Your craft, your journey, your Expedition. Now’s the time to embark on your own journey of discovery, with the Brother Innov-is BX1 sewing, quilting and embroidery machine.
Sew like you’ve never sewn before, with Brother’s newest sewing innovation – Curved Sewing. Curves and circles can be sewn simply, with even stitching and no jags.
With stitch tapering, multi-directional feed, strong and even sewing, laser sewing guideline, plus My Custom StitchTM decorative stitch designer and 754 stitch patterns built in, you can journey through your creativity with ease.
Easily convert your BX1 for free motion sewing: drop the feed dogs with a simple press of the touchscreen button. We’ve built the Expedition to be Intelligent Stitch Regulator (ISR) compatible, so it’s never been easier to master free motion quilting.
Follow the thread and discover the Expedition’s embroidery capabilities. There are over 900 built-in embroidery patterns, frames and fonts that you can edit on the Expedition BX1’s large 7” colour LCD touchscreen. Expand your creative horizons with built-in 3D appliqué, crochet couching, French knot, crochet lace and in-the-hoop designs.
With a LED drop pointer and two-point positioning, precision comes as standard. The matrix copy function and appliqué creator make repeated motifs and patches quick work. Expedite your craft even further with colour sorting, auto stitch density adjustment (Stitch to Block) and programmable jump stitch cutting.
All this Brother innovation is packaged into a modern, sleek machine that’s both durable and user-friendly. Its sleek lines betray how much technology has been packaged within – advanced one-action needle threader, drop in bobbin, fully automatic upper thread tension, upper and lower thread sensors and much more.
With wireless connectivity, wherever you are you’ll never miss an update, keeping your Expedition BX1 completely current and always working hard for you. You can take your creative journey even further and connect to Brother’s mobile design app, Artspira or Brother’s embroidery digitising software programmes (additional purchase necessary).
And it’s all waiting for you to discover it. Follow the thread, begin your Expedition.
Key Features:
360 x 200mm embroidery area with two included frames
774 built-in embroidery designs, 140 frames and 23 fonts
3D appliqué, crochet couching, lace crochet and French knot embroidery
Appliqué function to create quick patches
Matrix copy function
Colour sorting
LED drop pointer, two-point positioning
Large 254mm (10”) workspace to the right of the needle
Curve Sewing function – Brand new Brother innovation!
754 built-in stitches, including 14 one-step buttonholes
Stitch tapering function with 20 tapering styles
My Custom StitchTM decorative stitch designer
Multi-directional sewing for even wider decorative stitches
Digital dual feed foot – included as standard
External laser guideline
ICAPS automatic fabric sensor for even, strong feed
Pivot function
Easy free motion conversion with auto drop feed
Knee lift
ISR (Intelligent Stitch Regulator) compatible
Wireless connectivity
Newly designed foldable hard case
General Features:
LCD display - Large and clear built in 7” LCD colour touch screen.
Stitching speed - Sew and embroider up to 850 stitches per minute.
Advanced one-action needle threading system - Simply follow the thread guide, lower the lever and the needle is threaded for you.
Bobbin winding - Enhanced bobbin winding with extra spool pin and thread cutter. Extra spool pin allows you to wind a new bobbin without removing the upper thread you’re working with.
Bobbin type - Quick set, drop in bobbin.
Thread tension - Fully automatic upper thread tension.
Thread sensors - Gives you a warning when your upper and lower threads are running low.
Thread cutter button - Trims upper and lower threads automatically.
LED lighting - Extra-bright LED lighting to illuminate your work area with a clean, natural light.
Intuitive user interface - Easy-to-use screen layout and realistic preview of selected embroidery patterns.
Start/stop button - Ergonomic large Start/stop button.
Presser foot up/down button - The presser foot up/down button is conveniently located on the front of the machine.
Auto presser foot setting - Automatic presser foot lift and extra high lift setting.
Wireless - Wireless LAN capability enables connection to mobile apps like Artspira, My Stitch Monitor and to receive wireless updates.
USB connectivity - One high speed port.
Updates - Automatic software update capability.
Environment - Save energy with the Eco and Deep Sleep modes.
Multilingual operational languages - 18 built-in languages.
Safety features - Easily disengage needle to make changing presser feet and needles safer, and lock the screen to avoid any accidental stitch changes.
Embroidery Features:
Embroidery area - Generous 360 x 200mm/14 x 8" embroidery area.
Built-in designs - 914 built-in embroidery designs, including 140 frames and 23 fonts.
Embroidery speed - Embroidery up to 850 stitches per minute.
LED pointer - Laser pointer for precise pattern placement.
Two-point positioning - Use the LED pointer to precisely align embroidery patterns along cuffs, edges, pockets and more.
Advanced editing functions - Design editing, flip designs horizontally, pattern rotating (0.1, 1, 10 and 90 degrees), drag and drop operation, zoom up to 300%.
Text edit functions - Simplified user interface for text input and editing, with various editing capabilities such as curving, arraying and space adjustment.
Font sizes - S/M/L size for font designs.
Density - On-screen auto density adjustment (Stitch-To-Block) available for embroidery and letters.
Matrix copy function - Quickly make repeated designs. With automatic colour sorting for fast stitch outs and fewer thread changes.
Appliqué creator - Built-in Appliqué Creator; create multiple appliqués in one hoop with automatic best placement repetition.
Automatic colour sorting - Machine automatically sorts colours for optimised stitching order and to minimise thread changes.
Thread trimming - Programmable jump stitch cutting.
Basting - Embroidery basting.
Colour change - Direct touch button for changing colours of embroidery patterns.
Resume function - Resume your embroidery at the exact spot where you stopped in case of a power failure or accidental interruption.
Frame detection - Automatic embroidery frame size detection.
Included frames - Two (2) included embroidery frames: 360 x 200mm (14 x 8") and 180 x 130mm (7 x 5”).
Sewing Features:
Workspace - Large 254mm (10”) workspace to the right of the needle.
Built-in sewing stitches - 754 built-in stitches, including 14 one-step buttonholes and 20 tapering stitches.
One-step buttonhole styles - One-step ‘auto size’ buttonhole function creates perfectly uniform buttonholes.
Lettering stitches - 5 lettering styles (lower and uppercase).
My Custom StitchTM - Design your own stitch patterns or edit and change the built-in template designs and save for future use.
Stitch tapering function - Taper stitch patterns into corners and points for a professional finish.
Combining patterns - Create your own stitch combinations and save them to memory for future use.
Mirror imaging - Create a mirror image of your stitch pattern to achieve an even greater variety of stitches.
Repeated or single sewing - Choose to sew a stitch pattern once or repeatedly.
Vertical pattern adjustment - Adjust the length of decorative stitch patterns.
Side feed - Side feed for multi-directional sewing in eight directions with straight and zigzag stitches. Sews extra-large decorative stitches up to 40mm wide.
Curve Sewing function - Easily sew curves, arcs and circles with no jumps or jags. The feed dogs guide the fabric for you for smooth sewing.
External laser sewing guideline - Sew straight with the included-as-standard external laser sewing guideline. Just clip onto your machine and let it guide you.
Dual feed - Digital Dual Feed System for even and consistent sewing on all fabrics.
SFDS (Square Feed Drive System) - Gives a smooth even feeding action for superior stitch quality on any weight of fabric.
ICAPS - Continuous Automatic Pressure System - The ICAPS fabric sensor system continuously detects fabric thickness while sewing and automatically adjusts pressure to ensure even stitch quality over different fabric thicknesses.
Easy to remove needle plate - Swap needle plates easily with the curved or L-shape screw driver.
Pivot and foot height - Lightening quick pivoting function with customisable foot height.
Free motion - Presser foot height can be adjusted according to the thickness of the fabric.
Drop feed - Easily drop the feed dogs and convert to free motion sewing with the touch of a button.
Ruler - Ruler design with zero mark at the needle.
Knee lift - Free up your hands using the knee lift to raise/lower the presser foot. Ideal for large projects such as quilts.
Slide speed control - Slide speed control adjusts speed from slow to fast. This can also be set to alter stitch width whilst sewing.
Lockstitch button - At the touch of a button, tie-off stitches can be easily sewn at the beginning and end of the stitch. When pressing the button while sewing a decorative stitch, the machine will stop automatically after completing the motif.
Customised settings - Allows you to adjust the stitch width and length to your personal preference and save these to memory for future use. Adjust and refine thread tension to suit whichever project you’re working on.
Accessories:
Zigzag foot "J" (on machine)
Monogramming foot "N"
Overcasting foot "G"
Zipper foot "I"
Buttonhole foot "A"
Blind stitch foot "R"
Button fitting foot "M"
Free motion open toe quilting foot "O"
1/4" Piecing foot with guide
Straight stitch foot
Compact dual feed foot
Embroidery foot "UH+" with LED pointer
Embroidery couching foot "Y"
Yarn guide
Yarn threader
Adapter
Screw (small)
Needle set
Ball point needle set
Twin needle
Bobbin × 10 (One bobbin is on machine.)
Bobbin clip × 10
Seam ripper
Scissors
Cleaning brush
Eyelet punch
Screwdriver (large)
Screwdriver (small)
L-shaped screwdriver
Disc-shaped screwdriver
Spool cap (large)
Spool cap (medium) x 2 (One spool cap is on machine.)
Spool cap (small)
Thread spool insert (mini king thread spool)
Spool net
Embroidery needle plate cover
Knee lifter
Standard bobbin case (green marking on the screw) (on machine)
Alternate bobbin case (no color on the screw)
Straight stitch needle plate
Bobbin cover (with mark)
Bobbin cover (with mark left mm)
Cord guide bobbin cover
Bobbin cover (on machine)
Embroidery frame set 360 mm (H) × 200 mm (W)
Embroidery frame set 180 mm (H) × 130 mm (W)
Embroidery bobbin thread (#60, white)
Stabilizer material
Touch pen (stylus)
Grid sheet set
Power cord
Accessory bag
Horizontal spool pin
Extra spool pin and instruction sticker
Upper section of spool support
Lower section of spool support
Telescopic thread guide
Spool pin × 2
Spool cap (XL) × 2
Spool cap base × 2
Screw and washer
Spool felt × 2
Spool holder × 2
Ring × 4
Foot controller
External guideline marker
Guideline scale
Cord guide
Shell type machine cover
Basic Operation Manual
