Brother PS500 Sewing Machine

Description

Brother PS500

In our opinion, the Brother PS500 is the best sewing machine someone can buy for under $800.  In order to get a sewing machine with 8.5 inches of throat space and a truly automatic needle threader, you typically must spend nearly double what you pay for the PS500.  In that sense, it is a sewing machine with incredible value.

The Brother PS500 has become a staff favorite at The Sewing Machine Shop because it is easy to use and offers an extremely smooth sewing experience. Customers love it.  It’s a great option for a person who seeks a quality sewing machine for beginners, and it’s also fantastic for an experienced sewist upgrading their old machine. The increased throat space is one of those universally beloved features that people just don’t regret because it makes sewing a lot more fun. Same goes for the automatic needle threader, automatic thread trimmer, LED lighting, and intuitive threading path– these are features integrated into the machine that you use every time you sit down to sew.

Quilting ★★★★☆

+ 8.5″ Throat Space
+ Programmable needle up/down
+ Automatic 1/4″ positioning stitch and 1/4″ foot
+ Compatible with Brother’s entry-level walking foot

Clothes, Garment, Mending ★★★★☆

+ Beautiful Straight Stitch
+ Tons of garment-making stitch patterns like automatic buttonhole, eyelet, bartack, overcasting, & more.
+ Compatible with straight-stitch needle plate
+ 7 millimeter stitch width capability.
+ Comes with 100 different stitch patterns and 4 monogramming  alphabets.

Ease of Use ★★★★★

+ Extra lighting in throat and around needle.
+ Truly automatic needle threader.
+ Top loading bobbin is easy to drop-in and thread.
+ Automatic thread trimmers.
+ Programmable Needle up/down.
+ Take-up lever is easy to thread.
+ Easy to use Bobbin Winder.
+ The Brother PS500 is a Sewing Machine Shop staff favorite, meaning that we know this machine extremely well, so we are good at helping people learn how to use it.

Reliability ★★★★★

+ Brother electronics are exceptional; we have sold this machine for nearly a decade and see very few problems.
+ The PS500 is a horizontal rotary hook machines with a top-loading bobbin, which is easy to use and does not lend itself to user error.  Ease of use and reliability are inextricably linked: less user error means increased machine longevity.

Heavy Duty ★★★☆☆

+ The Brother PS500 can sew denim and quilts without issue.  If you are sewing a light leather or vinyl for most of your projects, then I might consider a more heavy duty machine.

Customer Satisfaction ★★★★★

+ Generally speaking, the more throat space, the happier a sewist will be.  As long as price is not an issue, nobody regrets getting a machine with 8.5″ throat instead of 6.5″. It’s one of those features that you use every time you sit down to sew.
+ The feel of this machine is incredibly smooth due to the larger footprint. Sewists who come from an older machine comment on how smooth the machine sews every time.
+ The PS500has a user-friendly design that is easy to thread: automatic needle threader, drop-in bobbin, clear view of the take-up lever, etc.  Threading the machine properly is half the battle, so we value ease of threading a lot.

Features of the Brother PS500

• Built-in Stitches, Buttonhole Styles and Fonts
• 8.3″ from Needle to Arm
• Reinforcement Stitch
• Improved Sewing
• Automatic Thread Cutter
• Stitch Combination
• Thread Tension
• Presser Foot Pressure Adjustment
• 2.4″ x 1.3″ LCD Display
• Sew Up to 850 Stitches per Minute

Accessories with the Brother PS500

• Zigzag Foot
• Buttonhole Foot
• Button Fitting Foot
• Zipper Foot
• Overcasting Foot
• Blind Stitch Foot
• Monogramming Foot
• Foot Controller
• Additional Accessories in box

Instruction Manual (PDF) Brother PS500

If you like sound of the Brother PS500, but you want knee-lift capability for hands-free sewing, a larger screen, and mores stitch patterns to choose from, consider the Baby Lock Brilliant at $999.

If you want the same sewing capabilities in a sewing-embroidery combination machine, consider the Brother NQ3550.

If you like the sound of a sewing machine that is user friendly with a truly automatic needle threader and intuitive design, but $799 is more than you want to spend, consider the Brother NS80e or Baby Lock Jubilant).  Bother are a little bit smaller than the PS500 but considerably less expensive and you still get an intuitive, easy to use design and truly automatic needle threader.