Brother Luminaire XP1

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There’s a new star in the sewing world! — and it will help you shine. Brother is proudly presenting the Luminaire Innov-ís XP1. Adorned with revolutionary StitchVision Technology which, through an innovative projection of light, allows you to find perfection in every stitch. It’s an enlightened sewing, embroidery and quilting experience, powered by technology that’s light years ahead.

GENERAL FEATURES

• 13.1″ needle to arm, and 5″ height from sewing bed to top of machine arm
• Almost 13″ of full-spectrum lighting around the needle, with five adjustable settings
• Automatic needle threading system
• Separate bobbin winder system with adjustable bobbin winding speed
• 5-level adjustable bobbin winding thread amount
• InnovEye Plus Technology
• 4x larger viewing area and faster scanning in high resolution
• Foldable 2-thread spool stand magnetically attaches to the top cover
• One action needle plate with enhanced guidelines
• Convenient compartment for storing needle plate, on the sewing unit
• Quiet operation during sewing and embroidery
• Wireless LAN compatibility with PE-DESIGN 11 allows you to wirelessly send and receive embroidery stitch data between your PC and the Luminaire
• Dual Purpose Stylus, to select options on the LCD screen as well as interact with icons displayed on fabric by the projector
• Automatic thread tension
• Automatic thread cutter
• Textured surfaces on the machine bed area and embroidery unit reduce glare and enable smooth fabric feeding
• Presser foot lever in convenient location

MY DESIGN CENTER

• Draw directly on the large LCD display to create embroidery
• ScanImation Scanning Frame
• Line art scan and embroidery
• Ability to scan a drawing or JPEG file for embroidery
• 60 closed shapes and 30 open shapes
• 30 decorative fill patterns
• 17 line styles with flipping capability, including E and V appliqué stitches
• Scan and stipple for decorative fills
• Recognize embroidery outline from embroidery mode and save up to 20 shapes
• Trapunto-like effects
• Up to 800% zoom with an easy pan tool
• Flip design horizontally
• Includes “Undo” feature, with added “Redo” capability

EMBROIDERY FEATURES

• InnovEye Plus Technology and Snowman Embroidery Positioning Marker for precise positioning
• Camera scanning in “Fine” and “Standard” modes, with higher scanning speed than previous machines
• Projector to preview the selected pattern position on the hooped fabric
• Projector feature to preview needle drop position in a projected “T” shape with 3 color choices
• Enhanced AccuTrac Embroidery System for better embroidery arm support in both horizontal and vertical directions
• Brushless motor for the embroidery unit to provide powerful, quiet and controlled operation with beautiful embroidery output
• Large 10 5/8″ x 16″ embroidery area
• Embroider up to 1,050 stitches per minute, with faster completion speed than previous machines
• More than 1,100 built-in embroidery designs, including 192 Disney・Pixar characters
• 24 built-in fonts: 22 Alphabet, 2 Cyrillic
• Simplified user interface for text input and editing, with various editing capabilities such as curving, arraying, and space adjustment
• Go forward or backward up to 1,000 stitches, or by choosing a desired point on the progress bar
• Thread sensors for upper and lower threads
• Jump stitch thread trimming with thread wiper
• Enhanced embroidery thread palettes include expanded brand and color choices when reading embroidery data and customizing the color further
• Embroidery Drag & Drop feature for selecting and positioning designs
• Easy on-screen handles for digitally resizing and rotating designs
• Up to 200% zoom-in preview window, with a convenient pan tool to quickly access the desired area
• On-screen auto density adjustment (stitch to block)
• Color Shuffling 3 function, which can choose one thread brand that has more color variations
• No-fuss stippling in embroidery edit
• Echo quilting button to add echo lines around the embroidery motif
• Thumbnail sizes (large, medium, and small) are adjustable with tablet-like pinch-in and pinch-out functionality
• Direct touch button for color change on the screen
• Resume function
• Hoop size and grid options can be adjusted separately
• Direct touch button for embroidery order
• Automatic frame detection
• Selectable thread brand when reading built-in designs or external designs
• Progress bar to recognize current position in the active task
• Auto Split of quilt block sashes function with 10 built-in designs
• Redo and undo operation up to 10 times in embroidery editing
• Intuitive information key to see thread list before selecting pattern

SEWING FEATURES

• Projector that shows adjustable single and double guidelines, with advanced technology to display in a larger area than previous machines
• Projector that displays gridlines with adjustable intervals
• Projector shows stitch image on fabric with width, length, and left/right shift adjustment icons
• Stitch image projected onto fabric will change to match stitch design previewed on LCD screen
• ‘+’ icon to choose to connect an additional stitch design, or to refresh your stitch design
• MuVit Digital Dual Feed System with included general foot (also compatible with various additional feet)
• My Custom Stitch feature, to combine and edit custom stitches and 185 built-in sample stitches
• Automatic Height Adjuster (AHA) feature for automatic presser foot pressure
• Reinforcement stitch
• Virtual Stitch Preview with InnovEye Plus Technology
• Lightning-quick pivoting functionality, with customizable foot height
• Sew without thread for paper punching
• Square feeding system with powerful and long feed dogs.
• Large adjustable knee lifter. Adjust the lever in three angles for our ideal sewing position.
• Flexible presser foot height-stop with the included knee lifter. Adjust the Presser Foot in four different heights.
• Needle plate detector for safe operation
• Ruler design with zero mark at the needle
• 151 utility stitches
• 670 decorative stitches, including 10 Disney sewing stitches
• Sew up to 1,050 stitches per minute
• Free motion mode automatically adjusts the foot height
• Automatic feed dog drop
• Large size one-step buttonhole, up to 47 mm
• Camera detection buttonhole foot
• Adjustable buttonhole slit length
• Flexible size change for most of the built-in stitches
• Basting stitch with N foot and free-motion technique
• Easily accessible screen options for needle up/down, and pivot

LCD DISPLAY FEATURES

• Large and clear 10.1″ built-in HD LCD display, with tablet-like operation, including pinch-in and pinch-out functionality, flick, and slide scrolling
• More than 16 million possible colors with no color shifting on LCD
• Select embroidery designs and sewing stitches on the tablet-like display
• Realistic preview of selected stitches and patterns
• Faster on-screen design rendering than previous models
• Over 34 instructional videos are available
• Built-in PDF view of instructional manuals

SOFTWARE FEATURES

• 2 high-speed 2.0 ports for design transfer and SD card compatibility
• Customizable USB mouse pointer function with an optional mouse
• Optional external USB embroidery card reader version 1.2 or later
• Operational sounds in 5 levels
• 12 built-in languages
• Higher power CPU than previous models

ACCESSORY FEATURES

• Includes four sizes of embroidery frames: 10.5″/8″ x 16″ with an easy lever release, 9.5″ x 9.5″, 5″ x 7″ and 4″ x 4″
• 14 accessory feet, including 3 free-motion quilting feet and 1 piecing foot
• High-quality accessory box with 3 trays for storage, to fit within 13.1″ arm of machine
• Straight stitch needle plate with angled lines for piecing placement and straight stitch foot
• Optional multi-function foot controller for hands-free control of select sewing functions