{"product_id":"baby-lock-flare-dedicated-embroidery-machine-with-free-online-classes","title":"Baby Lock Flare Dedicated Embroidery Machine with FREE Online Classes","description":"\u003ch3\u003eEmbroidery only, and that is the point\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Flare does not sew. It has no stitch library, no feed dogs to drop and no presser feet beyond the embroidery foot, and Baby Lock lists it under embroidery-only machines for exactly that reason. What you get instead is the biggest embroidery field Baby Lock puts in an entry machine, 6¼ by 10¼ inches, running at 850 stitches a minute, for $1,999. If you already own a sewing machine you love and you want to add embroidery without replacing it, this is the least expensive way into Baby Lock embroidery with a hoop over ten inches long.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 28px; align-items: center; margin: 26px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 0 1 260px; max-width: 260px;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/5204\/6327\/files\/angelaloq23_5.jpg?v=1722088700\u0026amp;width=520\" alt=\"Angela Huffman sitting at the Tips Table on the set of Fons \u0026amp; Porter's Love of Quilting PBS show.\" width=\"520\" height=\"651\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 12px; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.45; color: #5a5a5a;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAngela Huffman, host of Fons \u0026amp; Porter's Love of Quilting PBS show and founder\/owner of Quilted Joy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 320px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 16px;\"\u003eHere is the comparison worth making, and we sell both machines so we have no reason to steer you. The Flare and the \u003cstrong\u003eVesta\u003c\/strong\u003e are the same embroidery machine: same 6¼ by 10¼ field, same 293 designs, same 850 stitches a minute. The Vesta adds a full sewing machine underneath for about sixteen hundred dollars more. If your sewing machine is fine, buy the Flare and keep the money. Call \u003ca href=\"tel:+15027187148\"\u003e(502) 718-7148\u003c\/a\u003e or send us an \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eemail\u003c\/a\u003e and we will talk it through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding: 16px 18px; border: 1px solid #cfe6f5; border-radius: 12px; background: #f2f9fe;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 8px; font-weight: 600; color: #0b4599;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #f6b21b; letter-spacing: 2px;\"\u003e★★★★★\u003c\/span\u003e 4.9 stars on Google and a 98% recommend rate on Facebook\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55;\"\u003e“Great service online and in person.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #7a7a7a;\"\u003eSusan R., Facebook recommendation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 26px; align-items: center; margin: 28px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/5204\/6327\/files\/baby-lock-flare-hoops.webp?v=1763420236\u0026amp;width=750\" alt=\"The Baby Lock Flare stitching a circular floral wreath with blue flowers and green leaves onto white fabric in the hoop.\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 12px; display: block;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eSix and a quarter by ten and a quarter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eThe field is 6¼ by 10¼ inches, which is 160 by 260mm, and that ten inch dimension is what you are paying for. It takes a towel border, a full name across a shirt front, a large quilt label or a jacket panel without splitting the design or re-hooping halfway through, and re-hooping is where long designs go crooked. Both hoops come in the box with grids: the full 6¼ by 10¼ and a 5 by 7. The machine reads designs up to 200,000 stitches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row-reverse; gap: 26px; align-items: center; margin: 28px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/5204\/6327\/files\/baby-lock-flare-screen-editing-2.webp?v=1763420236\u0026amp;width=750\" alt=\"A hand using a stylus on the Baby Lock Flare color touchscreen to move, size and rotate an embroidery design.\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 12px; display: block;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eEditing on the screen, including the lettering\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eThe color touchscreen has a 4.85 by 2.5 inch viewing area, and you edit on it directly: move a design, rotate it by one, ten or ninety degrees, mirror it, combine designs, change the thread colors. The part people do not expect is that the \u003cstrong\u003e14 built-in fonts edit like designs do\u003c\/strong\u003e, so you can select a single letter and change it on its own rather than accepting the whole word as one block. Multi-line text and character spacing are both on the machine. One honest limit: resizing goes up 20 percent and down 10 percent, and it does not recalculate stitch density, so it is a nudge rather than free scaling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 26px; align-items: center; margin: 28px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/5204\/6327\/files\/baby-lock-flare-desc-jump-cuts.webp?v=1758040700\u0026amp;width=750\" alt=\"The Baby Lock Flare screen showing a bicycle design with jump stitch trim options and the jump stitch length set to 5mm.\" width=\"750\" height=\"390\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 12px; display: block;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eIt trims the jumps, mid-color\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eMost machines that trim jump stitches do it between colors. The Flare does it inside a single color segment, so the thread stops traveling across the hoop even when the design jumps from one leaf to another leaf in the same green. That is the difference between finished embroidery and embroidery you have to sit and clip, and no amount of sharp snips gets you as close as the machine does. Color Sort handles the other half of the problem: stitch the same design several times in one hoop and it reorders the run so you change thread fewer times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; flex-direction: row-reverse; gap: 26px; align-items: center; margin: 28px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/5204\/6327\/files\/babylock-flare-threader_f8efb05a-be19-432b-853d-54bd359314ea.webp?v=1763420236\u0026amp;width=750\" alt=\"Close-up of the Baby Lock Flare needle area with red thread threaded through the needle and embroidery foot.\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 12px; display: block;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 1 1 300px; min-width: 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0 0 8px;\"\u003eThe machine watches the thread so you do not have to\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003eThe Advanced Needle Threader takes the needle in a few motions, one-handed. Thread tension is set automatically. Upper and lower thread sensors stop the machine when a thread breaks or runs out, instead of letting it stitch a design in air while you are in the next room. A low bobbin indicator warns you before it happens, the bobbin is a Quick-Set drop-in, and an on-screen hoop sensor tells you which of the two hoops the design needs before you hoop anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDesigns come over your wifi\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBaby Lock's Design Database Transfer software is free, and it sends designs from your computer to the Flare over your wifi. There is a USB port too if you prefer a stick. It reads \u003cstrong\u003e.pes, .phc and .dst\u003c\/strong\u003e files. It does not read .phx, and the transfer is one direction, computer to machine, so the Flare will not send designs back to your PC. The machine also tells you when a firmware update is available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBaby Lock on storing your design library\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Baby Lock's general video on organizing embroidery designs rather than a Flare walkthrough, but it covers the Design Database Transfer software the Flare uses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; border-radius: 12px; margin: 20px 0 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H6o1qwjK9CU\" title=\"Best Way to Store Embroidery Designs, from Baby Lock\" loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 26px 0;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/media.prod.babylock.com.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/files\/98ca1c1f-cda6-449b-be14-f9c7ae175f52.pdf\" style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 12px 20px; background: #0b4599; color: #ffffff; border-radius: 10px; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eDownload the Flare brochure (PDF)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere the Flare sits in the line\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing sits below it. The Flare is the entry point into Baby Lock's dedicated embroidery machines, and everything cheaper that embroiders is a combination machine with a much smaller hoop. Above it is the \u003cstrong\u003eUrsa\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the jump is roughly three thousand dollars for an 8 by 14 inch field, 914 designs, 23 fonts, a 7 inch screen, true resizing from 60 to 200 percent with the stitch density recalculated, a two-point positioning system with an LED pointer foot, and a phone app that tells you when the thread breaks. Both machines run at 850 stitches a minute, so speed is not what you are buying. And sideways rather than up, the \u003cstrong\u003eVesta\u003c\/strong\u003e is this same embroidery machine with a full sewing machine added underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"overflow-x: auto;\"\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"width: 30%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDedicated embroidery machine. It does not sew\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6¼ x 10¼ inch embroidery field, two hoops included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e293 built-in designs and 14 editable fonts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e850 stitches per minute\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCuts jump stitches inside a color segment, not just between colors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor LCD touchscreen, 4.85 x 2.5 inch viewing area\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWifi design transfer, plus a USB port\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20 lbs, or 27 lbs with the embroidery unit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eEmbroidery\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum embroidery field 6¼ x 10¼ inches (160 x 260mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6¼ x 10¼ inch and 5 x 7 inch hoops, both with grids, both included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e293 built-in designs and 140 frame patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14 built-in embroidery fonts, individually editable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmbroidery speed up to 850 stitches per minute\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReads designs up to 200,000 stitches; 1MB of memory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomatic jump-stitch cutting within a color segment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor Sort for repeated designs in one hoop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9-point trial check for placement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eOn-screen editing\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor LCD touchscreen, 4.85 x 2.5 inch viewing area, 300 color names\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMove, combine and mirror designs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRotation in 1°, 10° and 90° steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResize up 20% and down 10%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFont editing: select and change individual letters, multi-line text, character spacing and array\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEstimated stitch time, stitch count and thread color indicator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn-screen hoop size indicator and low bobbin warning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeedle position in 1, 10 or 100 stitch steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eThreading and sensors\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvanced Needle Threader, one-handed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomatic thread tension control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpper and lower thread sensors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuick-Set top-loading bobbin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePush-button needle up and down, thread cutter, presser foot lift and start and stop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eConnectivity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWifi enabled for Design Database Transfer, which is a free download from Baby Lock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 USB Type A port\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFile types .pes, .phc and .dst\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWireless notification when machine updates are available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eWhat it does not do\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt does not sew.\u003c\/strong\u003e There is no stitch library and no free-motion quilting. If you want both in one machine, that is the Vesta\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResizing is limited to up 20% and down 10%, without stitch recalculation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo needle beam as standard. It requires the U+ foot, purchased separately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt cannot read .phx files, and it cannot send designs back to a computer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo on-machine design creation, and no phone app for monitoring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle needle, so multi-color designs stop for thread changes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eIn the box\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6¼ x 10¼ inch embroidery hoop and grid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 x 7 inch embroidery hoop and grid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmbroidery foot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft cover, bobbin center pin, embroidery bobbin thread and spool caps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScissors, screwdrivers, lint brush, seam ripper and a needle pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstruction guides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"row\" style=\"text-align: left; vertical-align: top; padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; background: #f6f7f9; color: #0b4599; font-weight: 600;\"\u003eWarranty\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 14px 16px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e3e7ec; vertical-align: top;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25 year limited manufacturer's warranty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 year parts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 year circuit board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 year electrical\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 year labor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWarranty service is handled here in Louisville by our own factory-certified technicians, so your machine does not have to travel to a stranger when it needs attention. If you live outside of Louisville, any Baby Lock dealer in the country will service your machine under warranty. Every machine we sell also comes with owner classes, and on an embroidery machine that is where hooping, stabilizer and thread choice stop being guesswork.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baby Lock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50092387107063,"sku":"BLMFL","price":2299.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/5204\/6327\/files\/Flare.jpg?v=1781040567","url":"https:\/\/quiltedjoy.live\/products\/baby-lock-flare-dedicated-embroidery-machine-with-free-online-classes","provider":"Quilted Joy","version":"1.0","type":"link"}