Maximum Sewing Speed (stitches per minute): 1200
Maximum Stitch Width: 9mm
Maximum Stitch Length: 6mm
Adjustable Needle Positions: 11
Presser Foot Recommendation: Indicator shows recommended presser foot for general use of stitch selected.
Presser Foot Selection: Lets the machine know how wide a needle swing is safely possible with attached foot.
Presser Foot Library: Access a built-in library of current presser feet and accessories.
Customizable Stitch Altering Area: The Stitch Altering Area visualizes your sewing stitches and edits in real time.
Security Function for Needle and Stitch Plate: Select respective needle type (single, double, triple, etc.) and stitch plate type. Automatically limits width function respectively. Prevents needle from hitting foot and/or stitch plate, avoiding damage.
Sideways Motion: Multi-directional sewing expands your decorative stitch possibilities.
Tapering: Create and adjust the stitch taper before and after decorative stitch applications for unlimited design possibilities.
Automatic Buttonhole / Length Measuring System: Quickly set the length of the One-step Buttonhole.
Manual Multi-step Buttonhole: The length of the beads is manually determined when sewing. Bartack, eye, and securing stitches are preprogrammed.
On-Screen Buttonhole Measuring: A button can be placed directly in the display. The size of the buttonhole is determined by turning the Mulitfunction knobs.
Adjustable Buttonhole Slit Width: Adjust the spacing of the beads appropriate for thick or heavy fabrics.
Personal Folder: Create folders, move, copy and paste files to organise your stitches and embroidery designs.
Import/Export Stitches via USB
Saving Settings of Stitch Patterns: Save over the factory default stitch settings to personalize a stitch; remains in effect until you reset to default stitch settings.
Temporary Altered Stitch Memory: Stitch settings are remembered during the sewing session.
History Function (most recently used stitch patterns)
Stitch Designer: Create your own stitches or edit existing stitch patterns.
Creative Consultant Sewing: Get reliable support for various applications and fabrics from the integrated Sewing Consultant. Makes suggestions regarding needles, presser foot, stabilizer etc.
Fit to Screen: Touch the icon and the entire stitch pattern is visible, but the virtual presser foot is not visible.
Swipe: Immediate delete by selecting stitch in combination and sliding to the right or to the left. Great to use when trashcan not visible.
Drag and Drop: Stitch patterns of a combination can be positioned in relation to each other as desired using drag and drop or the multifunction knobs.
Pattern Repeat: 1-99 Program the machine to stop at the end of a programmed number of repeats.
Pattern Begin: Start sewing at the beginning of a pattern or sequence wherever you stopped
Pattern End: No more half-finished patterns; machine stops after pattern is complete. Programmable models offer tie-off and cut.
Mirror-image function: Horizontal or vertical mirroring of the stitch expands the design possibilities.
Elongation: Extend stitch pattern length in 1% or 100% steps for decorative effects. Shortest length is 10%; maximum length is 1000%.
Stop, Secure or Cut in Combi Mode: Set a stop, a cut or secure with 4 stitches in a combination of stitch patterns
Duplicate Combination: Duplicate single, multiple or all stitch patterns in combination mode.
Unify Stitch Width and Length in Combi Mode: Set the width or length of all stitch patterns in a combination to match the widest or longest stitch pattern.
Basting Stitch: Baste seams, hems and quilts. Maximize the basting stitch length by engaging the Long Stitch Function (on some models).
Long Stitch: Sews every second stitch; useful for practical and decorative applications.
Jumbo Stitch
✓ Resize stitch patterns including monograms from 25 to 500 % depending on the design of the stitch.
Triple Stitch
✓ Stitches are sewn 3 times (forward-backward-forward) for a more distinct and bolder look.
Undo/Redo in Sewing
✓
Distortion
✓ Distort Stitch Patterns left/right and forward/backward in .01mm increments for decorative effects.
Continuous Reverse
✓ Sew backwards at a touch of a button
Backstepping
✓ The stitch pattern is accurately sewn in reverse stitch by stitch.
Securing Stitches
✓ Activate or deactivate securing stitches at sewing start.
Programmable Securing Function
✓ Program the "Securing" button to automatically secure in place or running stitches.
BSR Enabled
✓ Usability of the BERNINA Stitch Regulator (BSR) on the machine.
BERNINA Integrated Stitch Regulator (BISR)
✓ The built-in stitch regulator works with the BISR Stitch Plate and all BERNINA freehand quilting presser feet and accessories.
Adjustment of stitch lengths as stitches per inch (SPI) in BSR/BISR
✓
BSR 3 Mode
✓ BSR 3 Mode is used for free-motion basting around a design. It has 2 different stitch lengths: SPI2 and SPI4.
KickStart Function
✓ The KickStart Function allows to quilt in a continuous sewing mode with the BERNINA Stitch Regulator (BSR) without having to push the foot control.
Start/Stop Button (stitching without foot control)
✓ As an alternative to the traditional foot control, power the machine using the Start/Stop button and regulate the speed with the Slide Speed Control.
Hopper Mechanism
✓ The vertical spring presses the sole to the fabric, preventing the material from pulling up with the needle. The result is a neat consistent stitch pattern.
Presser Foot Hover Function
✓ Activate Hover with a quick tap of the Start/Stop button to reposition the project. Program Hover to work with the Needle Stop Down function to Pivot.
Freearm Sewing
✓ The slim freearm is perfect for hemming small tubular pieces, such as baby clothes, pant legs, etc.
Monograms (with sideways motion only)
✓
Total Number of Sewing Stitch Patterns (incl. alphabets)
2927
Alphabets / Monograms
16/2
Decorative Stitches
957
Button Sew-On Program
✓ Button Sew-On Foot #18 is the perfect tool for easy sewing of buttons, snap fasteners, eyelets and decorations.
Buttonholes / Eyelets
17/2
Practical Stitches
40
Sideways Motion Stitches
272
Quilting Stitches
124
Tassel/Tapering/Skyline Stitch Patterns
44/36
Darning Programs
2
Balance Setting
✓ Balance is used to balance forward and reverse stitches so that the stitch formation can be adjusted where necessary to suit the material.
Memory Stitch Combination
✓ When opening combinations of stitch patterns they open directly in Combi Mode.