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PROFESSIONAL EMBROIDERY GUIDE THIRD QUARTER 2017
These days, everyone can use additional income. So what better time to start a home-based embroidery business than now? This is not a franchise or get-rich-quick scheme, but your chance to join those who have made money from a home based embroidery business or by adding embroidery services to an existing business. The state-of-the-art professional embroidery machines are designed to give you the basic equipment to become your own boss, with the flexibility to fit most work places from a spare bedroom to a workshop or retail environment.
Consider what it would be like to transform everyday items into custom embroidery. • • • •
Embroider caps, bags and shirts for local sports teams Monogram shirts and uniforms for businesses Personalise baby blankets and bibs Monogram towels, robes and napkins for wedding or anniversary gifts • Create an endless variety of unique and profitable gift items
The business opportunities are endless with the PR series of embroidery machines.
Create impact with even bigger embroidery designs
Promoting your own business
Evaluate and Assess
From advertising and direct mail to developing your own website, it’s important you establish which tools you need to help you to execute your marketing campaign. The internet is a popular platform for marketing your business and selling your products. Many companies use websites to allow customers to place orders and/or to promote their products or services. Emailing can allow you to reach large numbers of customers quickly and cheaply and don’t forget the value of social media, like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Digital platforms are a cost-effective way to expand your brand and showcase your embroidery projects to a much larger customer base, the future is digital.
For a plan to succeed you must subject it to a thorough and constant process of evaluation and assessment. Identify which areas are working and which have failed to produce results and make changes accordingly. By establishing what you are good at as a business, you can identify positive messages which can be relayed to existing or potential customers.
Segment your market It’s vital that the plan identifies market segments and considers ways to ensure individual needs are met. It’s about finding out what is important to particular groups of your customers, be that price, quality, convenience, etc. Any marketing material should then emphasize your strengths in the areas that are most important to your target market.
Choose the right embroidery machine for you
The Brother professional embroidery machines incorporate all the user-friendly features you’d expect to find in any of the home embroidery machine ranges, together with the speed and finish of a commercial model, making it ideal for those thinking of starting a home-based embroidery business.
PR1050X
10-Needle Embroidery Machine The PR1050X, 10-needle professional embroidery machine, comes equipped with some of the most powerful design and editing capabilities ever built into a multi-needle embroidery machine. The 360 x 200mm embroidery area and variety of included and optional frames gives you the flexibility to create a multitude of projects.
Embroidery Frames Included • • • • •
360 x 200mm frame 180 x 130mm frame 100 x 100mm frame 60 x 40mm frame Cap frame
PR655c
6-Needle Embroidery Machine The 6-needle PR655c is an ideal starter for a home embroidery business. The wide-angle HD LCD display offers vivid, crystal-clear clarity, rendering the brightest images imaginable. See high resolution design previews almost instantly. The brightness adjustment feature allows you to change the screen brightness to suit your environment. Most importantly, you’ll find the PR655c incredibly easy to use.
Embroidery Frames Included • • • • •
300 x 200mm frame 180 x 130mm frame 100 x 100mm frame 60 x 40mm frame Cap frame (130 x 60mm)
VR
1-Needle Embroidery Machine The VR single needle embroidery machine combines commercial features and functionality with easy-to-use technology and advanced levels of customisation, all in the comfort of your own home. Take on large projects using the 200 x 200mm embroidery area. Plus, thread colour sorting means that fewer colour changes are needed so reduces the time taken to complete multi-colour embroidery designs. The VR machine brings all the features of a small enterprise machine into your craft room.
Embroidery Frames Included • 200 x 200mm frame • 100 x 100mm frame • Compact S-frames > 70 x 41mm > 50 x 50mm > 44 x 38mm > 75 x 33mm
Range Comparison Feature
Benefit
Number of needles
Embroider multi-coloured designs quickly and easily
Up to 1000 stitches/min
Create designs quickly, thanks to fast embroidery speeds
Large embroidery area
Enables you to create even bigger embroidery designs. Adds flexibility and impact to your designs
Large colour LCD touch screen
Stitch information and informative tutorial guides are all accessed simply and quickly via the large screen
Exclusive automatic needle threader
Simply press the automatic needle threading button to see the upper thread pass through the needle quickly and securely
Automatic thread trimmers
Cuts upper and lower thread automatically at the end of each colour change on embroidery
Built-in lettering styles
Customize your projects with lettering styles and text effects
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Built-in designs
Quickly and simply personalise your projects with alphabet design, frame patterns or a selection of embroidery design
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Customize designs on screen
Powerful customising capabilities include arranging text, pattern rotation in 1-degree increments, change design size, and the ability to combine designs and add lettering
Individual stitch back-up
With the easy to use touch screen you can search through the design by individual stitches, colour blocks or groups of 100 stitches
Design rotation
Rotate any design in 1-degree increments. Makes editing and placements of designs very easy
Appliqué function
Create full colour appliqués, perfect for badges and medallions
enhanced
Single colour sewing
Allows you to sew any design in a single colour with no interruption
Speed range
Variable speed range, flat 400-1000spm, cap 400-600spm
Link capability
Ability to link multiple machines with a PC using PE-Design 10
Anchor needle speed
Set individual needle speeds to suit specialists threads
Forward/reverse
Set back/forward over the design
Flexible threading system
Easy threading prevents thread tangles and knots and provides stable thread tension
Table
Supports large and heavy projects
Manual colour sequence
Set colour sequence by needle number
Design placement
Easily place embroidery designs in the desired position
Camera function
Advance camera-sensing function for design positioning and backwards/forwards function
LED pointer
The LED pointer shows exactly where the needle will drop
LED thread indicator
Multicoloured LED lights help to: • Show the position of broken threads • Show the position when a thread colour needs changing • Show the position thread for each colour of thread
Thread colour sorting
Minimise the number of colour changes in multi-colour designs
Stitch simulator
Let the machine display how it will stitch the embroidery pattern
Stitch to block
Automatically recalculate the number of stitches when resizing
Multiple line text input
Add multiple lines of text without having to manually reposition
QUICK TIPS
VR
PR655c PR1050X
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200x200mm 300x200mm 360x200mm 18cm
21cm
26cm
+/- 500 stitches
+/- 500 stitches
+/- 1000 stitches
Optional
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LED pointer LED pointer
Camera
• Depending on your specific business needs, sometimes two PR655c embroidery machines might be better than one PR1050X machine • Use Brother’s latest generation design software, PE-Design 10, to link up to 4 PR machines via PC to increase your embroidery output.
Optional Accessories There are many optional accessories to enhance your embroidery machine and increase your creative output.
Border Frame Embroider beautiful continuous designs and borders. Ideal for a wide range of projects from fashion to furnishings. Frame size: 300mm x 100mm For use on: PR655c, PR1000e, PR1050X Frame size: 180 x 100mm For use on: VR only
Embroidery Frames (FS = frame size) FS: 60 x 40mm For use on: VR, PR655c, PR1000e, PR1050X FS: 100 x 100mm For use on: VR, PR655c, PR1000e, PR1050X FS: 180 x 130mm For use on: VR, PR655c, PR1000e, PR1050X FS: 300 x 200mm For use on: PR655c, PR1000e, PR1050X FS: 360 x 200mm For use on: PR1000e, PR1050X
PR Stand This mobile stand securely holds PR Series machines and provides ample storage for accessories and threads. For use with VR, PR655c, PR1000e, PR1050X
Clamp Frame Embroidery area: 46 x 24mm Clamp frame ARM D and Straight* Clamp frame S only* ** Clamp frame L and R only* ** Clamp frame L and R ARM D* ** For use on PR655c, PR1000e, PR1050X Wide Table The wide table accessory supports extra large projects such as blankets and jackets etc. Wide table PRWT1 For use with PR655c, PR1000e, PR1050X
Embroidery area: 100 x 100mm Clamp frame M For use on PR1050x only
Cylinder Frame Embroider Virtually anything that’s cylindrical and normally difficult to sew. Cylinder frame 90mm wide x 80mm high. Material should have a minimum of 100mm open diameter. Cylinder frame set Cylinder frame only For use on: VR, PR655c, PR1000e, PR1050X
*Please use exclusive ARM on your machine (ARM-D) **Needs to have the Ver. 4.10 and later
Wide table VRWT1 For use with VR only
Quilt Frame Designed to fit traditional quilting squares. Frame size: 200 x 200mm For use on: PR655c, PR1000e, PR1050X
Flat Frame Jackets and other thicker materials are easily embroidered on the flat frame.
Round Frame 100mm (small frame) ** 130mm (medium frame) ** 160mm (large frame) ** Round frame set For use on VR, PR655C, PR1000e, PR-1050X ** Please use exclusive ARM on your VR (ARM-C)
Frame size: 300mm x 200mm For use on: PR655c, PR1000e, PR1050X Frame size: 200mm x 200mm For use on: VR only
ADDITIONAL ACCESSORIES PR1050X exclusive accessories • S Size Frame kit • 200 x 70mm Sleeve frame Cap Frames Cap frames enables you to embroider popular cap styles quickly and easily.
VR exclusive accessories
Embroidery area: 130 x 50mm For use on: PR655c, PR1000e, PR1050X
Jumbo Frame Embroider extra large designs with ease. Simply embroider the first half of the design and turn the hoop 180 degrees. The camera sensor system will position the frame ready to embroider the second half of the design.
Embroidery area: 130 x 60mm For use on: VR, PR655c, PR1000e, PR1050X
Frame size: 360 x 360mm For use on: PR1000e, PR1050X
Embroidery area: 360 x 60mm For use on: PR1000e, PR1050X
• Free motion Kit E-1 • Clamp frame S set and ARM D > 44 x 38mm S Frame > 50 x 50mm S Frame > 70 x 41mm S Frame > 75 x 33mm S Frame For the full range of accessories available please visit www.brother.co.za
Embroidery Software
Extend your creativity and open up a world of creative embroidery with our user-friendly software.
PERSONAL EMBROIDE RY DESIGN SOFTWARE SYSTEM
Advanced User Interface
Cut Work*
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With this kit, you can set up your PR to both embroider and cut - without having having to change needles in between. Giving you the ability to create and customise beautiful embroidery cutwork.
Design Library interface Guide line Fabric Selector Matrix copy EMF and SVG importing
Security Dongle • USB sized security dongle • Compact and portable
Enhanced Photo Stitch • Convert your images into embroidery
More Stitch and Pattern Variations • Chain stitch • Net fill stitch • Mulltiple stitch directions - and many MORE....
New Contents • 130 fonts • New 5 small fonts (6mm and smaller) • Newly named with sorting feature
Link Function • Allows you link up to four compatible embroidery machines and to send data to each machine.
PR 1000e Upgrade Kit Premium Pack I* Add advanced new features (PR1000e) • Image scanning function • Colour shuffling • Border connection • Stitch recalculate
PE-Design 10 Upgrade Kit • Convenient USB-style key • 130 Fonts, 1000 designs • Enhanced Photostitch masks • Intelligent colour sorting • Enhanced density settings • Improved Stitch to Block
* PE-Design 5, 6, 7, 8 or NEXT embroidery digitising software is required to install the upgrade kit to PE-Design 10
Brother International South Africa 96 Sovereign Drive, Route 21 Corporate Park, Irene, 0157 Tel: +27 (0) 12-345 5332 Fax: +27 (0) 12 345 3886 www.brother.co.za
http://support.brother.com June 2017
