Machine profiles
A profile holds the facts about one machine and hoop that decide what StitchCraft may ask of it. Its values are machine facts: they change only with a sew-out report that justifies them, and each profile says where its values come from. stitch profiles prints the same list.
brother-pe800-5x7
Brother PE800 with its 5 × 7 in hoop
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Hoop (sewing field) | 130 × 180 mm |
| File format | PES v1 |
| Stitch length | 0.3 mm to 12 mm (lock stitches from 0.2 mm) |
| Trims | the format’s trim command |
| Thread palette | Brother PEC |
Evidence. Machine: the owner of the reference machine (2026-10-10). Field: Brother’s 5 × 7 in hoop for the PE800, 130 × 180 mm. Stitch limits and trim support: common Brother home-machine values, to be confirmed by machine checkpoints MC-1 and MC-2 (test sheets TS-01 to TS-04 and TS-10).
brother-pe800-4x4
Brother PE800 with its 4 × 4 in hoop
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Hoop (sewing field) | 100 × 100 mm |
| File format | PES v1 |
| Stitch length | 0.3 mm to 12 mm (lock stitches from 0.2 mm) |
| Trims | the format’s trim command |
| Thread palette | Brother PEC |
Evidence. Hoop: the owner’s (2026-10-10). Field: Brother’s 4 × 4 in hoop, 100 × 100 mm. The rest as for brother-pe800-5x7.
brother-pe800-small
Brother PE800 with its small hoop
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Hoop (sewing field) | 20 × 60 mm |
| File format | PES v1 |
| Stitch length | 0.3 mm to 12 mm (lock stitches from 0.2 mm) |
| Trims | the format’s trim command |
| Thread palette | Brother PEC |
Evidence. Hoop: the owner’s, sold as 1 × 2.5 in (2026-10-10). Field: Brother’s small hoop, 2 × 6 cm, upright as the 5 × 7 in’s until test sheet TS-10C confirms it. The rest as for brother-pe800-5x7.