Onebyone

I received an email from an online dealer. This was part of the email:

Prism99

This doesn't make sense to me!

toverly

I would guess that they also make dedicated machines to big box stores that work on a profit margin per unit system. They may be made by Brother (indicated somewhere on the box) but labeled XYZ. There can be cheaper components to make the profit margin. Where a true Brother machine has it's usual quality. But thats just my guess.

zennia

When I was researching to buy my sewing machine I found out there were only four companies that made sewing machines.

Sewnoma

I was told by a Babylock dealer that Brother & Babylock are made in the same factory. But of course, being a Babylock dealer, they told me that the Babylock models are the superior models.

I looked at some of the Babylock machines and I could tell a lot of the bits and pieces matched my Brother machine. I couldn't really tell if they were "superior" or not, though.

Boston1954

I don't get it. I guess I am in the same group as Prism99.

Cari-in-Oly

This may be true now but years ago, by the 1950s there were over 100 sewing machine manufacturers around the world, if not more. And many of these badged machines with even more different names on them.

Cari

Cari-in-Oly

When you buy a Babylock you're paying for the name.

Cari

Cari-in-Oly

Here in the states brother has a lower end line of machines called Simplicity. I've heard they're about on the same level as the lower end Brothers. I don't know if Brother still badges machines under other names here. Back in the '50s and '60s Brother built many badged machines such as Wizard, Atlas, Home Mark and many other names. All of them were twins to Brother models and all were the same excellent quality.

Cari

Gay

I've been told that Brother also make Janome machines. I do know some (if not all) feet are interchangeable. I have 3 Brother embroidery machines and no complaints about any of them. Perhaps the other brands have some cheaper parts, as 'toverly' suggests.