Amplify your creative projects with the New! Brother Celeste CX1e, featuring 523 built-in embroidery designs, a massive 9.5" x 14" embroidery area, and 140 frame pattern combinations. Designed specifically for high-volume makers, home businesses, and passionate designers, this premium flatbed embroidery-only powerhouse delivers commercial-grade stitch precision up to 1,050 stitches per minute. Skip the tedious process of re-hooping and enjoy seamless editing on the breathtaking 10.1" HD LCD touchscreen. With integrated wireless LAN connectivity to the Brother Artspira app and an advanced 2-point LED positioning pointer, the Celeste CX1e eliminates guesswork to bring your most intricate, large-scale design layouts to life flawlessly.
Introduction
Elevate your textile artistry with the Brother Celeste CX1e Embroidery Only Machine. Engineered for serious creators who demand flawless results without the setup complexities of a multi-needle unit, this premium flatbed machine dedicates 100% of its performance to top-tier digital embroidery.
Whether you are customizing jacket backs, fashioning intricate quilt blocks, or executing batch production for a boutique brand, the Celeste CX1e offers an ultra-stable 15.3 kg platform paired with a generous 11.25" x 11.25" workspace. Say goodbye to design limitations and hello to crisp, rapid, and smart crafting.
Key Features
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Expansive 9.5" x 14" Embroidery Field: Accommodates large-scale emblems, jacket back panels, and continuous borders in a single, uncompromised hooping.
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Massive Library of 523 Built-In Designs: Packed with premium artwork including 24 craft designs, 295 decorative fonts, 160 utility stitches, and 44 buttonhole variations.
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10.1" High-Definition Color Touchscreen: Crisp, responsive layout featuring slide-scroll operation, drag-and-drop editing, and a realistic stitching preview.
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2-Point LED Positioning Function: Uses a specialized LED drop-light pointer to align designs precisely along seams, collars, and pockets, correcting angled fabric placement automatically.
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Matrix Copy Productivity Tool: Efficiently multiply patches, badges, or small insignia across a single hoop layout to maximize fabric yields and drastically reduce production time.
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Blazing Speed & Automation: Achieve up to 1,050 stitches per minute with automatic jump-stitch thread trimming, electronic automatic needle threading, and smart auto-thread tensioning.
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Wireless Artspira Integration: Send custom drawings or downloaded motifs directly from your mobile device over Wi-Fi, and monitor live stitch progress remotely using the My Stitch Monitor app.
Why Customers Love This Machine
"The absolute precision of the 2-point positioning is a game-changer. I don't have to stress if my fabric is hoop-aligned slightly off; the machine adjusts perfectly. My custom jackets look completely professional."
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Commercial Capabilities, Flatbed Simplicity: Gives you the large-scale capabilities of a multi-needle machine but with the familiar, intuitive workflow and threading of a premium flatbed layout.
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Time-Saving Workflow Automation: Features like the automatic jump-stitch trimmer, independent bobbin winding motor, and upper/lower thread safety sensors keep the focus on creating rather than troubleshooting.
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Robust Creative Controls: Advanced on-screen tools allow users to alter design density, curve text, sort thread colors to reduce swap-outs, and experiment with the dynamic Color Shuffling palette generator.
Perfect For
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Boutique Apparel Designers: Ideal for personalizing outerwear, denim, formal wear, or sportswear with oversized branding and intricate graphics.
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Artistic Quilters: Perfect for executing detailed block embroidery, stippling, decorative fills, and echo quilting patterns directly over large quilt sandwiches.
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Small Batch Businesses: Built to optimize multi-motif layouts using the Matrix Copy feature to increase output with fewer hoop adjustments.
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Dedicated Craft Spaces: The perfect companion machine for sewists who prefer a specialized, high-capacity embroidery workstation alongside their traditional sewing machine.
Included Accessories
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Embroidery Foot "W+" with LED Pointer (Pre-installed)
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Oversized Embroidery Frame Set: $240 \text{ mm} \times 360 \text{ mm}$ (9.5" x 14") with decal set
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Standard Embroidery Frame Set: $130 \text{ mm} \times 180 \text{ mm}$ (5" x 7") with decal set
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Premium Needle Set (Six 75/11 Ballpoint Needles optimized for embroidery)
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10 High-Quality Bobbins & 10 Bobbin Clips
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Spool Nets (2), Spool Felt, and 3 Sizes of Spool Caps (Large, Medium x2, Small)
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Thread Spool Insert (Mini King Thread Spool) & Vertical Spool Pin
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Specialized Embroidery Needle Plate Cover
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Essential Maintenance Kit: Seam ripper, embroidery scissors, cleaning brush
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Screwdriver Trio: Large, small, and disc-shaped screwdrivers
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Touch Pen (Stylus)
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Premium Embroidery Bobbin Thread (#90, White) & Sample Stabilizer Material
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Convenient Accessory Bag
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Comprehensive Operation Manual & Illustrated Embroidery Design Guide
Specifications
| Feature |
Specification Details |
| Machine Type |
Computerized Flatbed Embroidery-Only Machine |
| Maximum Embroidery Field |
9.5" x 14" ($240 \text{ mm} \times 360 \text{ mm}$) |
| Maximum Stitch Speed |
1,050 Stitches Per Minute (SPM) |
| Built-In Imagery & Fonts |
523 Embroidery Designs / 26 Fonts (24 Alphabet, 2 Cyrillic) |
| Frame Combinations |
140 Layout Options (10 geometric shapes x 14 stitch styles) |
| Workspace Footprint |
11.25" x 11.25" ($286 \text{ mm} \times 286 \text{ mm}$) workspace |
| Screen Dimensions |
10.1" Diagonal HD Color LCD Touch Screen ($800 \times 1280 \text{ px}$) |
| Lighting Setup |
Advanced 5" Full-Spectrum LED Array (4 Key Areas, 5 Brightness Levels) |
| Connectivity Ports |
2 High-Speed USB Ports + Integrated Wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) |
| Threading System |
Electronic, Fully Automatic Push-Button Needle Threader |
| Bobbin Mechanism |
Top-Loading Quick-Set Drop-In Bobbin with Independent Winder |
| Physical Dimensions |
24.09" W x 12.74" D x 13.68" H |
| Net Machine Weight |
43.7 lbs (19.8 kg with embroidery arm attached) |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
5-Year Limited Computerized / 3-Year Mechanical Warranty |
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I do regular garment sewing or quilting construction on the Celeste CX1e?
No, the Celeste CX1e is a dedicated, embroidery-only machine. It does not feature feed dogs or traditional utility sewing attachments. It is engineered purely to deliver high-precision decorative embroidery and monograms with maximum efficiency. For the companion sewing and quilting version, please look at the Brother Celeste CX1.
What is the advantage of the 2-Point Embroidery Positioning function?
This feature uses the physical LED drop-light pointer built into the embroidery foot to plot two exact coordinates on your fabric. If your project is hooped slightly crooked or misaligned, the machine calculates the variance and rotates the entire design digitally on screen so it stitches out exactly straight relative to your fabric lines.
How do I transfer external designs to this machine?
You have three simple options: you can transfer designs completely wirelessly using the free Brother Artspira mobile app, plug a standard USB thumb drive directly into one of the two integrated USB ports, or connect the machine directly to your computer.
Does the jump-stitch cutting feature work automatically?
Yes! The Celeste CX1e features programmable jump-stitch thread trimming with an integrated thread wiper. It automatically clips the top thread tails during color transitions and jumps, saving you from meticulously trimming stray threads by hand after a design finishes.