{
  "name": "SewingVerdicts equipment evidence set",
  "reviewed": "2026-09-19",
  "market": "US",
  "methodology": "https://sewingverdicts.com/methodology/",
  "limitations": "Manufacturer documentation, not independent tests. null means unverified unless the field is not applicable to an embroidery-only machine. Product dimensions are not operating envelopes. Paired inch/mm labels are preserved as published.",
  "records": [
    {
      "slug": "brother-se700",
      "name": "Brother SE700",
      "brand": "Brother",
      "model": "SE700",
      "kind": "Machine",
      "merchant": "sewing-parts-online",
      "source": "se700",
      "reviewed": "2026-09-19",
      "mode": "Sewing + embroidery",
      "fieldLabel": "4 × 4 in; manufacturer also states 100 × 100 mm",
      "fieldMm": [
        100,
        100
      ],
      "stitches": 103,
      "designs": 135,
      "fonts": 10,
      "sewingSpm": 710,
      "embroiderySpm": null,
      "wireless": true,
      "take": "A combination-machine candidate when the actual stitched design fits a documented 100 × 100 mm field. Wireless transfer is already present; a bigger field is the reason to compare upward, not simply a higher model number.",
      "specs": [
        [
          "Machine role",
          "Sewing and embroidery"
        ],
        [
          "Maximum embroidery field",
          "4 × 4 in; 100 × 100 mm"
        ],
        [
          "Built-in sewing stitches / embroidery designs",
          "103 / 135"
        ],
        [
          "Embroidery fonts",
          "10"
        ],
        [
          "Maximum sewing speed",
          "710 stitches per minute"
        ],
        [
          "Maximum embroidery speed",
          null
        ],
        [
          "Wireless transfer",
          "Wireless LAN; Design Database Transfer and Artspira workflows"
        ],
        [
          "Published unit dimensions",
          "7.76 × 16.50 × 12.09 in; axes not identified in the reviewed table"
        ],
        [
          "Included embroidery frame",
          "100 × 100 mm"
        ],
        [
          "Bobbin evidence",
          "Brother SA156 plastic Class 15; this model is in the support list",
          "bobbins"
        ]
      ],
      "cautions": [
        "Do not use the nominal 4-inch label as an exact 101.6 mm stitch limit.",
        "Sewing speed is not embroidery speed; the latter stays unverified here.",
        "Published dimensions are not an embroidery-carriage clearance drawing."
      ]
    },
    {
      "slug": "brother-se725",
      "name": "Brother SE725",
      "brand": "Brother",
      "model": "SE725",
      "kind": "Machine",
      "merchant": "sewing-parts-online",
      "source": "se725",
      "reviewed": "2026-09-19",
      "mode": "Sewing + embroidery",
      "fieldLabel": "4 × 4 in; manufacturer also states 100 × 100 mm",
      "fieldMm": [
        100,
        100
      ],
      "stitches": 103,
      "designs": 135,
      "fonts": 10,
      "sewingSpm": 710,
      "embroiderySpm": null,
      "wireless": true,
      "take": "A closely specified alternative to SE700, with a retailer-specific package and downloadable-design offer. Compare the offer conditions instead of assuming “725” creates a larger stitchable field.",
      "specs": [
        [
          "Machine role",
          "Sewing and embroidery"
        ],
        [
          "Maximum embroidery field",
          "4 × 4 in; 100 × 100 mm"
        ],
        [
          "Built-in sewing stitches / embroidery designs",
          "103 / 135"
        ],
        [
          "Embroidery fonts",
          "10"
        ],
        [
          "Maximum sewing speed",
          "710 stitches per minute"
        ],
        [
          "Maximum embroidery speed",
          null
        ],
        [
          "Wireless transfer",
          "Wireless LAN; Design Database Transfer and Artspira workflows"
        ],
        [
          "Published unit dimensions",
          "7.64 × 16.50 × 12.09 in; axes not identified in the reviewed table"
        ],
        [
          "Package distinction",
          "Manufacturer describes Walmart Exclusive and 50 downloadable designs"
        ],
        [
          "Download conditions",
          "Firmware 1.51 or above, Artspira, and a USB drive for the stated update process; promotional patterns are personal/non-commercial use"
        ],
        [
          "Bobbin evidence",
          "Brother SA156 plastic Class 15; exact model listed",
          "bobbins"
        ]
      ],
      "cautions": [
        "Downloadable designs are separate from the 135 built-in designs.",
        "The cited promotional design license does not establish business-use rights.",
        "SE700 and SE725 unit-dimension strings differ; do not silently merge them."
      ]
    },
    {
      "slug": "brother-se2000",
      "name": "Brother SE2000",
      "brand": "Brother",
      "model": "SE2000",
      "kind": "Machine",
      "merchant": "sewing-parts-online",
      "source": "se2000",
      "reviewed": "2026-09-19",
      "mode": "Sewing + embroidery",
      "fieldLabel": "5 × 7 in; manufacturer also states 130 × 180 mm",
      "fieldMm": [
        130,
        180
      ],
      "stitches": 241,
      "designs": 193,
      "fonts": 13,
      "sewingSpm": 850,
      "embroiderySpm": 650,
      "wireless": true,
      "take": "A larger-field combination machine to investigate when 100 × 100 mm designs no longer cover the planned work. Compare its sewing role with PE900 before buying two functions you may not need.",
      "specs": [
        [
          "Machine role",
          "Sewing and embroidery"
        ],
        [
          "Maximum embroidery field",
          "5 × 7 in; 130 × 180 mm"
        ],
        [
          "Built-in sewing stitches / embroidery designs",
          "241 / 193"
        ],
        [
          "Embroidery fonts",
          "13"
        ],
        [
          "Maximum sewing / embroidery speed",
          "850 / 650 stitches per minute"
        ],
        [
          "Wireless transfer",
          "Wireless LAN; Design Database Transfer and Artspira workflows"
        ],
        [
          "Published unit dimensions",
          "9.49 × 17.56 × 11.81 in; axes not identified in the reviewed table"
        ],
        [
          "Thread-management features",
          "Jump-stitch trimming and Color Sort described"
        ],
        [
          "Included embroidery frame",
          "130 × 180 mm"
        ],
        [
          "Bobbin evidence",
          "Brother SA156; exact model listed",
          "bobbins"
        ],
        [
          "Magnetic frame evidence",
          "SAMF180N explicitly names SE2000",
          "mag180n"
        ]
      ],
      "cautions": [
        "650 spm is a maximum embroidery rate, not a finished-project throughput promise.",
        "SAMF180 and SAMF180N are different part references.",
        "A 130 × 180 mm field does not establish compatibility with every frame bearing a 5 × 7 label."
      ]
    },
    {
      "slug": "brother-pe900",
      "name": "Brother PE900",
      "brand": "Brother",
      "model": "PE900",
      "kind": "Machine",
      "merchant": "sewing-parts-online",
      "source": "pe900",
      "reviewed": "2026-09-19",
      "mode": "Embroidery only",
      "fieldLabel": "5 × 7 in; manufacturer also states 130 × 180 mm",
      "fieldMm": [
        130,
        180
      ],
      "stitches": null,
      "designs": 193,
      "fonts": 13,
      "sewingSpm": null,
      "embroiderySpm": 650,
      "wireless": true,
      "take": "An embroidery-only candidate for someone keeping a separate sewing machine. The important SE2000 comparison is the missing sewing role, not a smaller published embroidery field.",
      "specs": [
        [
          "Machine role",
          "Embroidery only; not a conventional sewing machine"
        ],
        [
          "Maximum embroidery field",
          "5 × 7 in; 130 × 180 mm"
        ],
        [
          "Built-in embroidery designs / fonts",
          "193 / 13"
        ],
        [
          "Maximum embroidery speed",
          "650 stitches per minute"
        ],
        [
          "Conventional sewing functions",
          "Not applicable: embroidery-only model"
        ],
        [
          "Wireless transfer",
          "Wireless LAN; Design Database Transfer and Artspira workflows"
        ],
        [
          "Published machine-only dimensions",
          null
        ],
        [
          "Thread-management features",
          "Jump-stitch trimming and Color Sort described"
        ],
        [
          "Included embroidery frame",
          "130 × 180 mm"
        ],
        [
          "Bobbin evidence",
          "Brother SA156; exact model listed",
          "bobbins"
        ],
        [
          "Magnetic frame evidence",
          "SAMF180N explicitly names PE900",
          "mag180n"
        ]
      ],
      "cautions": [
        "Do not read generic sewing-related website table labels as evidence of conventional sewing capability.",
        "Carton dimensions are not machine dimensions or operating-clearance requirements.",
        "A stated maximum stitch rate does not include hooping, changes, setup or interruptions."
      ]
    },
    {
      "slug": "baby-lock-aurora",
      "name": "Baby Lock Aurora",
      "brand": "Baby Lock",
      "model": "BLMAR",
      "kind": "Machine",
      "merchant": "baby-lock",
      "source": "aurora",
      "reviewed": "2026-09-19",
      "mode": "Sewing + embroidery",
      "fieldLabel": "4 × 4 in; included hoop described as 100 × 100 mm",
      "fieldMm": [
        100,
        100
      ],
      "stitches": 191,
      "designs": 303,
      "fonts": 13,
      "sewingSpm": null,
      "embroiderySpm": 400,
      "wireless": true,
      "take": "A 100 × 100 mm combination-machine alternative with a different built-in library and published embroidery-speed figure. Compare workflow and support rather than treating design count as quality.",
      "specs": [
        [
          "Machine role",
          "Sewing and embroidery"
        ],
        [
          "Model code",
          "BLMAR"
        ],
        [
          "Maximum embroidery field",
          "4 × 4 in; included hoop 100 × 100 mm"
        ],
        [
          "Built-in sewing stitches / embroidery designs",
          "191 / 303"
        ],
        [
          "Embroidery fonts",
          "13"
        ],
        [
          "Published embroidery speed",
          "400 stitches per minute"
        ],
        [
          "Maximum sewing speed",
          null
        ],
        [
          "Machine-only size (W × D × H)",
          "16.5 × 7.64 × 12.1 in"
        ],
        [
          "Machine-only weight",
          "15.5 lb"
        ],
        [
          "Data input types",
          ".pes, .dst, .phc"
        ],
        [
          "Transfer",
          "Wi-Fi enabled for Design Database Transfer; USB Type A listed"
        ]
      ],
      "cautions": [
        "Machine-only size excludes the operating envelope of the embroidery attachment and frame.",
        "No universal accessory interchangeability with Brother is inferred.",
        "The reviewed table lists 30 lb with embroidery unit; its basis is not independently confirmed and is not a lift-planner preset."
      ]
    },
    {
      "slug": "baby-lock-bloom",
      "name": "Baby Lock Bloom",
      "brand": "Baby Lock",
      "model": "BLMBO",
      "kind": "Machine",
      "merchant": "baby-lock",
      "source": "bloom",
      "reviewed": "2026-09-19",
      "mode": "Sewing + embroidery",
      "fieldLabel": "5 × 7 in",
      "fieldMm": null,
      "stitches": 251,
      "designs": 342,
      "fonts": 15,
      "sewingSpm": null,
      "embroiderySpm": 650,
      "wireless": true,
      "take": "A 5 × 7-class combination machine with a multiposition hoop in its documented package. The 5 × 12 hoop label must not be mistaken for the single-position embroidery field.",
      "specs": [
        [
          "Machine role",
          "Sewing and embroidery"
        ],
        [
          "Model code",
          "BLMBO"
        ],
        [
          "Maximum embroidery field",
          "5 × 7 in"
        ],
        [
          "Built-in sewing stitches / embroidery designs",
          "251 / 342"
        ],
        [
          "Embroidery fonts",
          "15"
        ],
        [
          "Published embroidery speed",
          "650 stitches per minute"
        ],
        [
          "Maximum sewing speed",
          null
        ],
        [
          "Machine-only width / depth",
          "17.5 in / 8 3/16 in; full labeled height not verified here"
        ],
        [
          "Data input types",
          ".pes, .phc, .dst"
        ],
        [
          "Package",
          "Two hoops listed; product describes a 5 × 12 in multiposition hoop"
        ],
        [
          "Transfer / thread management",
          "Wi-Fi Design Database Transfer; jump-stitch cutting described"
        ]
      ],
      "cautions": [
        "5 × 12 in describes the multiposition hoop, not an unrestricted single-position design field.",
        "No automatic metric field preset is inferred from a rounded inch label in this record.",
        "A cabinet compatibility listing is not verification of embroidery-carriage clearance."
      ]
    },
    {
      "slug": "arrow-judy",
      "name": "Arrow Judy Sewing Cabinet",
      "brand": "Arrow",
      "model": "Judy / 101 and 105 sheet",
      "kind": "Cabinet",
      "merchant": "arrow",
      "source": "judy",
      "reviewed": "2026-09-19",
      "take": "A folding cabinet worth screening with three separate dimensions: closed size, open workspace and lift opening. The linked manufacturer sheet—not an assumed retailer measurement—is the basis of this record.",
      "specs": [
        [
          "Lift",
          "Three-position hydraulic lift"
        ],
        [
          "Published lift capacity",
          "Up to 55 lb"
        ],
        [
          "Open size (W × D × H)",
          "50¾ × 17¼ × 29½ in",
          "judySheet"
        ],
        [
          "Closed size (W × D × H)",
          "25½ × 17¼ × 30⅛ in",
          "judySheet"
        ],
        [
          "Lift opening, A10",
          "20¾ × 11 in; adjustable height",
          "judySheet"
        ],
        [
          "Insert",
          "Custom acrylic insert compatibility described; exact machine/cabinet pairing must be confirmed"
        ],
        [
          "Mobility",
          "Locking casters described"
        ],
        [
          "Specification basis",
          "Manufacturer product sheet ARW24F001 with 2024 notice, linked by current product page",
          "judySheet"
        ]
      ],
      "cautions": [
        "A different retailer opening measurement is not silently substituted for the linked manufacturer sheet.",
        "Confirm current revision, projections and insert requirements before ordering.",
        "A rectangular fit and a mass limit are necessary checks, not proof of a safe installation."
      ]
    },
    {
      "slug": "koala-compact",
      "name": "Koala Compact",
      "brand": "Koala Studios",
      "model": "C-W001 listing",
      "kind": "Cabinet",
      "merchant": "koala",
      "source": "koala",
      "reviewed": "2026-09-19",
      "take": "A compact cabinet with current manufacturer dimensions and an explicit Baby Lock compatibility list. Keep that list separate from the space needed while an embroidery attachment is operating.",
      "specs": [
        [
          "Lift",
          "Three-position hydraulic lift"
        ],
        [
          "Published lift load limit",
          null
        ],
        [
          "Closed size (W × D × H)",
          "23⅝ × 19½ × 30 in"
        ],
        [
          "Fully opened size (W × D × H)",
          "47¼ × 19½ × 29⅛ in; left extension positioned"
        ],
        [
          "Lift opening",
          "18⅞ × 11¼ in"
        ],
        [
          "Named launch machines",
          "Aurora and Bloom appear in the manufacturer’s compatible-machine list"
        ],
        [
          "Storage / mobility",
          "Thread and accessory boxes; lockable casters"
        ],
        [
          "Sales route",
          "Reviewed page directs buyers to a retailer"
        ]
      ],
      "cautions": [
        "Manufacturer compatibility is not permission to operate every attachment in every lift position.",
        "Lift load limit is unverified here; do not inherit another cabinet’s 55 lb figure.",
        "Retailer or older dimensions that differ from this page must be reconciled, not averaged."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sources": {
    "se700": {
      "name": "Brother USA — SE700",
      "url": "https://www.brother-usa.com/p/sewing-embroidery/SE700",
      "note": "",
      "checked": "2026-09-19"
    },
    "se725": {
      "name": "Brother USA — SE725",
      "url": "https://www.brother-usa.com/p/sewing-embroidery/SE725",
      "note": "",
      "checked": "2026-09-19"
    },
    "se2000": {
      "name": "Brother USA — SE2000",
      "url": "https://www.brother-usa.com/p/sewing-embroidery/SE2000",
      "note": "",
      "checked": "2026-09-19"
    },
    "pe900": {
      "name": "Brother USA — PE900",
      "url": "https://www.brother-usa.com/products/pe900",
      "note": "",
      "checked": "2026-09-19"
    },
    "aurora": {
      "name": "Baby Lock — Aurora BLMAR",
      "url": "https://babylock.com/machines/aurora",
      "note": "",
      "checked": "2026-09-19"
    },
    "bloom": {
      "name": "Baby Lock — Bloom BLMBO",
      "url": "https://babylock.com/machines/bloom",
      "note": "",
      "checked": "2026-09-19"
    },
    "judy": {
      "name": "Arrow Sewing — Judy",
      "url": "https://www.arrowsewing.com/judy-sewing-cabinet.html",
      "note": "",
      "checked": "2026-09-19"
    },
    "judySheet": {
      "name": "Arrow — Judy product sheet, ARW24F001",
      "url": "https://www.arrowsewing.com/media/wysiwyg/101_105_Judy_Product_Sheet.pdf",
      "note": "Dimension table visually checked on the manufacturer PDF. Sheet carries a 2024 notice; confirm the revision supplied with the order.",
      "checked": "2026-09-19"
    },
    "koala": {
      "name": "Koala Studios — Compact C-W001",
      "url": "https://koalacabinets.com/products/compact",
      "note": "",
      "checked": "2026-09-19"
    },
    "bobbins": {
      "name": "Brother Support — SA156 bobbin type and covered-model list",
      "url": "https://help.brother-usa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/186111/p/6570",
      "note": "",
      "checked": "2026-09-19"
    },
    "mag100": {
      "name": "Brother — SAMFM100 magnetic hoop, explicit model list",
      "url": "https://www.brother-usa.com/p/hoops-stabilizers/SAMFM100",
      "note": "",
      "checked": "2026-09-19"
    },
    "mag180n": {
      "name": "Brother — SAMF180N magnetic frame, explicit model list",
      "url": "https://www.brother-usa.com/p/hoops-stabilizers/SAMF180N",
      "note": "",
      "checked": "2026-09-19"
    },
    "mag180": {
      "name": "Brother — SAMF180 magnetic sash frame, different model family",
      "url": "https://www.brother-usa.com/p/hoops-stabilizers/SAMF180",
      "note": "",
      "checked": "2026-09-19"
    },
    "sa432": {
      "name": "Brother — SA432 published compatibility list",
      "url": "https://www.brother-usa.com/p/hoops-stabilizers/SA432",
      "note": "The reviewed page does not name SE700 or SE725. Omission does not prove incompatibility.",
      "checked": "2026-09-19"
    },
    "sa444": {
      "name": "Brother — SA444 published compatibility list",
      "url": "https://www.brother-usa.com/p/hoops-stabilizers/SA444",
      "note": "The reviewed page does not name SE2000 or PE900. Omission does not prove incompatibility.",
      "checked": "2026-09-19"
    },
    "multiposition": {
      "name": "Brother Canada Support — larger and multiposition hoops",
      "url": "https://support.brother.ca/app/answers/detail/a_id/126341/kw/mobile/related/1",
      "note": "SE700 and SE725 appear in the covered-model list. This regional support source is used for the stated operating principle, not regional sales terms.",
      "checked": "2026-09-19"
    },
    "field100": {
      "name": "Brother Support — maximum embroidery area and covered models",
      "url": "https://help.brother-usa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/59116",
      "note": "Support uses 3.93 × 3.93 inches for covered 4 × 4 models; product documentation also states 100 × 100 mm. Nominal labels are not exact unit conversions.",
      "checked": "2026-09-19"
    },
    "mac": {
      "name": "Brother Support — transferring designs from a Mac",
      "url": "https://help.brother-usa.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/189210/p/9768",
      "note": "Covered models include SE700, SE725, SE2000 and PE900. Check current software/device requirements before purchase.",
      "checked": "2026-09-19"
    }
  }
}