The Singer CE-150 Futura Sewing and Embroidery Machine with Futura Software is a sewing machine that allows you to do embroidery once you connect it to a computer that uses Windows.
The Futura software enables you to transfer designs you’ve downloaded from the internet and use them for your embroidery projects. What’s remarkable about this is that Singer gives users this advanced technology at such an affordable price.
As a sewing machine, the Singer CE-150 Futura aims to make life easy for both amateurs and professionals with its push-button stitch feature that allows for automatic setting of length and width, 24 built-in stitches, 2 built-in one-step buttonholes, a buttonhole underplate, programmable needle up-and-down positions, and 13 needle positions for specific projects.
As an embroidery machine, meanwhile, the Singer CE-150 Futura has a USB support, support for popular embroidery design formats, 120 built-in patterns, 5 built-in lettering fonts, 3D view and print capabilities, a change-color function, automatic software and firmware updates, and 2 embroidery hoops.
Features and Specifications: Singer CE-150 Futura Sewing and Embroidery Machine
- Dimensions: 17” x 11” x 12”
- Weight: 41 lbs.
- O.S. Compatibility: Windows 2000, XP, Vista
- USB support (with USB cable)
- Stitch width: 7 mm.
- 1 large 4 1/2″ x 6 3/4″ and 1 small 3 1/8″ x 4 3/4″ embroidery hoops
- Automatic needle threader
- Automatic thread tension
- Top-loading bobbin system
- 10-year extended warranty for parts and labor
Singer CE-150 Futura Sewing and Embroidery Machine Review
The Singer CE-150 Futura Sewing and Embroidery Machine has gotten mixed reviews, although most of those who reviewed it said they were satisfied. The majority of reviewers gave the product 5 stars, but it can’t be ignored that a large percentage of users gave it 2-star and 1-star ratings.
As a sewing machine alone, the Singer CE-150 Futura was called an excellent product that lived up to expectations. Users saw it as a solid piece of sewing equipment, and there were no complaints about its sewing capabilities and functionality.
The differing opinions among users were about the embroidery aspect of the product. As an embroidery machine, Singer CE-150 Futura pleased a lot of users, but it also left a bitter taste in a lot of other users’ mouths, so to speak.
As an embroidery machine, the Singer CE-150 Futura was recommended by those who “got the hang of it.” As a couple of reviewers stated, the machine took some getting used to when they started using it for embroidery. They had to familiarize themselves with the software.
They also had to learn the right way to thread so they wouldn’t set off the “broken thread” error that a lot of the other users found annoying and unacceptable. Those who learned the tricks, though, commented that they eventually found the product easy to use, in spite of their initial difficulties with it. FYI, said reviewers were those who gave Singer CE-150 Futura 5 stars.
Another satisfied customer, who used Embird designs, said she transitioned to firm cotton without any problems. What we gathered from her was that this transition wouldn’t be an easy feat with other machines. She gave the product 5 stars. She and most of the others who gave the same high rating also didn’t complain about the machine having to be connected externally to a computer to use it for embroidery.
Those who gave the Singer CE-150 Futura low ratings were obviously very unhappy and frustrated with it. They took the time to say that it was a good enough machine if all one wanted with it was to sew. But they warned that as an embroidery machine, it was basically a lemon. One common theme among the complaints was how unreliable the software was. Some said the Futura software didn’t work with Windows Vista and XP unless patches were downloaded and installed. And downloading and installing only worked sometimes and failed majority of the time.
The mixed reviews have prompted us to conclude that even though we can still recommend this product to some consumers, we can’t recommend it to everyone. Buy the Singer CE-150 Futura if you want a great sewing machine, and you don’t mind taking the time to learn some tricks to make it function optimally as an embroidery machine.
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