Bernina 5 Series Machines Comparison Chart

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Features

B 590

B 570 QE

B 535

B 500

Hook system BERNINA BERNINA BERNINA BERNINA
Maximum sewing speed (stitches per minute) 1,000 1,000 1,000 -
Space to the right of the needle 8.5 inches 8.5 inches 8.5 inches 8.5 inches
Color touch screen 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.3 inches
LED sewing lights 16 LEDs 12 LEDs 12 LEDs 12 LEDs
Multi-function knobs โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Maximum stitch width 9mm 9mm 5.5mm -
Maximum stitch length 6mm 6mm 6mm -
Needle positions 11 11 11 -
Sewing in every needle position โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Number of spool holders 2 2 2 2
Semi-automatic needle threader โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Automatic presser foot lift โœ“ โœ“ - -
Automatic presser foot pressure โœ“ โœ“ - -
Automatic thread cutter โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Pivot/Hover function โœ“ โœ“ - -
Manual presser foot pressure - - โœ“ -
Manual thread cutters 4 4 4 4
BERNINA Dual Feed (BDF) โœ“ โœ“ - -
BERNINA Adaptive Thread Tension โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
BERNINA Stitch Regulator (BSR) functionality (straight stitch and zigzag) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Start/stop button โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Slide speed control โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Upper thread sensor โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Lower thread sensor โœ“ โœ“ - โœ“
USB interface for PC connection โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
BERNINA foot control with needle up/down function โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ optional
Needle stop up/down โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Drag & Drop โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Bobbin winding while sewing/ embroidering โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
On-screen help โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Setup program โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Sewing & Quilting Features
Pattern start/ end function โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Triple Stitch โœ“ โœ“ - -
Elongation โœ“ โœ“ - -
Programmable securing function โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Pattern end programmable โœ“ โœ“ - -
Total number of stitch patterns (incl. alphabet) 1,774 1,450 1,048 -
Memory (short-term/altered stitches) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Memory (long-term/altered stitches) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Create and save stitch combinations โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Changing stitch settings while sewing โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Utility stitches total 38 35 30 -
Buttonholes (incl. eyelets) total 18 16 14 -
Automatic buttonhole length measuring system โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Automatic buttonhole โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Manual multi-step buttonhole โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Button sew-on program โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Darning programs โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Decorative stitches total 499 450 300 -
Quilting stitches total 60 74 45 -
Cross-stitch stitches 40 34 31 -
Sewing alphabets 9 8 5 -
Sewing tutorial โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Creative Sewing Consultant โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Included Standard Sewing & Quilting Accessories
BERNINA presser feet included 8 7 5 -
Reverse Pattern Foot #1/1C โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Dual Feed Reverse Pattern Foot #1D โœ“ โœ“ - -
Overlock Foot #2/2A โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Buttonhole Foot with Slide #3A โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Zipper Foot #4/4D โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Blindstitch Foot #5 โœ“ - - -
Open Embroidery Foot #20/20C โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Patchwork Foot #97D - โœ“ - -
BERNINA Stitch Regulator (BSR) โœ“ - - -
BERNINA Slide-on Freearm Extension Table โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
BERNINA Free Hand System (FHS) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ -
Touch Pen โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Dust Cover โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Magnetic Accessory box โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Embroidery Features
Embroidery functionality โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Embroidery module M with Smart Drive Technology (SDT) โœ“ optional optional โœ“
Maximum embroidery field 15.7โ€œ ร— 5.9 15.7โ€œ ร— 5.9 15.7โ€œ ร— 5.9 15.7โ€œ ร— 5.9
Maximum embroidery speed (stitches per minute)
1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000
Built-in embroidery designs 275 250 50 275
Embroidery alphabets 8 7 4 8
Read Embroidery Design Formats EXP, DST, PES, PEC, JEF, SEW, PCS, XXX EXP, DST, PES, PEC, JEF, SEW, PCS, XXX EXP, DST, PES, PEC, JEF, SEW, PCS, XXX EXP, DST, PES, PEC, JEF, SEW, PCS, XXX
On-Screen Design editing: positioning, mirroring, rotating, scaling, combining โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Pinpoint Placement (2-Point Placement) โœ“ - - โœ“
Undo/Redo โœ“ - - โœ“
Group/Ungroup โœ“ - - โœ“
Color Wheel โœ“ - - โœ“
Invisible Secure โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Smart Secure โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Thread-up Command โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Programmable jump stitch cutting โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Thread Away Mode โœ“ โœ“ - โœ“
Creative Embroidery Consultant โœ“ - - โœ“
Endless embroidery โœ“ - - โœ“
WordART โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Embroidery Sewing Stitches โœ“ - - -
Freearm embroidery โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Color resequence โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Sequence control โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Embroidery Tutorial โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Import/Export of designs via USB โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Small Clamp Hoop functionality, embroidery field: 6.25โ€œร—6.5โ€œ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Large Freearm Hoop functionality embroidery field: 5.7โ€œร—10โ€œ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Midi Hoop functionality, embroidery field 10.4"ร—6.5" โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Mega Hoop functionality, embroidery field 15.7"ร—5.9" โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Personal memory for embroidery designs โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Basting โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Position recall โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Included Standard Embroidery Accessories (Embroidery Module Included)
Embroidery Presser Foot #26L โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Embroidery Hoop Large Oval with template 10.0"ร—5.7" โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
Embroidery Hoop Medium with template 5.1โ€ร—3.9โ€ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“
BERNINA embroidery software ArtLink (download at bernina.com) โœ“ โœ“ โœ“ โœ“

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