NEW Brother Celeste CX1e

The Celeste CX1e embroidery-only machine brings you the best of Brother’s embroidery innovation, giving you precise, fast stitch outs that really let your creative side stand out. 

Every Brother Celeste CX1e has an extra-large embroidery area of 360 x 240mm (14 x 9.5”), so you can see your designs come alive before your eyes. 

There are 523 built-in patterns (17 of which are in 5 sizes L/M/S/SS/XS), 26 embroidery fonts and 22 craft patterns, which you can combine, flip and rotate. There are also 140 decorative frames and over 27 decorative buttonhole designs. 

The USB ports and WLAN wireless connectivity let you send your own embroidery designs, and those you’ve purchased, to your machine at the touch of a button. Celeste users can take their imagination to the next level with Brother’s Artspira mobile design app – access a huge library of designs, draw your own embroidery, convert your own images into embroidery patterns, buy Disney-inspired embroidery patterns and much more*!  

With a generous 10.1” HD LCD touchscreen, colour sorting, advanced colour shuffling, multi-brand colour palettes, and text editing you can quickly personalise and perfect. Use the Matrix Copy feature to stitch multiples of the same pattern in the same hoop. Easy Echo and Deco fill let you add decorative textures with just the touch of a button. Don’t want to stitch out part of a design – use the Celeste’s No Sew feature! 

Achieve nothing less than absolute precision with the needle drop LED pointer, which will show you exactly where your embroidery will start. Position embroidery patterns along sewing lines, above pockets and along plackets with the two point positioning feature. 

Work smarter, not harder with the Celeste’s built-in innovation – advanced auto needle threader, jump stitch trimmer, auto tension, independent bobbin winder, auto presser foot lift, upper and lower thread sensors, Start/stop button and more. Be alerted when it’s time to change the thread or when your project is complete with the My Stitch Monitor App. 

Isn’t it time you got serious about your embroidery? 

(*Artspira is Brother’s mobile embroidery, cutting and printing design app which is free to download and use. However, some features require in-app purchases or a subscription to Artspira+). 

Brother's Connected Craft printers are available for greatly reduced prices when purchased with this machine. The PrintModa Studio fabric printer is available for just £499 (usually £599). The Disney ScanNCut SDX2250D (machine only) is available for just £449. And the SP1 Sublimation Printer is available for just £239 (usually £399).

Brother's specialist embroidery software packages (BE EmbroideryStudio, PE Design 11, or PE Design Plus2) are available at a significantly reduced prices when purchased at the same time as this machine. BE EmbroideryStudio is the top of the range software.  PE Design 11 is an extremely sophisticated package offering huge amounts of editing and functionality. PE Design Plus 2 is more limited in its range but will still significantly add to your embrodery repertoire.  Please choose from the dropdown options available when placing your order..

Why buy a machine from us?

Exeter Sewing Machine Company is an independent, family-owned business based in the centre of Exeter, Devon which has been in business for over 70 years. We sell Brother, Janome, Bernina, Baby Lock and Husqvarna machines along with their accessories, with the full back-up and support you would expect from a local family business.

Our independence and experience mean we can provide an unbiased opinion and advice to help you choose the right machine for you. When the store is open we offer free machine demonstrations, meaning that you can see and even try the machines before making your decision.

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For full specification details please see the  Celeste CX1e page on the Brother website

Optional feet and accessories can be found here
 

• Machine Size (mm): 612 x 324 x 348
• Machine weight (kg): 15.3

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

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

Advanced editing functions
Design editing, flip designs horizontally, pattern rotating (0.1, 1, 10 and 90 degrees), drag and drop operation, zoom up to 200%.

Colour shuffling
Choose from your favourite thread brands with more colour variations, pinning, and favourite mark capability.

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 stitching 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.

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

Wireless
Wireless LAN capability for exchange of embroidery data with PE-Design 11 and Brother BE Embroidery Studio software, mobile apps like Artspira and My Stitch Monitor, and updates.

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

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

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.

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