Embroidery hoop size chart

Brother SE700 embroidery area

The Brother SE700 stitches a maximum embroidery field of 4 x 4 inches (100 x 100 mm). A sewing and embroidery combo. Same 4 x 4 field as the PE535, with a sewing machine attached, so it is the common first machine for someone who also sews.

Maximum field

4 x 4 in

In millimeters

100 x 100 mm

Needles

1 (single-needle)

What fits in one hooping

Checked against the field in either orientation, with the design sizes embroiderers usually quote. A design that fills the field edge to edge needs a size down or the next machine up, because you still want room for a basting box and for nudging placement.

Where this number comes from

Read from brother-usa.com, SE700 product page on September 24, 2026. If Brother changes the spec, that page wins over this one. The full chart of every machine and hoop we have verified, with a will-it-fit checker, is the embroidery hoop size chart.

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Once you know the design fits, the embroidery pricing calculator works out what to charge from the stitch count, the blank, hooping, and digitizing.

Common questions about the Brother SE700

What is the maximum embroidery area on the Brother SE700?

4 x 4 inches (100 x 100 mm). That is the field the needle can reach, which is smaller than the plastic hoop, and it is the number Brother publishes on the machine's own product page.

Can the Brother SE700 embroider hats?

Not a finished cap. The SE700 is a single-needle flatbed machine with no cap frame, so a hat has to be stitched flat before assembly or hooped as a flat panel. Cap frames are a multi-needle feature.

Can I stitch a design bigger than 4 x 4 on this machine?

Only by splitting it in software and re-hooping between sections, lining them up with alignment stitches. It works, and every re-hoop is a chance for the sections to land slightly off. For paid work, quote designs that fit the field in one hooping, and price a split job for the extra handling.

Is the hoop size the same as the embroidery area?

No. The hoop is the plastic frame; the embroidery area is the region inside it the needle can reach, and it is always the smaller number. Every figure on this page is the field, not the frame.