Working as both an embroidery and a sewing machine, Altair 2 is packed with power and technology allowing your creative side to take control. With IQ Technology®, you can seamlessly transfer images to your machine from your smart device using the IQ Intuition Positioning® App for perfect design placement in the hoop or design creation in IQ Designer.
The Baby Lock Altair sewing and embroidery machine features include:
- IQ Intuition Positioning®
- Design Database Transfer
- 9-1/2" x 14" Embroidery Field
- IQ Designer
- 771 Built-In Stitches
- 494 Built-In Embroidery Designs
- Large 11.25" Workspace
- Needle Beam
Description
Baby Lock Altair 2 Sewing and Embroidery Machine
Working as both an embroidery and a sewing machine, Baby Lock Altair 2 is packed with power and technology allowing your creative side to take control. With IQ Technology®, you can seamlessly transfer images to your machine from your smart device using the IQ Intuition Positioning® App for perfect design placement in the hoop or design creation in IQ Designer.
Altair 2 Features
IQ Intuition™ Positioning App
Use this positioning app to take a photo of your fabric in a special hoop and wirelessly transfer it to your machine. The image will display onscreen in high resolution in lifelike color, allowing you to perfectly position your design exactly where you want it, how you want it, every time.
IQ Designer
Create your own embroidery designs with ease. Take a photo with the IQ Intuition Positioning App and em>wirelessly transmit it to the Altair 2! Draw directly on the screen or if you’re feeling inspired by an existing art file, simply upload it to the Altair 2 through the USB drive. Your art will be instantly digitized with the colors and fill stitches you choose.
2-point Positioning
Use the 2-point positioning function, with needle beam, to preview the position of your embroidery design. Then, adjust the position and angle for precise placement. Your embroidery will be perfectly placed every time.
IQ Intuition Monitoring® App
Keep track of your project’s progress with this convenient feature that alerts your phone when the bobbin needs to be changed, if a thread breaks, if a thread needs to be changed and when stitching is done.
Stitch Tapering
Match your project’s sharp angles or create mitered corners with Altair 2’s Stitch Tapering. With 12 angle settings, two ending methods, and 20 decorative stitches, you can customize a variety of sewing projects.
Quilting Around an Embroidery Pattern
Add stippling, echo quilting, or any of the 30 Decorative Fill patterns from IQ Designer around a selected design. Line spacing, distance, and frame size are easily adjustable.
9.5″ x 14″ Embroidery Field
Stitch bigger embroidery designs and enjoy less re-hooping with a large embroidery field.
Wireless Capability
Use your favorite embroidery design software like Palette (version 11 or higher, sold separately) to wirelessly transmit your designs from your computer to the Altair 2.
10.1″ LCD Screen
You’ll have total control over every single aspect of your stitches, embroidery designs, placement, colors and more on a large touchscreen. Comparable to many popular tablets, it features large, clear buttons and vivid colors.
Large 11.25″ workspace
With a generous 11.25″ workspace to the right of the needle, Altair 2 gives you plenty of room to work. Those larger projects aren’t anything to worry about!
Color Visualizer
Choose from random, vivid, gradient and soft, and watch as your design is transformed in an array of color combinations. Tag your favorite color combinations, then select your favorite from the finalists.
534 Embroidery Designs
You’ll always have something to embroider with Altair 2’s huge selection of built-in designs that includes 200 exclusive designs from Baby Lock. The design library features large thumbnails to make finding the right match even easier.
Fancy Font
The included Fancy Fonts are perfect for monogramming, with an elegant touch. Stitch these out in multi-color or monochrome!
774 Stitches
The Baby Lock Altair 2 Sewing Machine is loaded with stitches, giving you plenty of options for every project. Best of all, you can combine them for countless stitch combinations and you can save them in memory to retrieve them at any time.
Quick-Set Drop-In Bobbin
Simply drop your bobbin in the machine, pull your threads through the slot and let your machine do the rest.
Needle Beam
Know exactly where the needle will drop every time with a brilliant LED pointer on the included embroidery foot. There’s no more guesswork!
Convenience Features of Baby Lock Altair 2
- 11.25″ workspace to the right of the needle
- Quick-Set top-loading bobbin with sensor
- Quick-Set independent bobbin winding system with variable speed
- Automatic thread cutter with on/off capability
- Auto presser foot lift
- NeverMiss™ Automatic Advanced Needle Threading System
Accessories Included with Baby Lock Altair 2
- Hands-free knee lift
- Touch pen (stylus)
- Embroidery foot with LED pointer
- Couching Foot and Guide
- Soft canvas cover
- Alternate bobbin case and bobbin center pin for use with prewound bobbins
- Embroidery bobbin thread
- Bobbins (10)
- Embroidery positioning stickers (4 sheets of 64)
- Lens calibration sheet for use with the positioning app
- Needle set
- Spool caps (5)
- Spool felt and spool nets (2)
- Embroidery needle plate cover
- IQ Intuition® embroidery hoops and grids included: 9.5″ x 14″, 5″ x 7″
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