Hi Everyone, I am Jorge and I just registered at this site. I want to provide a firm and categorical answer regarding this machine a White w3300. This is an EMBROIDERY-ONLY machine, so you can not sew or quilt anything, just embroidery. This machine is the same as the Brother PE100, PE150, PE150V, PE170D, PE180D, PE200, to the Bernina Deco Deco 500, Deco, 600, Deco 650, to the BabyLock Accent, Espree, Espree 2, BL60E, and Simplicity SE1. SE2. SE3. This machine does not use a foot pedal, only the Start/Stop button to do all start and stop operations. The programming and pattern or motiff selection is performed by using a touch screen. The embroidery format, as well as all the accessories for the Brother machines work on this one. These machines are quite old, from the late 1990's to the mid 2000's. They have a very large embroidery field, up to 5 x 7, but they are very well built, just old and maybe obsolete, but when properly serviced, they do marvels!!!!! I had made Free Standing 3-D embroidery motiffs from OESD like the # 12646's.
A lady here Heather B. has two links on her post, the second one take you to a web site that provides the full list of machines under which the Brother PE-150 was sold, a list similar to mine. I have the w3300 and the Bernina deco 600, and their parts are fully interchangeable. I bought the Bernina at a pawn shop for 20.00 USD, and the White at another pawn shop for 55.00 USD, both here in Houston Texas, and I took them to local dealers that told me they were working perfectly, just needed basic timing check-out and oiling. So be aware of the price and condition of the machine so you are not scammed. The software you can use comes only on dedicated cards for the machines. There are no USB ports, or connections to connect to a computer. These machines are from the Windows 98, Vista, 2000, XP era, so you will have problems finding software for them, and if you find it, is expensive. I am buying mine from OESD, and they have marvels!!!! These machines will not embroider anything that is not suited to their hoop sizes, and in theory they can detect the size of the hoop attached to them, but I have not found how to enable that.
You may find more info if you search for the Instruction Manual for the Brother PE-150 at https://www.manualslib.com/manual/355772/Brother-P...
Well, I hope you find this helpful for what you are looking for. Everything can be found in the internet, that is how I found my own stuff in an inexpensive way!!!!
Jorge
08/01/20 10:54 pm MST
Barbara M.
I am trying to change the direction on the pattern from horizontal to vertical. I placed two initials and when i try to place the third, it says i do not have enough room. I have to push set and then it will let me go to 90 degree turn, but it will not allow me to add more letters. Help!!