The New Bernina 500E Embroidery
More space for creative freedom
Handle big projects with ease
Comfortably create endless designs
Re-designed embroidery module
The extended freearm offers 8.5′ right of the needle. Enjoy a large embroidery area of 15.75″ x 6.5″ to bring your embroidery ideas to life.
Edit your designs with ease
Simply undo & redo steps
Edit designs as a group or break apart
Customize the stitch-out sequence
With the enhanced editing functions you can realise your ideas directly on screen and use your creativity to create new designs.
Automatic features save time
No manual thread cutting
Press a button to lift the foot
Press a button to cut your thread
The automatic thread cutter operates three steps in one; cuts the thread, lifts the needle and raises the presser foot.
Perfection is the new standard
Manage thread cuts with ease
No manual trimming on top side
Achieve perfect embroidery results
The thread away mode pulls the threads down to the underside for clean embroidery results on the top.
Finest embroidery results for you
Perfect stitches, fast & quiet
Jumbo bobbin to embroider longer
Frontload the bobbin with new thread
The Bernina 500 hook keeps the stitches consistent and precise with a maximum speed of 1,000 stitches per minute.
Main Features
BERNINA hook System
Length of freearm to the right of the needle – 8.5 inches
Colour Touchscreen 4.3 Inches
LED sewing lights – 12 LED’s
Multi Function Knobs
Number of spool holders – 2
Automatic thread cutter
Semi-Automatic needle threader
Manual thread cutter – 4
Adaptive Thread Tension
Start/Stop button (Stitching without foot control)
Slide Speed Control
Upper Thread Indicator
Lower Thread Indicator
USB interface for PC connections
Optional Bernina foot control with back-kick function
Bobbin winding while embroidering
On-screen help
Setup program
Dust Cover
Magnetic Accessory Box
Embroidery Features
Embroidery functionality
Embroidery module
Maximum embroidery area – 15.7″ x 5.9″
Maximum embroidery speed (Stitches per minute) – 1000
Built-in embroidery designs – 275
Embroidery alphabets – 8
Embroidery design format – EXP, DST, PES, PEC, JEF, SEW, PCS, XXX
On-screen editing of designs; positioning, mirroring, rotating, scaling, combining
Import/Export of patterns via USB
Pinpoint placement
Undo/Redo
Group/Ungroup
Colour wheel
Invisible secure
Smart secure
Thread-up command
Programmable jump stitch cutting
Thread away mode
Embroidery Consultant
Midi hoop functionality (embroidery field: 400 x 150mm)
Freearm embroidery
Personal memory for embroidery designs
Lettering manipulation (WordArt)
Colour resequence
Sequence control
Basting
Endless embroidery
Position recall
Bernina Artlink embroidery software (Downloadable from Bernina.com)
Embroidery Tutorial
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Bernina 500E Embroidery