Innov-is Stellaire XJ2 sewing and embroidery machine

Watch as your creativity comes to life with the new Stellaire Innov-is XJ2. Bursting with our latest technological innovations, it’s the perfect addition to your sewing room set-up. With more power, more precision, and more patterns – it’s time to bring your new Stellaire home.

Overview

You’re always striving for creative individuality, and we’re always striving to make that possible. The new Stellaire Innov-is XJ2 is bursting with the sewing, quilting and embroidery features that make every project as unique as you are. 

With its extra-large 10.1” HD touchscreen display, enhanced lighting, an embroidery area of 360 x 240mm (14 x 9.5”), speeds of up to 1,050 stitches per minute and pop-out needle plate, with the Stellaire Innov-is XJ2 creating has never been so easy. 

This intuitive machine has been designed with creativity in mind and comes with 889 beautiful embroidery designs, including 101 Disney favourites, of which over 80 are brand new. Bursting with embroidery fonts and embroidered buttonholes, decorative fill and stippling, echo quilting, couching function and the ability to make your own designs with My Design Center, this high-quality machine has been built to feed your creative fires.

With 760 decorative and utility sewing stitches, including 16 buttonholes, the Stellaire is the perfect sewing partner, helping you stitch creative perfection into everything you sew. With the ability to combine stitches and create your own via the machine’s built-in My Custom StitchTM your bespoke style will be stitched across every project.

Precision is at your fingertips with ICAPS auto fabric thickness detection, laser line sewing quide, lockstitch key, advanced presser foot control, pivot function, advanced motor-driven dual drive foot and ergonomically designed multi-function foot controller (optional ACC) to name a few.

Work smarter, not harder. The wireless enabled Stellaire Innov-is XJ2 works in perfect harmony with a range of Brother apps, including Artspira, My Design Snap and My Stitch Monitor.

For help and advice on setting up your sewing machine, visit support.brother.com, and you can also take a look at our accessories page to make sure you have everything you need to get started. Or visit our Video Gallery for more feature videos. 

Key Features

  • Extra-large embroidery area: 14 x 9.5” (360 x 240mm)
  • 889 built-in embroidery designs, including 101 Disney favourites
  • 26 embroidery fonts (24 alphabets and 2 Cyrillic)
  • Monogram alphabet patterns, including a candle wicking design
  • 760 built-in decorative and utility sewing stitches incl 16 buttonholes
  • 11.25” (285mm) workspace to sew and quilt
  • Up to 1,050 spm embroidery speed
  • 10.1” High resolution LCD touchscreen
  • Wireless capability to work with Brother apps, Artspira, My Design Snap, My Stitch Monitor and PE-Design 11 
  • Stitch to Block function – change size of embroidery whilst keeping stitch density
  • LED pointer embroidery foot and laser sewing guide
  • Matrix setting – automatically place repeated designs for the perfect layout
  • Enhanced font editing functions
  • Advanced colour shuffling – save up to nine of your favourite palettes
  • Easy-access needle plate and newly designed multi-tool
  • Automatic electronic needle threader
  • Auto jump stitch trimmer
  • USB port – making it easy to import designs
  • Built-in movie tutorials and MP4 upload function
  • 5 year warranty

What's in the box

  • Zigzag foot “J” (on machine)
  • N+ Advanced monogramming foot “N+”
  • Overcasting foot “G”
  • Zipper foot “I”
  • Buttonhole foot “A”
  • Blind stitch foot “R”
  • Button fitting foot “M”
  • Compact dual feed foot
  • Regular dual feed foot (on compact dual feed foot)
  • Straight stitch foot
  • Free motion open toe quilting foot “O”
  • Embroidery foot “W+” with LED pointer
  • 1/4" Piecing foot with guide
  • Adapter
  • Screw (small)
  • Needle set
    - 75/11 2 needles
    - 90/14 2 needles
    - 90/14 2 needles: ballpoint needle (gold colored)
  • Twin needle
     - 2/11 needle
  • Ballpoint needle set
    - 75/11 2 needles: ballpoint needle for embroidery
  • Bobbin × 10 (one bobbin is in machine)
  • Seam ripper
  • Scissors
  • Cleaning brush
  • Eyelet punch
  • Screwdriver (small)
  • Screwdriver (large)
  • Disc-shaped screwdriver
  • Multi-purpose screwdriver
  • Spool cap (small)
  • Spool cap (medium) × 2 (one spool cap is on machine)
  • Spool cap (large)
  • Thread spool insert (mini king thread spool)
  • Bobbin clip × 10
  • Spool felt (on machine)
  • Spool net × 2
  • Embroidery needle plate cover
  • Touch pen (stylus)
  • Knee lifter
  • Foot controller
  • Standard bobbin case (green marking on the screw) (on machine)
  • Alternate bobbin case (no color on the screw)
  • Straight stitch needle plate
  • Cord guide bobbin cover
  • Bobbin cover (with mark) (on straight stitch needle plate)
  • Bobbin cover (on machine)
  • Embroidery frame with decal set
    - 36 cm (H) × 24 cm (W) approx. 14 inches (H) × 9 1/2 inches (W))
  • Embroidery frame with decal set
    - 18 cm (H) × 13 cm (W) (approx. 7 inches (H) × 5 inches (W))
  • Embroidery positioning sticker sheets × 4
  • Lens calibration sheet
  • Embroidery bobbin thread (#60, white)
  • Stabiliser material
  • Grid sheet set
  • Chalk pencil
  • Accessory bag
  • Embroidery couching foot “Y”
  • Yarn guide for embroidery couching
  • Yarn threader
  • Vertical spool pin
  • Operation manual
  • Embroidery Design Guide

Features in depth

General Features 

Workspace
11.25” (285mm) long arm to the right of the needle and 5” (127mm) height from sewing bed to top of machine arm.

Lighting
Almost 11” of full-spectrum lighting around the needle with five adjustable brightness settings, including off.

Needle threader
Easy to use, automatic needle threading system.

Bobbin winder
Independent bobbin winder system with adjustable winding speed.

Wireless
Wireless LAN capability for exchange of embroidery data with PE-Design 11, mobile apps and updates.

Thread tension
Automatic thread tension.

Thread cutter
Trims upper and lower threads automatically.

Presser foot 
Automatic presser foot lift and extra high lift.

Thread sensors
Gives you a warning when your upper and lower threads are running low. 

Teaching movies 
Wide selection of built-in tutorial videos and MP4 playability. 

Start/stop button 
Ergonomic large start/stop button. 

Environment
Save energy with the Eco and Deep Sleep modes. 

App connectivity 
Create your own designs with My Design Center and Artspira, create your own stitches with My Custom Stitch, get perfect placement with My Design Snap, keep an eye on your work whatever you’re doing with My Stitch Monitor and connect to your ScanNCut DX with My Connection. 

LCD Display 
Large and clear 10.1” (800 x 1280px) built-in HD LCD display. 

Intuitive user interface 
Easy-to-use screen layout and realistic preview of selected stitches and patterns. 

USB connectivity 

Two high-speed ports, can connect by mouse as well as optional external USB embroidery card reader. 

Multilingual operational languages 
12 built-in languages. 

Safety features 
Easily disengage needle to make changing presser feet and needles safer, and lock the screen to avoid any accidental stitch changes. 

Updates 
Automatic software update capability. 

Embroidery Features

Embroidery area 
Large 14 x 9.5” / 360 x 240mm embroidery area. 

Embroidery speed 
Embroidery up to 1,050 stitches per minute. 

Built-in designs 
Total 889 embroidery patterns including 101 Disney, monogram, and buttonhole shapes. 

Built-in fonts 
Built-in 26 embroidery fonts (24 alphabet and 2 Cyrillic). Two fonts include the full Eastern European font set. 

Text edit functions 
Simplified user interface for text input and editing, with various editing capabilities such as curving, arraying and space adjustment. 

Font sizes 
S/M/L size for font designs. 

Built-in frame designs  
140 frame pattern combinations. 

Thread trimming 
Jump stitch thread trimming with thread wiper. 

Density 
On-screen auto density adjustment (Stitch-To-Block) available for embroidery and letters. 

LED pointer 
Laser pointer for precise pattern placement. 

Advanced editing functions 
Design editing, flip designs horizontally, pattern rotating (0.1, 10 and 90 degrees), drag and drop operation, zoom up to 800% in My Design Centre and 200% otherwise. 

Basting 
Embroidery basting. 

Colour Shuffling 
Colour shuffling function that can choose from your favourite thread brands with more colour variations, with pinning, and favourite mark capability. 

Stippling 
No-fuss stippling in embroidery edit. 

Selecting designs 
Advanced multiple design selection. 

Colour change 
Direct touch button for changing colours of embroidery patterns. 

Resume function 
Resume your embroidery at the exact spot where you stopped in case of a power failure or accidental interruption. 

Appliqué creator 
Built-in Appliqué Creator; create multiple appliqués in one hoop with automatic best-placement repetition. 

Optimised colour sorting 
Quickly sort colours in different designs for optimised sewing order and to minimise thread changes. 

Frame detection 
Automatic embroidery frame size detection. 

Progress bar 
View the progress of an embroidery pattern or individual colour, and use to move forwards/backwards through the design. 

Thread palettes 
Select various thread brands for built-in and external designs and save up to nine of your favourite combinations. 

Included frames 
Two standard frames, compatible with My Design Snap, included – 360 x 240mm (14 x 9.5”) and 180 x 130mm (7 x 5”). 

 

Sewing Features 

Built-in sewing stitches 
Total of 760 utility and decorative stitches and buttonholes. 

Lettering fonts 
Four sewing lettering fonts (3 Alphabet, 1 Cyrillic). 

Sewing speed 
Sew up to 1,050 stitches per minute. 

Combination stitches 
Individual adjustment for combined stitches (depending on category). 

My Custom Stitch™ 
Combine and edit custom stitches; includes 185 built-in sample stitches. 

Laser guideline marker 
Guideline marker with 19mm side shift capability. 

ICAPS fabric sensor system 
Continuously adjusts presser foot pressure and auto detects fabric thickness. 

Automatic presser foot pressure 
Automatic Height Adjuster (AHA) for automatic presser foot pressure. 

Lock stitch 
Reinforcement stitch at start and end of sewing. 

Dual feed 
Digital Dual Feed System for even and consistent sewing on all fabrics. 

Pivot and foot height 
Lightning-quick pivoting functionality with customisable foot height. 

Square Feed Drive System 
Square feeding system with powerful and long feed dogs. 

Needle plate detector 
Needle plate detector for safe operation. 

Easy to remove needle plate 
Swap needle plates easily with new designed tool. 

Straight stitch 
Straight stitch needle plate and straight stitch foot included. 

Sashiko designs 
Three new sashiko stitches. 

New feet and accessories 
New N Foot included for monogramming, couching foot, and more. 

Ruler 
Ruler design with zero mark at the needle. 

Free motion 
Presser foot height adjusts according to the thickness of the fabric.
 
Drop feed function 
Convert to free motion mode easily with a touch of a button on screen. 

Automatic presser foot functions 
Bring presser foot down automatically using the Start/Stop button, knee lift and foot pedal. 

Ergonomic multi-function foot controller 
Can be programmed to cut threads, reverse stitch, sew one stitch, needle up/down and No Sew function.

Specification Details

Specification Details

Machine Size X-Large
Product Type Embroidery, Quilting, Sewing, Small Business Use
Skill Level Expert, Small Business Use
Accessory Compartment Yes
Bobbin Type Horizontal
Case Semi-rigid soft case
Machine Type Electronic
Insertion of Bobbin Top Load Drop-in Bobbin
Instructional Manual PDF Viewer Yes
Lighting 7 LEDs
Number Of Needles 1
Design Database Transfer app for Windows PC Yes
My Design Snap App Yes
USB Port 2 Hosts (2.0/2.0) / 0 Slave
Wi-LAN Function Yes
Wireless firmware updates Yes
Display Size 10,1"
Stitch Selection LCD Touchscreen
Type of Screen High-Resolution IPS LCD-Touchscreen
Built In Monogram Styles 295
Built-in Embroidery Frame Patterns 140 (10 shapes x 14 stitch types)
Built-In Lettering Styles (Embroidery) 26(24 Alphabet, 2 Cyrillic)
Built-In Patterns 889
Colour Shuffling Yes
Couching Embroidery Yes
Creating a Custom Thread Table Yes
Decorative Fill 30
Embroidery Area in mm 360 x 240 (14 x 9.5")
Embroidery Frame Clearance for Bobbin Change Yes
Embroidery Positioning Function LED pointer
Font Editing Functions/Multiple Lines and Alignment (L-C-R) L-C-R
Font Size Selection (L-M-S) Yes
Frames Included 180 x 130 mm (7 x 5”), 360 x 240 mm (14 x 9.5”)
Jump Stitch Trim Yes
LED Pointer Embroidery foot included
Max Embroidery Speed (Stitches per Minute) 1050
Multiple Line Text Input Yes
My Design Center Yes
My Design Snap Mobile app for perfect placement of embroidery designs
New UI (Slide Scroll Operation) Yes
Number of Hoops (Standard Accessory) 2
Number of Spool Stands 2
On Screen Video Tutorials Yes
Pattern - Size, Change Rotation & Mirror Yes
Realistic Preview of Patterns Yes
Redo/Undo When Embroidery Editing Yes
Single Colour Pattern Converter Yes
Thread Colour Sorting Yes
Eco Mode (Auto Power Off/Sleep Mode) Yes
7 Point Feed Dog Yes - SFDS (Square Feed Drive System)
Adjustable presser foot Electronic
Automatic reverse / reinforcement stitch Yes
Bobbin Work Optional
Built-In Lettering Styles 4 (3 Alphabet, 1 Cyrillic)
Buttonholes 16
Circular Sewing Optional
Combine stitches Yes
Continuous Automatic Pressure System (ICAPS) Yes
Direct Dual Feed Yes
Drop feed setting Electronic
Electronic slide speed control yes
Extension Wide Table Optional
Free arm sewing Yes
Knee lift Yes
Laser Function Yes
Lock stitch button Yes
Max. Sewing Speed (Stitches per minute) 1050
Max Sewing Speed for Decorative Stitches 710
Mirror imaging Yes
Multi-Directional Sewing Yes (up to 8 sideways)
Multi-function foot controller Optional
My Custom Stitch Yes
Needle Positions 29
Needle Stop Position Control Up/Down Yes
Number of sewing stitches *incl. buttonholes 760
Pivot function Yes
Presser Foot Levelling Button Yes
Repeated single sewing Yes
SFDS (Square Feed Drive System) Yes
Snap on Presser Feet System Yes
Speed control customised for zigzag width Yes
Stitch Length (mm) 5
Stitch Width (mm) 7
Workspace (cm) 28.5
Warranty Brother 5 year Warranty *Commercial use only 1 year warranty
Adjustable Thread Tension Automatic
Automatic Thread Cutter Yes
Bobbin Winder Independant
Lower Thread Sensor Yes
Needle Threading System Automatic
Upper Thread Sensor Yes
Machine Dimension (mm) 662x321x348
Weight (kg) 17

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