Semi-professional embroidery machines

Find the perfect fit for your business needs

PR1055X embroidery machine on green zigzag background

PR1055X - ten needle embroidery machine

The PR1055X incorporates many features which work together to enhance your productivity. Ten needles give you a much wider range of colours. Coupled with an extra-large embroidery area and InnovEye intelligent camera positioning sensor, the PR1055X offers increased versatility and precision.

The compact design makes it the ideal embroidery machine for small workshops or even within the home, and makes it portable enough to take to events. A wide variety of accessories give you the flexibility to embroider a huge range of items.

Get acquainted with the PR1055X’s features here

PR680W - six needle embroidery machine

If you’re ready to take your embroidery passion to the next level, the PR680W is the perfect machine to do it on. Incorporating the innovative, easy-to-use features you’ll find in Brother’s home embroidery range with the speed, accuracy and finish of our semi-professional machines this is the perfect choice for those moving from hobbyist to small business owner, or those looking to add an embroidery offering to an existing business.

See what makes the PR680W perfect for you here

VR - Single needle embroidery machine

Designed to deliver the most intricate embroidery with a crisp, accurate finish, this high-speed embroidery machine also quickly converts into a free-motion quilting machine. Built with Brother’s 100+ years of expertise, the VR lets you easily personalise everything from towels and clothes to bags, shoes and dog collars.

Get up close and personal with the VR here

Not sure which machine is the right one for you? Don’t worry, we’ve made a handy comparison chart, just for you.

Download the comparison chart here(4.66MB / PDF)

What features make our machines so popular?

Extreme close up of embroidery machine needles

Super easy needle threading

Unlike most industrial embroidery machines, our range features automatic needle threading. Simply press the button! It couldn’t be easier than that.

LCD colour touchscreen of PR embroidery machine

Intuitive interface

Our embroidery machines are intuitive to operate and totally user-friendly. No ugly looking, commercial style screens here! We’ve spent a long time developing easy-to-use colour touchscreens that our customers love.

Camera function on embroidery machine shows design position

Embroidery pattern positioning

The hardest part of embroidery can be making sure you embroider in the correct place, especially if you’re new to machine embroidery. With the PR1055X there’s no such problem – we’ve provided a built-in camera to help you position your design exactly where you want to embroider it, all in real-time!

Live camera
Position your design exactly where you want to embroider it, all in real-time!

Position scanning
Scan projects in the hoop and display them on the large screen, so you can easily position the design before you start to embroider. Patterns can be re-sized, edited and the angle adjusted as required to suit the garment or project.

Camera positioning sensor
Rotate and position the embroidery exactly where needed, thanks to the built-in camera and the snowman sticker system.

Crosshair laser pointer for perfect needle positioning (PR680W only)

With the largest crosshair pointer on the market you can see exactly where your needles will drop, ensuring perfect pattern placement every time. Position and align the embroidery patterns in a simple and accurate way, thanks to Brother’s unique positioning function. So the angle and direction of the embroidery pattern will be automatically adjusted. The exact placement can be selected from nine reference points: the center, four corners and four midpoints of the sidelines.

Red LED pointer on golden embroidered lion on blue fabric

LED pointer for positioning

Use the built-in LED pointer on the PR670E and VR embroidery machines to help you start your embroidery in exactly the right spot. The LED pointer shows you the needle-drop position. Just another user-friendly feature we’ve designed in to help you perfectly position your embroidery designs.

PR embroidery machine in shop setting with mannequin and frames

Additional features which makes business sense:

Variable speed: 400 to 1,000 stitches per minute
Select the best embroidery speed for your project or choose different speeds for individual needles to suit speciality threads.
Link up to 10 machines via Wireless LAN with the PR1055X and PR680W
With the PE‑Design 11 software (separate purchase required), it’s possible to link up to 10 machines via a single PC to enhance productivity.
Send designs to multiple machines. Queue name changes with the new name drop feature. Ideal when making personalised items such as team shirts.
Automatic frame determination
Detect the attached frame and display its contents directly on the screen.

Screen of embroidery machine showing video tutorials

Video tutorials and help guides

Our machines all come with on-screen video tutorials and several built-in help guides that will guide you through any embroidery question you may have. Whatever your query, we’re always at your side.

Variety of built-in fonts and designs

The PR and VR embroidery range comes with a generous amount of built-in fonts, so personalising items with names and phrases is child's play. Simply enter the text your customer wants onto the colour touchscreen, select the size, even choose to curve or extrude the letters - all in a few easy steps.

My Design Center (PR1055X)

My Design Center integrates seamlessly with the PR-embroidery machines’ Camera Scanning Technology to offer new design capabilities at your fingertips, all without a PC. Draw or doodle directly onto the LCD display, and watch your design spring to life in the large drawing area.

Or, use the scanning frame to scan line art, handwriting or printed clip art and have it transformed into embroidery data. Easily add stippling or fill patterns to your embroidery designs and quilt blocks.