ButterFly
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Butterfly is a manufacturer of single-head and multi-head embroidery machines. The Butterfly embroidery machine factory is based out of China with distributors in The Americas. Butterfly is one of the largest embroidery machine companies based in China. The Butterfly machines are manufactured in China but are not built with all Chinese-made parts. For example, the Butterfly machine uses Japanese solenoids and Italian belts.
The Butterfly website can be found at http://www.ButterFlyEmb.com
Product Lines
Butterfly embroidery machines include units with 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20 and 24 heads. Butterfly has also produced machines with 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12 and 15 needles. Butterfly machines with 9 needles were standard in the very early 1990s. 12 needle machines became popular during the mid 1990s. Late 1990s to around 2010 most machines were 12 needles. 15 needle machines are standard now.
History and Origin
'Butterfly' is a global brand manufactured in China by the Shanghai Yah Chong Sewing Machine Corporation which started making household sewing machines in 1919 and began production of embroidery machines in 1990. The company filing date registration for Butterfly USA was on August 1, 1988. TheEmbroideryWarehouse is the distributor of the Butterfly embroidery machines in North and South America as well as Italy.
Current Product Lineup
The Butterfly lineup of embroidery machines includes single-head, two-head, four-head, six-head, eight-head and larger models.
Butterfly B-1201B/T
The Butterfly B-1201B/T has been discontinued and has been replaced by The Butterfly B-1501B/T
Butterfly B-1501B/T
The Butterfly B-1501B/T is a 15 needle single head embroidery machine. The machine can embroidery caps, flats and tubular goods. The machine can embroider on most anything that embroidery can go on including leather.
Accessories
The Butterfly B-1501B/T comes with the following:
- 270 Degree Cap driver system with 2 cap frames and a cap mounting system.
- 2 Round Tubular hoops size 12CM
- 2 Round Tubular hoops size 15CM
- 2 Square Tubular hoops size 30 x 30CM
- Embroidery Machine stand
- Tool Kit
Butterfly Dual-1502B/T
The Butterfly Dual-1502B/T is a pair of Butterfly B-1501B/T single head embroidery machines (a pair of 15 needle single heads).
The pair are sold together at a discount and intended to compete against multiheads.
The machines are sold with the same accessories as the Butterfly 1501B/T
Butterfly Tri-1503B/T
The Butterfly Tri-1503B/T is three sets of Butterfly B-1501B/T single head embroidery machines (3 sets of 15 needle single heads). The three machines are sold together at a discount and intended to compete against multiheads.
Butterfly Specifications
| Model | Heads | Needles | EMB Space / Head | Max SPM | Pwr Cons. | Years | Color |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-1201B/T | 1 | 12 | 400 x 500mm | 1000 | 400W | 1995-2012 | White |
| B-1501B/T1 | 1 | 15 | 400 x 500mm | 1000 | 2012 - Present | White | |
| B-902B/T | 2 | 9 | 400 x 500mm | 1000 | 1991 - 2012 | White | |
| B-1502B/T | 2 | 15 | 400 x 500mm | 1000 | 2012 - Present | White | |
| B-1204B/T | 4 | 12 | 400 x 500mm | 1000 | 1999 - 2012 | White | |
| B-1504B/T | 4 | 15 | 400 x 500mm | 1000 | 2012 - Present | White | |
| B-1506B/T | 6 | 15 | 400 x 500mm | 1000 | 2012 - Present | White | |
| B-1508B/T | 8 | 15 | 400 x 500mm | 1000 | 2012 - Present | White |