BERNINA Machines

Perfect stitches are sew easy

• Sew perfect stitches with 5.5 mm stitch width
• Jumbo bobbin for fewer interruptions
• Front-load bobbin for easy thread changes

The BERNINA Hook makes stitches precise, consistent and fast with a maximum speed of 900 stitches per minute.

Lots of stitches. Lots of letters.

• Huge selection of stitches & alphabets
• Three different alphabets
• 150 different decorative stitches

Finding a variety of stitches and letters is easy. Choosing your favorite, not so much.

Easy threading? Yes please!

• No more tedious threading
• Keep calm and thread on
• Needle threads fast and easy

The semi-automatic Needle Threader makes threading easier than ever. Watch our helpful video to see just how it’s done.

Big enough for big projects

• All the space you need to create big
• Slide-on extension table included
• No limits to your big ideas

The extended freearm offers 7 inches to the right of the needle and makes room for projects, quilts and even more creativity.

Easy to navigate touch screen

• Modern color touch screen
• Easy to use with simple navigation
• On-screen support when needed

The on-screen, there-when-you-need-it, Sewing Consultant helps you find the right settings. Make suggested adjustments quickly with the multi-function knobs.

Adjustable Presser Foot Pressure

• No manual thread cutting
• Press a button to cut your thread
• Save time for your creativity

Thanks to the automatic thread cutter your threads are cut automatically and the needle will be lifted afterwards.

Get the right pressure everytime

• Sew any material with ease
• Increase pressure for thin materials
• Reduce pressure for thick materials

Ensures that the ideal pressure is always used for the selected stitch. The basic setting can be individually adjusted.

Perfect tension for perfect stitches

• Precise & powerful sewing
• Just sew without any worries
• Achieve beautiful stitch results

Thanks to the Adaptive Thread Tension you get optimal thread tension for perfect stitch quality on both sides of the fabric.

More space for creative freedom

• Realize big projects with ease
• Enough space for your creations
• Embroidery module optional

The extended freearm offers 8.5" right of the needle. Therefore you will enjoy a grand sewing area for grand ideas.

Ask your on-screen support

• Modern colorful touch screen
• Easy to use with simple navigation
• On-screen support when needed

The Sewing Consultant helps you to find the right settings. Adjust suggested alterations quickly with the multifunction-knobs.

Sew quieter, faster, longer, better

• Sew perfect stitches with 5.5 mm stitch width
• Jumbo bobbin to sew longer
• Frontload the bobbin with new thread

The BERNINA Hook keeps the stitches consistent and precise with a maximum speed of 1,000 stitches per minute.

Automatic features save time

• No manual thread cutting
• Press a button to cut your thread
• Save time for your creativity

Thanks to the automatic thread cutter your threads are cut automatically and the needle will be lifted afterwards.

BERNINA Free Hand System (FHS)

• Raise and lower presser foot easily
• Both hands free to guide the fabric
• To be used with your knee

With the BERNINA Free Hand System (FHS) you can raise and lower the presser foot with your knee. This noticeably improves clearance under the presser foot, which in turn facilitates fabric handling. You will save time and achieve perfect results!

Exact speed control

• Stitch by stitch sewing
• Sew up to 1,500 stitches per minute
• Automatic needle stop up

The BERNINA Foot Control and DC motor allow a top speed of up to 1,500 stitches per minute but also stitch by stitch sewing. This makes it easy to work with delicate or heavy fabrics that require extra care in handling.

Slide-on-table for more space

• Optimizes view onto the sewing project
• More room for your creativity
• Easy to attach and remove

The slide-on table extends the sewing area to the left of the needle. It allows large fabrics to be guided more easily and gives a better overview onto the sewing project.

Micro Thread Control (mtc)

• Finishes edges up to 9mm width
• For professional seams
• Fine-tune the over-edge threads

The patended mtc Micro Thread Control saves you significant time and effort while ensuring consistent high-quality stitches, since you need only set thread tension once – even if you alter the cutting width and fabric thickness!

Easy threading

• With the manual needle threader
• Color-coded threading path
• Lower looper threader support

A manual needle threader allows for easy and ergonomic threading. The color coded threading paths as well as the lower looper threader support your quick threading.

Well-lit grand workspace

• 2 LED sewing lights
• For accurate work
• Makes sewing and threading simple

The well-lit grand workspace of the L 460 eases sewing as well as threading of loopers and needles. The 2 LED lights faciliate precise and accurate work.

Store your accessories in the looper cover

• Everything neatly arranged
• Accessory box included
• Room for optional feet

The most commonly used accessories are located in the looper cover, neatly arranged and ready to be used. The additional accessory box holds the seam guide, spool caps and tools. A range of optional feet for your creative overlocking is available.

Automatic features save time

• No more manual threading
• Press a button to cut your thread
• Save time for more creativity

Threads are cut automatically, or if you prefer, magically. Even the needle lifts leaving your hands free to keep on creating.

Keep your hands on the fabric

• Hands-free sewing is reality
• Hands are free to guide the fabric
• Simultaneously raises/lowers presser foot and feed dog

The BERNINA Free Hand System lets you lift or lower the presser foot using only the knee lifter, allowing hands to guide your projects to bigger and better things.

Nice, easy perfect stitches

• Sew perfect stitches with 5.5 mm stitch width
• Sew even longer with the jumbo bobbin
• Conveniently, front-load bobbin

Perfect precision is achieved with each stitch thanks to the BERNINA Hook. Plus, projects are done faster with speeds up to 900 stitches per minute.

Adjustable Presser Foot Pressure

• Sew any material perfectly with ease
• Increase pressure for thin materials
• Reduce pressure for thick materials

Individual adjustment is easy to make, ensuring the ideal pressure is achieved for any and all materials no matter how thick or delicate.

Patchwork foot #37

• Designed for straight-stitching
• Ideal for sewing 1/4" seam allowances
• Extra insurance for experienced piecers

Every quilter appreciates the Patchwork foot #37 for its accurate feeding and stitching when piecing patchwork blocks with perfect precision.

Easy to navigate touch screen

• Modern color touch screen
• Easy to use with simple navigation
• On-screen support when needed

Always ready to be of assistance, the Sewing Consultant helps find the right settings. And suggested tips are easily made with the multi-function knobs.

Quiet & precise sewing

• Ideally suited for decorative stitches
• Sew & embroider for longer periods of time
• More time for your creativity

The BERNINA Hook sews high-precision stitches up to 9 mm in width with speeds up to 1,000 stitches per minute. The bobbin holds 70% more thread than standard bobbins.

A lot of space just for you

• Embroider maxi-sized motifs with ease
• Comfortably maneuver large projects
• Designed for the Maxi Hoop

The B 790 offers a full 10-inch extended freearm including ten inches of space to the right of the needle. Enjoy a large sewing and embroidery area.

Create your personal stitch

• Design & create your own stitches
• Draw your stitch design directly on the screen
• Convert the design into a stitch pattern

Edit stitches and create your own. The creative possibilities are endless and your stitch library is continuously expanding.

Sew silk & leather like a pro

• Handle special materials with ease
• Enjoy superb fabric feed
• Optimum visibility while sewing

The innovative BERNINA Dual Feed is easily engaged when needed and tucks completely out of the way when it’s not.

Love the BERNINA innovations

• Achieve finest stitching results
• Stitches are kept consistent
• Assistance with free-motion sewing

The BERNINA Adaptive Thread Tension provides ideal thread tension for each and every stitch type, in any variation. The BERNINA Stitch Regulator guarantees precise stitch quality and results.

Ask your on-screen support

• Ask how much stabilizer you need
• Find the proper needle and foot
• Learn more about sewing and embroidery

The Sewing and Embroidery Consultants and the built-in tutorials offer direct on-screen support and answer your questions whenever you need them.

Automatic features are yours!

• No manual cutting at the end of a seam
• Enjoy semi-automatic threading
• No manual lowering of the presser foot

Thread is cut automatically when you reach the end of a seam or a color change in embroidery. The presser foot lowers automatically at the beginning of a seam.

Enjoy embroidery at its best

• Switch to embroidery mode with one click
• Edit any design with ease
• Position the design precisely

Complex design combinations can be re-sequenced according to color. Save the finished design on the machine or on a USB stick.