Since 1851 the name Singer has been synonymous with sewing. The spirit of practical design and creative innovation that characterized the company at its beginning continues today as we develop products for every level of sewing. They have celebrated many firsts including the worldapos;s first zigzag machine the first electronic machines and they now proudly produce the worldapos;s most advanced home sewing and embroidery machine. From home decor and clothing construction to embroidery and quilting Singer is dedicated to help people express themselves through sewing. The Futura CE250 by SINGER is a fully electronic sewing machine and computer linked embroidery unit. With Futura embroidery is a snap. If you can click a mouse you can embroider It includes standard embroidery design software AutoPunch software (allows you to digitize your own images) and you can download designs from the Internet or CD collections. So the actual sewing machine features electronic stitch control which means that each stitch is electronically formed and optimally set so each is sewn with exact precision. 100 Stitch options including 6 types of 1step buttonholes have their optimal stitch settings preprogrammed but can be adjusted as you see the need. Eleven of the most common stitches are have a 1touch selector button. Also included is an automatic needle threader drop feed top dropin bobbin with a view plate needle up and down selector twin needle control and so much more. As far as embroidery you have everything here to get started. The CE250 comes with Windows compatible software (that will need to be downloaded to your home computer) with a basic howto/tutorial 120 embroidery designs 5 fonts AutoPunch software (allows you to take a wide variety of graphic files and convert them to an embroidery design) and 2 embroidery hoops. You will be able to work with embroidery designs from a wide range of source