after removing the frame.
Optional Flat-brim Cap Frame (PRCFH5)
Embroider more types of hats than before with the easy-to-use ‘scratch free’ cap frame. You can stitch 35% closer to the brim (6-10 mm), depending on the cap (optional).
Optional Embroidery Hoop, 8" x 8" (PRSFLH200)
This flat frame is ideal for bulky projects such as jacket backs, as the frame helps prevent excess fabric from interfering with your embroidery. It is also useful for efficiently creating 8”x8” quilt squares.
Optional 1.25" X 1.75" Compact Frame (PRSH44)
A 1.25" x 1.75" designed for embroidering small items like shirt pockets, sleeves and more.
Optional Compact 2" x 2" Hoop Frame (PRSH50)
This square compact frame allows you to easily add embroidery to small items such as jeans and pants pockets. This frame is included with the PRS100, and also available for separate purchase.
Optional Compact Frame 1.3" X 3" (PRSH70)
This oblong compact frame allows you to embroider shirt pockets, kids’ shirtsleeves and other smaller items with ease. This frame is included with the PRS100, and also available for separate purchase.
Optional Compact Frame 3" x 1.3" (PRSHV)
The portrait layout of this compact frame is ideal for adding embroidery to jacket pockets, sleeves, and other difficult to reach areas.
Add-on SewingMachinesPlus Branded Sewing Machine Mats
AVAILABLE IN 3 COLORS AND 3 SIZES
FEATURES:
- Choose from 3 different colors to match your brand of machine: BROTHER, JUKI, JANOME, SINGER, VIKING, PFAFF, BERNINA, BABYLOCK
- Choose from 3 different sizes:
- Medium 17" x 23"
- Large 18" x 33"
- XL 22" X 39"
- Sewing mat is 1/4" thick
- Reduces vibration to your machine
- Helps reduce noise from your machine
- Prevents scratches to the surface your machine is sitting on
- Wipe down with damp cloth to clean
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