Category: Hoops for Brother SE400

This set of three hoops for the Brother SE400 contains generic replacements for the Brother SA431 2-Inch by 1-1/2-Inch Small Hoop, the Brother SA432 4-Inch by 4-Inch Medium Hoop, and the Brother SA434 4-Inch-by-6 3/4-Inch Large Hoop.

Even though the hoops are a generic brand, the reviewers say that they match the Brother hoops in color and quality.

If you need the large and small hoops, you can save some money by buying the package. The cost of the three generic hoops is less than Brother’s. So you save on the price of two and get the medium hoop for free. Even though a medium hoop comes with the SE400, it’s often nice to have an extra one so you can hoop the next project while stitching the current one.

The hoop includes a clear, plastic grid. The notches and marks on the grid help you line up and accurately place the designs.

NOTE: The large hoop will not let you stitch designs larger than 4×4 inches. This is a multi-position hoop that allows you to stitch multiple designs without rehooping. For example, you could stitch a 4×4 inch design, move the hoop, and stitch a name or another design under or above the first design. For details on how the multi-position hoop works, click here.

The reviews at Amazon are generally positive. The negative reviews are because people misunderstood how the large hoop works and expected to be able to embroider larger than 4×4 inches. This is physically impossible with the Brother SE400’s embroidery unit mechanism.

This Set of Hoops Works with these Machines

Brother SE-400, SE-350, LB-6800PRW, LB6770PRW, SE270D, HE-120, HE-240, Innov-ís 500D, Innov-ís 900D, Innov-ís 950D, PE-270D, PE-300S, and PE-400D.

Where To Buy The 3-Hoop Package

The best place I’ve found to buy Brother embroidery hoops is at Amazon.com. For current pricing information, and availability, click here:

You need the small embroidery hoop if you want to embroider small items or tight places that don’t fit in the standard 4×4 inch hoop such as infant clothes, socks, t-shirt sleeves, monograms on collars or cuffs.

It’s best to use the smallest hoop that the design can fit in, because it will be easier to get the fabric tight and even, reduce the chance of distortions in the design due to the extra fabric around the design, and save on stabilizer. So even if you can hoop the project in the 4×4 inch hoop, the small 2 x 1.5 inch hoop can be helpful to have if you embroider small monograms or motifs.

The adjustment screw makes it easy to hoop different weight fabrics.

The hoop includes a clear, plastic grid. The notches and marks on the grid help you line up and accurately place the designs.

There are only five reviews at Amazon, 4 5-star and 1 4-star. Here’s what one reviewer said about how she uses this hoop:

This is ideal for small embroidery projects on my Brother SE350. I used it to embroidery initials on a quilt square. It was easy to attach the small quilt square and it turned out very nice.

The Brother SA431 Small Hoop Works with these Machines

The Brother SA431 Small Hoop is for use with these embroidery machines: Brother SE-400, SE-350, LB-6800PRW, LB6770PRW, SE270D, HE-120, HE-240, Innov-ís 500D, Innov-ís 900D, Innov-ís 950D, PE-270D, PE-300S, and PE-400D.

Where To Buy The Small Brother Hoop

The best place I’ve found to buy Brother embroidery hoops is at Amazon.com. For current pricing information, availability, and to get free shipping, click here:

This 4-inch-by-4-inch medium embroidery hoop for the Brother SE400 is the standard hoop that comes with the machine. This embroidery hoop is the ideal size for stitching 4-inch designs, and it’s often convenient to have another one.

If you’re as into efficiency and multi-tasking as I am, you’ll appreciate having an extra hoop. You can prepare your next project while waiting for the current stitching to finish. As soon as the machine finishes, just attach this hoop and press go. No longer will you have to wait to hoop the next project.

You can adjust the fit of the outer hoop with the screw which makes it easy to secure different weight fabrics in the hoop.

The hoop includes a clear, plastic grid. The notches and marks on the grid help you line up and accurately place the designs.

There are only two reviews at Amazon, both 5-star. Here’s what one reviewer said about how she uses this hoop:

This is a perfect match to original product and helps my embroidery projects preparation go faster. I can prepare one while the other is stitching with this additional hoop.

The Brother SA432 Medium Hoop Works with these Machines

The Brother SA432 Medium Hoop is for use with these Brother embroidery machines: Brother SE-400, SE-350, SE270D, HE-240, HE-120, LB-6800, LB6770, Innov-ís 500D, Innov-ís 900D, Innov-ís 950D, PE-270D, PE-300S, and PE-400D.

Where To Buy The Medium Brother Hoop

The best place I’ve found to buy Brother embroidery hoops is at Amazon.com. For current pricing information, availability, and to get free shipping, click here:

The 6-3/4-inch-by-4-inch large embroidery hoop for the Brother SE400 is designed to allow you to stitch designs larger than the standard 4×4 inch hoop or to combine several small designs without having to rehoop your fabric. For example, if you’ve ever wanted to add lettering or a small design to a 4×4 inch design, this large hoop makes it easier and faster.

The adjustment screw makes it easy to hoop a wide variety of fabric thicknesses.

The hoop comes with a clear, plastic grid. The notches and marks on the grid help you line up and accurately place the designs.

NOTE: This hoop does not allow you to stitch designs larger than 4×4 inches at one time, because the maximum embroidery frame area is a physical limitation of the Brother 400 embroidery unit and can’t be increased by the hoop. To stitch larger designs, you either have to split it with software, or combine smaller designs manually. It it a multi-position hoop that allows you to stitch them without rehooping.

How to Use the Large Hoop for the Brother SE400

See the four pins on the left side of the hoop? If you attach the hoop to the embroidery unit using the top two pins, the machine will stitch in the top part of the hoop. Moving the hoop to the middle two pins, will stitch in the middle. And the bottom two pins, stitch in the bottom part. The sections overlap, so you have to figure out how to place your designs within the overall area.

For example, if you want to stitch a name under a 4×4 inch design. Attach the hoop using the top two pins. Select and stitch the 4×4 design. Then move the hoop to the lower two pins. Select the name and stitch it. This is much easier and more accurate than having to rehoop and re-position your fabric after stitching each design.

Here’s an interesting way one reviewer at Amazon used this hoop:

I was able to embroider a 5-foot sign for an upcoming craft faire in just a couple of hours! It would have taken way much longer if I had used the medium hoop that came with the machine.

The Brother SA434 Large Hoop Works with these Machines

The Brother SA434 Large Hoop is for use with these Brother embroidery machines: Brother SE-400, SE-350, SE270D, HE-240, HE-120, LB-6800, LB6770, Innov-ís 500D, Innov-ís 900D, Innov-ís 950D, PE-270D, PE-300S, and PE-400D.

Where To Buy The Large Brother Hoop

The best place I’ve found to buy Brother embroidery hoops is at Amazon.com. For current pricing information, availability, and to get free shipping, click here:

If you want to personalize caps and hats with designs such as logos, initials, names, you’ll need a cap hoop.

The cap hoop attaches to your regular 4×4 inch hoop and holds the bill of the cap firmly in a clamp outside of the embroidery frame. The cap itself is attached to the hoop with adhesive stabilizer. Some people also pin the cap for extra security.

The only negative that people report is that sometimes they can’t get the embellishment as close to the brim as they would like. However, this seems to be a limitation of all home embroidery machines and not the particular hoop.

This Cap Hoop clamps to 4×4 inch embroidery hoops and will work with the Brother SE400, SE350, SE270D, HE120, HE240, Innovis 500D,  Innovis 900D,  Innovis 950D, LB6770PRW, LB6800PRW Embroidery Machines.

Where To Buy The Cap Hoop

Cap hoops for the Brother SE400 are hard to find, but Amazon finally got a reasonably priced one back in stock. To check the availability and price @Amazon.com and get started embroidering your caps, click here:

Here’s what one reviewer had to say:

Great — 5.0 out of 5 stars, May 15, 2010
By LatinaSunRise (Manhattan, NY), Amazon Verified Purchase
Used it on my Greatgranddaughters hat and it works great… Doing a few more. Amazon you guys are great.

How To Embroider A Cap With The Brother SE400

1. Cut a piece of adhesive stabilizer slightly larger than the cap hoop frame and pull the backing off. Stick the stabilizer to the bottom frame of the cap hoop. Try wrapping the stabilizer around the edges of the cap hoop, if it doesn’t stick tightly enough.
2. Using a water-soluble pen, mark the center of the design on the cap.
3. Loosen the back strap on the cap. Unscrew the thumbscrew on the hoop clamp to and slide the cap bill under the clamp. Using the markings you made on the cap and the template grid, arrange the cap so that the center of the design aligns with the center of the hoop.
4. Before you tighten the clamp, make sure the sweatband and backing are pulled away from the embroidery area so that you don’t stitch it to the cap. You may have to tape or pin the sweatband to keep it out of the way. The buckram (stiff backing) under the sweatband also has to be pulled back. If necessary to pull it back neatly, cut the buckram an inch or two where it is stitched to the cap bill on each side. Tighten the clamp with the thumbscrew.
5. Starting in the middle and working out to the edges, press the cap down firmly against the adhesive stabilizer. The cap must be as flat and smooth as possible.
6. Clamp the cap hoop to the regular 4×4 inch hoop on the side opposite where it attaches to the embroidery unit.
7. Turn the SE400 on and set it up for embroidery as usual. Turn the embroidery unit on and attach the regular 4×4 inch hoop with the cap hoop attached. You may have to remove the foot and/or shank to do this. Use the curser keys to center the needle and begin to embroider your design onto the cap. Remember, the design must be rotated clockwise a quarter turn because the cap is hooped sideways and you want the design vertical.

Using the cap hoop is easier to show than to write about. Someday, maybe I’ll get a camera and make a video. Practice a few times on an old hat or cap and you’ll have the hang of it in no time.

To check the availability and today’s price of the hoop at Amazon.com and get started embroidering your caps, click here:

The Brother SE400 comes with a standard 4×4 inch embroidery hoop. But if you need additional hoops for a special project, this package offers an outstanding value. You get:

• Extra-large 3-position embroidery hoop
• Standard 4×4 inch embroidery hoop
• Small hoop
• A grid to aid placement for each hoop
• 7 spools of Polystar embroidery thread
• A pair of stork embroidery scissors

These hoops are made to fit the Brother SE-400, SE-350, SE-270D, HE-120, HE-240, Innovis 500D, 900D, 950D, LB6770PRW, LB6800PRW. They also fit the Babylock Sofia A-Line and Babylock Intrigue.

Extra-Large 3-Position 4×6 Inch Embroidery Hoop

The extra-large hoop allows you to embroider more than one design without re-hooping. It’s particularly useful for adding a name or another design to a 4×4 inch design. You can also embroider several small items such as button covers or miniature FSL, etc. in one hooping.

It works because of the 3-position connections on the side of the hoop. You stitch out the first design and then simply move the hoop to the next set of connections for the next pattern. The SE400 embroiders in a 4×4 field within the larger hoop depending on where you attach the hoop.

This hoop saves you time, stabilizer, and makes it easier to get the multiple designs perfectly lined up because you don’t have to re-hoop and shift the fabric.

Note: You still can’t embroider a design larger than 4×4 inches at one time. That’s a physical limitation of the machine.

Small 1.5×2 Inch Embroidery Hoop

This small hoop is perfect for embroidering socks, pockets, or other small items, especially things for babies. Always use the smallest possible hoop for your project because you’ll use less stabilizer and it’ll be easier to get the fabric tight in the hoop.

Standard 4×4 inch embroidery hoop

The Brother SE400 already comes with a 4×4 inch hoop. But if you’re addicted to multi-tasking like I am, you’ll appreciate having an extra hoop. You can hoop your next project while waiting for the current stitching to finish. As soon as the machine finishes, just attach this hoop and press go. No longer will you have to wait to hoop the next project.

7 Spools of High Quality Polystar Embroidery Thread

This package also includes 7 spools of Polystar embroidery thread in shiny, vibrant colors for gorgeous embroidery. You get 1,000 meters of polyester thread on each spool. The thread is 50 weight and comes off the spool easy because of the mini-king spool design.

*Thread colors will vary.

Stork Embroidery Scissors with Leather Case

These charming “stork” scissors are perfect for the fine detail work that requires a needle-sharp point to reach into tiny places such as applique, monogram work, trimming stabilizer, and embroidery. They’re beautiful as well as practical with the gorgeous engraved stork design. And it comes in a beautiful leather case with a magnetic button for easy closing.

Where To Buy The Hoop Set

If you need more than one of these hoops, you can get a great deal with this set of small, medium and large hoops plus get the bonus embroidery thread and scissors too. Amazon is offering this package for $100 (59%) off today. Check the current price and availability here: