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Alliance Single Needle Free Arm Embroidery Machine

Alliance

 
The Baby Lock Alliance single-needle, free-arm embroidery machine lets you embroider easily in tight quarters and even on three-dimensional projects. Its narrow embroidery arm and specially designed small hoops and frames take your embroidery places not possible with other machines - inside pockets, sleeves, even embroiderable stuffed animals!

Features

Quick-Set, Built-in Bobbin Winder
The Alliance bobbin system has an automatic bobbin winder with an independent motor. The winder seat holds the thread in place and stops automatically when the bobbin is full.
2 USB Drives (1 Type A, 1 Type B)
Use USB connectivity to quickly import designs to your machine from a computer, flash drive or CD-ROM drive. The Alliance USB drives support multiple design software formats.
25 Built-in Fonts
25 built-in, editable fonts to help you make every project unique, including a Large Floral Alphabet, Greek Letters, Large Applique? Alphabet, and a Baby Lock exclusive font.
Multi-line Text & Justification
Now you can create multiple lines of text quickly and easily, without the need for constant rehooping. Plus, you can center or justify your text alignment to get precisely the look you desire.
Automatic Needle Threader
Get the stitching started with worry-free threading. The automatic needle threader puts your thread through the needle so you are ready to begin stitching.
Optional Cap Hoop and Cap Set
Embroider caps with speed and ease with this cap frame for your multi-needle embroidery machines. With additional cap frames, you can save time by having several caps hooped and ready to snap-in.
Baby Lock IQ Technology Large Embroidery Field
In addition to its ability to negotiate tight spaces, the Alliance can expand its reach to an 8" x 8" hoop, giving the dedicated home embroiderer or business startup room to create.
Baby Lock IQ Technology Embroider at 1,000 SPM
Embrace larger, multicolored designs and watch them stitch in no time! The Alliance reliably works up to 1,000 stitches per minute.
Needle Beam for Embroidery
The Needle Beam highlights your needle position so you know exactly where your embroidery will start. That means perfect placement every time.
Single-Needle, Free-Arm Embroidery
With its single needle and free arm, the Alliance is built to embroider items and three-dimensional spaces, such as inside pockets, embroiderable stuffed animals, or even shoes.
TruView™ LCD Color Touch Screen™
This high-definition color touch screen brings your embroidery designs to life. It displays over 260,000 colors, providing a bold and vivid image to aid in editing and perfecting each design.
Convenient Bobbin System
This front-loading bobbin system with a vertical hook makes bobbin changes a cinch. You never have to remove your embroidery hoop.
 

Specifications

Convenient Features
  • Built-in memory (1MB)
  • Bobbin system: front loading, vertical rotary hook
  • Quick-Set, built-in bobbin winder with independent motor
  • Can use pre-wound bobbins (Class "L")
  • Push button, automatic needle threader
  • 2 LED lights to illuminate work area
  • Upper thread breakage sensors
  • Manual tension controls
  • Automatic thread trimmer (upper and lower)
  • Start/Stop button with lock feature
  • On-screen speed control while stitching
  • Change screen and thumbnail background color
  • 4-Thread spool stand to pre-thread standby colors for easy thread changes
  • Built-in holder with stylus
Included Accessories
  • Accessory Case
  • Touch pen (stylus)
  • USB cable
  • Seam ripper
  • Prewound bobbins
  • Scissors
  • Metal bobbins
  • Tweezers
  • Screwdrivers
  • Spool caps
  • Spool
  • Cleaning brush
  • Oiler
  • Embroidery frame holder "a"
  • Embroidery frame holder "e"
  • Included embroidery hoops
    • 8" x 8" hoop (200mm x 200mm) #ALF200
    • 4" x 4" hoop (100mm x 100mm) #EPF100
    • 1-5/8" x 2-3/4" hoop (41mm x 70mm) #ALF70
    • 2" x 2" hoop (50mm x 50mm) #ALF50
    • 1-1/2" x 1-3/4" hoop (38mm x 44mm) #ALF44
    • 1-15/16" x 2-15/16" hoop (33mm x 75mm) #ALF74
Warranty
  • Warranty (25-year product casting)
  • 5-year circuit boards
  • 5-year electrical
  • 2-year parts
  • 1-year labor
 
 

Shipping


How much does shipping cost?


All domestic orders receive free shipping with a minimum purchase of $300.00 before applicable taxes. All Packages are shipped via 
Canada Post Expedited, with insurance and Tracking.  


Region Rate
Canada West (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba) $30.99*
Canada Central (Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador) $25.99*
Canada East (New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia) $20.99*
Canada North (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut) $40.00*

*Applicable provincial  sales tax will be charged for the cost of shipping.

Do you ship to international locations?
Yes we do ship to the United States and the cost is $32.99 CDN.

We are happy to get a quote and arrange shipping to other countries. Please contact us directly to arrange this.

How are orders packaged for shipping?
We will package your order in the most suitable way to secure the best shipping price and expediency of delivery. This means that when you order a fabric bundle, it will not necessarily arrive looking as it did on the shop website. For example, a fat quarter bundle that is folded and tied with a ribbon, stacked as a bundle, might be dismantled to make your package flatter to in order to keep shipping costs down as the larger the width of the package, the higher the shipping cost.

What are my options for receiving my order?
  • Choose In-store pickup and visit the store Tuesday-Saturday between 9:30am and 4:30pm
  • Ship by Canada Post Expedited Tracking Service. Fees may apply. 
  • Email or phone us to request courier service for an additional fee.

Refund Policy


What is your refund/return policy for online orders?
The customer will be responsible for the cost of shipping any returned goods as well as the cost of shipping replacement orders. If orders are damaged through shipping, please photograph the items and send the photo and an explanation to our email address. We will file a claim with the shipper and send out a replacement order as soon as possible. Do not return the damaged good unless you are requested to do so.

Can I return fabric?
There are no refunds or exchanges of cut fabrics. There are no refunds or exchanges on custom kits. If you discover a damaged piece of fabric, please bring it back to the store for us to look at or send a close-up photograph to our email address.

Can I return notions, patterns or books?
Any notions in their original packing, unopened can be returned within 14 days of purchase with the original receipt and the credited amount will be issued to a gift certificate with no expiry date.

Defective products are exchange only and Kate's Open Quilt Studio. will determine if the product was defective at the time or sale.

Due to copyright issues, there will be no refund or exchange on patterns and books.


May I return an item purchases on sale?
All purchase of sale items are FINAL.

What if online inventory is inaccurate and you are unable to fulfill by order as intended?
We are human and computers are not, but errors happen there too! Sometimes, there could be an inaccuracy in our inventory levels and we might oversell an item. In that case, we will phone or email you to offer a substitution or the opportunity to wait until the item is restocked. 

If we are unable to fulfill the ordered item, a gift certificate will be issued to you for the cost of that product or the insufficient yardage. There are no expiry dates on gift certificates.

Cancellation of Classes/Retreat?
Classes and retreats will be cancelled if the minimum number of 4 required participants has not been reached two weeks prior to the class. In this this case, a refund will be issued to you within 14 days or you may apply the credit amount to a different class.

Should our local Covid Restrictions change and we are unable to run an in-person event, we will move to online classes and learning.

Should you decide to cancel your registration for an event, class or retreat, you will receive a full credit to a gift card as long as the cancellation is not made within 2 weeks prior to the class date. After that time, you will forfeit your full registration fee. 

If you are unable to attend, you do have the option of finding your own replacement participant but Kate's Open Quilt Studio will not assist with this or give any fee credit to the original participant. You would be required to email us the name and contact information of your replacement.

If Kate's Open Quilt Studiohas to cancel an event that you have paid for, you will receive a full refund.