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product_id: 1296663
title: "Sewing Machine, XM2701, Portable Sewing Machine, 27 Stitches"
brand: "brother"
price: "R9056"
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reviews_count: 13
category: "Brother"
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# 27 built-in stitches for versatile creativity Automatic needle threader for effortless setup Jam-resistant top drop-in bobbin for smooth sewing Sewing Machine, XM2701, Portable Sewing Machine, 27 Stitches

**Brand:** brother
**Price:** R9056
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🧵 Elevate your craft game with Brother XM2701 – sew smarter, not harder!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Sewing Machine, XM2701, Portable Sewing Machine, 27 Stitches by brother
- **How much does it cost?** R9056 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/1296663-sewing-machine-xm2701-portable-sewing-machine-27-stitches)

## Best For

- brother enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted brother brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Lightweight & Portable Design:** Take your creativity anywhere with a compact 12.6 lb powerhouse.
- • **Sew Like a Pro with 27 Stitches:** From decorative to stretch, unlock endless design possibilities.
- • **Versatile Free Arm for Precision:** Easily sew cuffs, sleeves, and pant legs with professional ease.
- • **Effortless Threading & Bobbin Setup:** Automatic needle threader and jam-resistant bobbin keep you sewing, not fixing.
- • **Lifetime Support at Your Fingertips:** Brother’s ‘At Your Side’ support ensures expert help whenever you need it.

## Overview

The Brother XM2701 is a lightweight, user-friendly sewing machine featuring 27 built-in stitches, an automatic needle threader, and a jam-resistant top drop-in bobbin. Designed for both beginners and advanced users, it includes 6 quick-change feet and a versatile free arm for detailed sewing projects. Backed by a 25-year limited warranty and lifetime online support, this machine combines reliability with creative freedom.

## Description

This Brother sewing machine is perfect for multiple everyday sewing projects. Featuring a full range of user-friendly features and a lightweight design, the sewing machine Brother XM2701 is perfect for beginners who are learning to sew, home sewers tackling alterations, and more advanced sewers who are looking for versatility.The Brother XM2701 home sewing machine for quilting offers 27 built-in stitches, including blind hem, decorative, and quilting stitches, with an automatic one-step buttonholer for virtually perfect buttonholes. The XM2701 has been engineered for easy use, featuring 6 quick-change sewing feet, including buttonhole, zipper, zigzag, narrow hemmer, blind stitch, and button sewing feet. Users will enjoy the ease of sewing cuffs, sleeves, and pant legs with the built-in free arm.Designed for a broad range of users, this basic sewing machine XM2701 also comes with a built-in easy needle threader, a jam-resistant Quick-Set top drop-in bobbin, and an automatic bobbin winding system. This affordable Brother machine is backed by a 25-year limited warranty along with online technical support for the life of the product.

Review: Perfect machine for a beginner or novice - TL;DR The negative reviews scared me but the price and features ultimately convinced me to buy the machine, and I'm glad I did! I've been sewing very sporadically since art class in my senior year of high school in 2007-2008. I know the very basics of using a sewing machine but I've never used anything other than a straight stitch! I'd been using my sister's Singer Esteem to make masks for myself but when she moved a few miles away this month, I found it considerably less convenient to pop over to her house, so I started looking into buying my own sewing machine using Unemployment Insurance money. I knew I didn't want a Singer Esteem--that thing gets jammed if you look at it wrong. If ever faced with the choice to buy a Singer Esteem, please save yourself the trouble and just don't. There are things I like about it but ultimately it's mostly a pain in the neck. Upon conducting some research, I made a list of must-have features for me, a baby: adjustable speed, drop-in bobbin, & mechanical. I encountered the Brother XM2701 on many lists of best sewing machines for beginners, and it met all of my needs and generally received better reviews than, say, the Janome Magnolia 7318 at a better price point. I also had my eye on a Janome New Home available at Urban Outfitters for $165. You know, because it was pretty. I mean, it also fell in the lower half of my price range. Ultimately, though, that Janome only has 15 stitches, and paired with a truly cursed side-loading bobbin (which is also the scourge of the Singer Esteem that I hate so much), it seemed not worth the money when compared to a Brother XM2701, which has everything I absolutely need plus some nice bells and whistles like an automatic needle threader, some pretty decorative stitches, and a one-step buttonhole. Plus it has a thread cutter attached, which is essential; the Janome did not. For $201 (from Kasande Beauty Fast Shipping), this seemed like a no-brainer. I wasn't thrilled to be choosing between UO, a company I'd rather not buy from, and desertcart, a company I loathe because of its treatment of its own workers, but I figure a reliable sewing machine will be somewhat of a necessity for the next few years. I'm not better than you because I hate desertcart--we're the same because I still use it. And the brand has made itself a staple, so we're all going to come up against these moments where we have to choose to use it or look elsewhere. This was the most financially feasible option this time, so I chose desertcart. I did choose an independent seller without Prime shipping--but with free shipping--so the experience was really the best possible outcome. Anyway, Kasande Beauty Fast Shipping did, indeed, ship my item quickly so it arrived a few days later (I wanna say 2 or 3 days later?) in perfectly new condition as described. Setup was easy and I watched the instructional DVD via someone who'd uploaded it to Youtube because I just didn't feel like popping the disc in my PS4. I can't recommend that video highly enough--just brace yourself for the narrator. Her style of narration is extremely strange in ways I can't describe but it might grow on you. I followed her instructions to set up my machine. That narrator quickly ascended to the very top of my list of celebrities I'd like to meet. I also recommend keeping the user manual close at hand--it'll tell you everything you need to know about what settings to use for each stitch, and it'll have troubleshooting tips if things go wrong. I also recommend finding an independently-uploaded video on thread tension, because that can be tricky to grasp without precise visuals. For a straight stitch out of box, I'm using the setting just below 2.5, but it took a lot of trial and error to come to that conclusion. Other little things for beginners or seldom-sewers like me to get started easily? Use polyester thread if you can--choose a good brand like Gütermann if you can afford it. Using cotton threads and low-quality threads apparently gunks up your machine faster, which isn't the worst--you just need to clean it more often--but left untouched, can lead to it not working and needing servicing. I'm just paraphrasing what I read in the Questions section of this product page. If you buy extra bobbins (which you may not need--the machine comes with four, if I'm not mistaken), make sure they're Class 15 plastic bobbins. Have an iron (any old iron--I'm using my 10-year-old Toastmaster from college that I haven't used in about 8 years) and ironing board (or just a towel--because I don't have an ironing board) handy for lots of pressing! Keep an eye on the needle's sharpness and -do- change it when it gets dull rather than riding it out--if you work with knives, doing prep work, I know you feel me. If your needle's still sharp but not cutting it, you may be using the wrong needle for the job! You wouldn't use a nakiri to cut sashimi (well, you might use it to cut, for example, avocado "sashimi," so maybe this is a bad example). You wouldn't use a butter knife to cut steak. If the feed dogs won't feed because you're sewing the very edge of a piece or just a very small piece of fabric (which happened to me when I tried to sew a 1" x 6" pocket for a nose wire), put a piece of regular old paper--newspaper, notebook paper, printer paper, magazine paper--whatever you've got--under the fabric to cover all the feed dogs. It'll be louder than usual, but it'll get the job done! And you can easily tear the paper off the back of the fabric when you're done. Way less messy than it sounds. Overall, this machine operates smoothly and sews beautifully even stitches. It's easy enough to use--from auto-threading to bobbin loading--that I believe it would even suit a child as young as 9 or 10, if you were to find yourself with a kid eager to start on the DIY path (and if you had $200 to drop on a machine that will likely last them years, maybe decades--we'll see--with good maintenance habits). In my very short time sewing with it, I've learned so much and I have visual evidence that my sewing is already improving, getting neater, because I'm working with a quality machine that does everything it's supposed to do, and does it well without jamming. I assume that despite still-developing motor skills being what they are, a 9- or 10-year-old would be able to sponge up fluency in this machine even faster than I can. I don't know why I'm trying to push this machine for kids--I just like the idea of kids who want to learn to sew, and I wish I'd started earlier because it feels empowering. I'll drop by with an update in a few months. UPDATE 2022: Still love this machine. 💖
Review: Urban dad approved: great machine for beginners - I have never used a sewing machine in my life until I bought this. To put that in perspective, I'm 42 years old and a father of 2. When I told my wife I was going to buy a sewing machine, she looked at me like I was nuts. Which, to be fair, might be totally accurate, but I have no regrets about this purchase. I bought this because I hate throwing stuff away: pants that could be hemmed, knees that can be patched, whatever. Clothes are expensive, and sewing by hand is tedious. This machine comes with a great DVD that I watched once and promptly threw away. I threw it away because basically you can watch the same video on youtube without having to fiddle with a remote. I found it a lot easier to just search for "Brother sewing machine instruction video" and watch Brother's video on a tablet sitting right next to my machine. And let me say this, at first, I was pretty worried. Bobbins? What's a bobbin? Feet? Sewing machines are pretty complicated, but the instructional video was very good. I didn't know *why* I was threading the thread the places I was, but once I got it done, I sewed my first stitch! I won't say it was the cleanest job in the world, but I hemmed a pair of pants in a totally serviceable manner. After my second pair, I was rolling. I changed the thread without even looking at the video: new bobbin and all. That's how simple this device is: a totally non-sewing 42 year old can learn it in under 30 minutes. The stuff I sewed held strong and eventually even got to the point where it looked sharp (which is more a reflection on my lack of skill than any problem with the machine). I know, I'm not doing anything complicated here. I'm not making my own clothes or using really complicated stitches, but I think this machine will work for the overwhelming majority of the tasks I'll see in my household. I get that this machine wasn't made for me (the purple floral pattern is a pretty good hint), but I don't think any guy should be afraid of learning to sew. It's a great skill, and this is a great machine to start with.

## Features

- 27 Unique Built-in Stitches: The Brother XM2701 sewing machine includes 27 built-in stitches including decorative, blind hem, zigzag, and stretch stitches and an auto-size buttonhole
- Automatic Needle Threader and Drop-in Top Bobbin: This beginner sewing machine is also great for experienced users; it includes an automatic needle threader that perfectly pushes thread through the needle and a convenient, jam resistant drop-in top bobbin
- Included Accessories: The XM2701 comes with 6 sewing feet, 3-piece needle set, twin needle, 4 bobbins, manual and more
- Versatile Free Arm: This free arm sewing machine is a simple sewing machine, perfect for a wide range of everyday sewing projects, and users from beginners to advanced
- At Your Side Support: The XM2701 small sewing machine comes with Brother At your side support offering free technical support via online, live chat or phone for the life of your machine
- This product is intended for sale only in the US at 120 volts, and any other use or sale may void the warranty

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00JBKVN8S |
| Best Sellers Rank | #494 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ( See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ) #1 in Sewing Machines |
| Brand | Brother |
| Brand Name | Brother |
| Color | White |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 19,123 Reviews |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00012502638513 |
| Included Components | Carton Contents Darning plate, accessory bag with needle pack, twin needle, screwdriver, extra spool pin, bobbins (3), power cord, instructional DVD and operation manual|USB Cable Not Included|Warranty 25 Year Limited Warranty |
| Input Voltage | 120 volts |
| Item Dimensions D x W x H | 15.3"D x 5.86"W x 12.01"H |
| Item Type Name | Brother XM2701 Sewing Machine, Lightweight, Full Featured, 27 Stitches, 6 Included Feet |
| Item Weight | 12.6 pounds |
| Manufacture Year | 2023 |
| Manufacturer | Brother |
| Material | Metal |
| Model Number | XM2701S |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Packs | 1 |
| Part Number | XM2701 |
| Power Source | Corded Electric |
| Product Dimensions | 15.3"D x 5.86"W x 12.01"H |
| UPC | 012502638513 |
| Unit Count | 1 Count |
| Warranty Description | No Warranty |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Brother
- **Color:** White
- **Global Trade Identification Number:** 00012502638513
- **Input Voltage:** 120 volts
- **Item Weight:** 12.6 pounds
- **Material:** Metal
- **Number of Items:** 1
- **Number of Packs:** 1
- **Power Source:** Corded Electric
- **Product Dimensions:** 15.3"D x 5.86"W x 12.01"H

## Images

![Sewing Machine, XM2701, Portable Sewing Machine, 27 Stitches - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71QdzSt93zL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: What level of experience should I have to use this machine?**
A: This sewing machine is ideal for beginners but also offers the functionality needed for more advanced sewing projects. Brother designs its machines to be easy to learn, with intuitive controls that grow with your skills over time.

**Q: What types of projects is this sewing machine best suited for?**
A: The XM2701 is ideal for everyday mending, garment construction, and creative projects on a variety of lightweight fabrics to thicker materials. The free arm capability is useful for sewing cuffs, sleeves, and other cylindrical items.

**Q: What is the difference between built-in stitches and stitch applications?**
A: Built-in stitches refers to the number of unique stitches on your machine. Stitch applications refers to the different ways you can use those stitches. More built-in stitchs means more flexibility, so you can easily find the best stitch for the job.

**Q: What are some different stitch applications available?**
A: Brother XM2701 features 27 unique built-in stitches, with even more applications! The Straight Stitch, for example, is one unique stitch with many uses: seams, hems, top stitching, sewing zippers, gathering, darning, edge stitching, quilting & more.

**Q: Is the Brother XM2701 easy to thread?**
A: Threading the Brother XM2701 is simple and beginner-friendly, thanks to its automatic needle threader and threading guides right on the machine. It also features a jam-resistant, drop-in top bobbin, making it easy to load and replace the bobbin.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect machine for a beginner or novice
*by P***S on July 27, 2020*

TL;DR The negative reviews scared me but the price and features ultimately convinced me to buy the machine, and I'm glad I did! I've been sewing very sporadically since art class in my senior year of high school in 2007-2008. I know the very basics of using a sewing machine but I've never used anything other than a straight stitch! I'd been using my sister's Singer Esteem to make masks for myself but when she moved a few miles away this month, I found it considerably less convenient to pop over to her house, so I started looking into buying my own sewing machine using Unemployment Insurance money. I knew I didn't want a Singer Esteem--that thing gets jammed if you look at it wrong. If ever faced with the choice to buy a Singer Esteem, please save yourself the trouble and just don't. There are things I like about it but ultimately it's mostly a pain in the neck. Upon conducting some research, I made a list of must-have features for me, a baby: adjustable speed, drop-in bobbin, & mechanical. I encountered the Brother XM2701 on many lists of best sewing machines for beginners, and it met all of my needs and generally received better reviews than, say, the Janome Magnolia 7318 at a better price point. I also had my eye on a Janome New Home available at Urban Outfitters for $165. You know, because it was pretty. I mean, it also fell in the lower half of my price range. Ultimately, though, that Janome only has 15 stitches, and paired with a truly cursed side-loading bobbin (which is also the scourge of the Singer Esteem that I hate so much), it seemed not worth the money when compared to a Brother XM2701, which has everything I absolutely need plus some nice bells and whistles like an automatic needle threader, some pretty decorative stitches, and a one-step buttonhole. Plus it has a thread cutter attached, which is essential; the Janome did not. For $201 (from Kasande Beauty Fast Shipping), this seemed like a no-brainer. I wasn't thrilled to be choosing between UO, a company I'd rather not buy from, and Amazon, a company I loathe because of its treatment of its own workers, but I figure a reliable sewing machine will be somewhat of a necessity for the next few years. I'm not better than you because I hate Amazon--we're the same because I still use it. And the brand has made itself a staple, so we're all going to come up against these moments where we have to choose to use it or look elsewhere. This was the most financially feasible option this time, so I chose Amazon. I did choose an independent seller without Prime shipping--but with free shipping--so the experience was really the best possible outcome. Anyway, Kasande Beauty Fast Shipping did, indeed, ship my item quickly so it arrived a few days later (I wanna say 2 or 3 days later?) in perfectly new condition as described. Setup was easy and I watched the instructional DVD via someone who'd uploaded it to Youtube because I just didn't feel like popping the disc in my PS4. I can't recommend that video highly enough--just brace yourself for the narrator. Her style of narration is extremely strange in ways I can't describe but it might grow on you. I followed her instructions to set up my machine. That narrator quickly ascended to the very top of my list of celebrities I'd like to meet. I also recommend keeping the user manual close at hand--it'll tell you everything you need to know about what settings to use for each stitch, and it'll have troubleshooting tips if things go wrong. I also recommend finding an independently-uploaded video on thread tension, because that can be tricky to grasp without precise visuals. For a straight stitch out of box, I'm using the setting just below 2.5, but it took a lot of trial and error to come to that conclusion. Other little things for beginners or seldom-sewers like me to get started easily? Use polyester thread if you can--choose a good brand like Gütermann if you can afford it. Using cotton threads and low-quality threads apparently gunks up your machine faster, which isn't the worst--you just need to clean it more often--but left untouched, can lead to it not working and needing servicing. I'm just paraphrasing what I read in the Questions section of this product page. If you buy extra bobbins (which you may not need--the machine comes with four, if I'm not mistaken), make sure they're Class 15 plastic bobbins. Have an iron (any old iron--I'm using my 10-year-old Toastmaster from college that I haven't used in about 8 years) and ironing board (or just a towel--because I don't have an ironing board) handy for lots of pressing! Keep an eye on the needle's sharpness and -do- change it when it gets dull rather than riding it out--if you work with knives, doing prep work, I know you feel me. If your needle's still sharp but not cutting it, you may be using the wrong needle for the job! You wouldn't use a nakiri to cut sashimi (well, you might use it to cut, for example, avocado "sashimi," so maybe this is a bad example). You wouldn't use a butter knife to cut steak. If the feed dogs won't feed because you're sewing the very edge of a piece or just a very small piece of fabric (which happened to me when I tried to sew a 1" x 6" pocket for a nose wire), put a piece of regular old paper--newspaper, notebook paper, printer paper, magazine paper--whatever you've got--under the fabric to cover all the feed dogs. It'll be louder than usual, but it'll get the job done! And you can easily tear the paper off the back of the fabric when you're done. Way less messy than it sounds. Overall, this machine operates smoothly and sews beautifully even stitches. It's easy enough to use--from auto-threading to bobbin loading--that I believe it would even suit a child as young as 9 or 10, if you were to find yourself with a kid eager to start on the DIY path (and if you had $200 to drop on a machine that will likely last them years, maybe decades--we'll see--with good maintenance habits). In my very short time sewing with it, I've learned so much and I have visual evidence that my sewing is already improving, getting neater, because I'm working with a quality machine that does everything it's supposed to do, and does it well without jamming. I assume that despite still-developing motor skills being what they are, a 9- or 10-year-old would be able to sponge up fluency in this machine even faster than I can. I don't know why I'm trying to push this machine for kids--I just like the idea of kids who want to learn to sew, and I wish I'd started earlier because it feels empowering. I'll drop by with an update in a few months. UPDATE 2022: Still love this machine. 💖

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Urban dad approved: great machine for beginners
*by M***. on September 20, 2016*

I have never used a sewing machine in my life until I bought this. To put that in perspective, I'm 42 years old and a father of 2. When I told my wife I was going to buy a sewing machine, she looked at me like I was nuts. Which, to be fair, might be totally accurate, but I have no regrets about this purchase. I bought this because I hate throwing stuff away: pants that could be hemmed, knees that can be patched, whatever. Clothes are expensive, and sewing by hand is tedious. This machine comes with a great DVD that I watched once and promptly threw away. I threw it away because basically you can watch the same video on youtube without having to fiddle with a remote. I found it a lot easier to just search for "Brother sewing machine instruction video" and watch Brother's video on a tablet sitting right next to my machine. And let me say this, at first, I was pretty worried. Bobbins? What's a bobbin? Feet? Sewing machines are pretty complicated, but the instructional video was very good. I didn't know *why* I was threading the thread the places I was, but once I got it done, I sewed my first stitch! I won't say it was the cleanest job in the world, but I hemmed a pair of pants in a totally serviceable manner. After my second pair, I was rolling. I changed the thread without even looking at the video: new bobbin and all. That's how simple this device is: a totally non-sewing 42 year old can learn it in under 30 minutes. The stuff I sewed held strong and eventually even got to the point where it looked sharp (which is more a reflection on my lack of skill than any problem with the machine). I know, I'm not doing anything complicated here. I'm not making my own clothes or using really complicated stitches, but I think this machine will work for the overwhelming majority of the tasks I'll see in my household. I get that this machine wasn't made for me (the purple floral pattern is a pretty good hint), but I don't think any guy should be afraid of learning to sew. It's a great skill, and this is a great machine to start with.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great little sewing machine!
*by N***N on July 29, 2026*

Perfect beginner or hobbyist machine! Works great right out of the box and is easy to figure out how to work. A lot of stitch options, great speed and is small enough to fit in a cubby or on a table.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Brother XM2701 Sewing Machine, Lightweight, Full Featured, 27 Stitches, 6 Included Feet
- Eoehro 72pcs Sewing Thread kit, 36 Colors Sewing Machine Threads, Prewound Bobbins Sewing Threads Kit, Sewing Machine Thread Assortment, 400 Yards per Spools Polyester Thread
- Sewing Machine Needles, 50 PCS Universal Sewing Machine Needle, Compatible with Singer, Brother, Janome, Varmax, Sizes HAX1 65/9, 75/11, 90/14, 100/16, 110/18 (50 PCS)

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