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Sewing & Embroidery Combination Machines

Our pick

Baby Lock Aerial

Choose the Baby Lock Aerial for sewing and embroidery when you want room for larger designs and a varied stitch library.1

Why this one

  • Its 8 by 12 inch field accommodates designs that outgrow the Skyline S9’s 170.18 by 200 mm field.123
  • Its 757 stitches give you more sewing choices than the Skyline S9’s 300 stitches.12
  • The Aerial also supplies 262 embroidery designs to choose from at the machine.1

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Baby Lock Aerial

The alternatives

Other contenders

  • Brother SE2000

    Choose the Brother SE2000 for wireless design transfer when your embroidery fits its 5 by 7 inch field.45

9 models / at a glance

Key differences

Every specification ↗
Baby Lock Aerial

Baby Lock Aerial

Embroidery field width · mm203.2 mm1Higher preferred ↑
Embroidery field length · mm304.8 mm1Higher preferred ↑
Baby Lock Bloom

Baby Lock Bloom

Embroidery field width · mm127 mm6Higher preferred ↑
Embroidery field length · mm177.8 mm6Higher preferred ↑
Brother SE700

Brother SE700

Embroidery field width · mm101.6 mm7Higher preferred ↑
Embroidery field length · mm101.6 mm7Higher preferred ↑
Brother SE725

Brother SE725

Embroidery field width · mm101.6 mm8Higher preferred ↑
Embroidery field length · mm101.6 mm8Higher preferred ↑
Brother SE2000

Brother SE2000

Embroidery field width · mm127 mm5Higher preferred ↑
Embroidery field length · mm177.8 mm4Higher preferred ↑
Janome Memory Craft 9850

Janome Memory Craft 9850

Embroidery field width · mm170.18 mm9Higher preferred ↑
Embroidery field length · mm200.66 mm9Higher preferred ↑
Janome Skyline S9

Janome Skyline S9

Embroidery field width · mm170.18 mm2Higher preferred ↑
Embroidery field length · mm200 mm3Higher preferred ↑
Pfaff Creative 3.0

Pfaff Creative 3.0

Embroidery field width · mm200 mm10Higher preferred ↑
Embroidery field length · mm259.08 mm10Higher preferred ↑
SINGER SE9180

SINGER SE9180

Embroidery field width · mm119.38 mm11Higher preferred ↑
Embroidery field length · mm177.8 mm11Higher preferred ↑

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9 models compared.

Embroidery field length (mm); higher is preferred · 0 to 304.8

Baby Lock Aerial: 203.2 mm, 304.8 mm.Baby Lock Bloom: 127 mm, 177.8 mm.Brother SE700: 101.6 mm, 101.6 mm.Brother SE725: 101.6 mm, 101.6 mm.Brother SE2000: 127 mm, 177.8 mm.Janome Memory Craft 9850: 170.18 mm, 200.66 mm.Janome Skyline S9: 170.18 mm, 200 mm.Pfaff Creative 3.0: 200 mm, 259.08 mm.SINGER SE9180: 119.38 mm, 177.8 mm.

Embroidery field width (mm); higher is preferred · 0 to 203.2

Baby Lock AerialBaby Lock BloomBrother SE700Brother SE725Brother SE2000Janome Memory Craft 9850Janome Skyline S9Pfaff Creative 3.0SINGER SE9180

Baby Lock Aerial

Embroidery field width
203.2 mm
Embroidery field length
304.8 mm

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Models in this comparison

Brother SE700

Brother SE700

Embroidery field width
101.6 mm7
Embroidery field length
101.6 mm7
Brother SE725

Brother SE725

Embroidery field width
101.6 mm8
Embroidery field length
101.6 mm8

Every specification for these products
SpecificationBaby Lock AerialBaby Lock BloomBrother SE700Brother SE725Brother SE2000Janome Memory Craft 9850Janome Skyline S9Pfaff Creative 3.0SINGER SE9180
Embroidery field width203.2 mm1127 mm6101.6 mm7101.6 mm8127 mm5170.18 mm9170.18 mm2200 mm10119.38 mm11
Embroidery field length304.8 mm1177.8 mm6101.6 mm7101.6 mm8177.8 mm4200.66 mm9200 mm3259.08 mm10177.8 mm11
Built-in embroidery designs26213426135713581935175925031571015012
Built-in sewing stitches75712516Not published10382415Not published3002Not published25011
Top sewing speed1,050 stitches per minute13850 stitches per minute6Up to 710 stitches per minute7710 stitches per minute8850 stitches per minute51,000 stitches per minute14Up to 1,000 stitches per minute (Workload: Normal Sew)31,050 stitches per minute10800 stitches per minute11
Top embroidery speedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published650 stitches per minute5Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published

How they compare

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SpecificationOur pickBaby Lock AerialBaby Lock BloomBrother SE700Brother SE725Brother SE2000Janome Memory Craft 9850Janome Skyline S9Pfaff Creative 3.0SINGER SE9180
Embroidery field width203.2 mm1127 mm6101.6 mm7101.6 mm8127 mm5170.18 mm9170.18 mm2200 mm10119.38 mm11
Embroidery field length304.8 mm1177.8 mm6101.6 mm7101.6 mm8177.8 mm4200.66 mm9200 mm3259.08 mm10177.8 mm11
Built-in embroidery designs26213426135713581935175925031571015012
Built-in sewing stitches75712516Not published10382415Not published3002Not published25011
Top sewing speed1,050 stitches per minute13850 stitches per minute6Up to 710 stitches per minute7710 stitches per minute8850 stitches per minute51,000 stitches per minute14Up to 1,000 stitches per minute (Workload: Normal Sew)31,050 stitches per minute10800 stitches per minute11
Top embroidery speedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published650 stitches per minute5Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published

Sources

  1. babylock.com
  2. www.janome.com
  3. www.janome.com.au
  4. forum.embroideres.com
  5. www.brother-usa.com
  6. www.sewingpartsonline.com
  7. sewinginsight.com
  8. emdigitizing.com
  9. www.janome.com
  10. www.singer.com
  11. www.singer.com
  12. www.sewingmachinesplus.com
  13. www.sewingpartsonline.com
  14. sewinginsight.com

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