Bernina 500 embroidery machine

Embroiderers, the BERNINA 500 speaks your language! 

• More space for bigger embroidery projects
• Jumbo bobbin to embroider longer
• Edit embroidery designs via touch screen
• Position your design exactly where you want
• Achieve finest embroidery results

Bernina 500 E embroidery machine features:

• BERNINA Hook System
• Length of freearm to the right of the needle: 8.5 inches
• Color touch screen: 4.3 inches
• LED Sewing lights: 12 LED's
• Multi-function knobs
• 2 Spool holders
• Semi-automatic needle threader
• Automatic thread cutter
• 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 connection
• BERNINA foot control with back-kick function (Optional)
• Bobbin winding while sewing/embroidering
• On-screen help
• Sewing tutorial
• Setup program

EMBROIDERY FEATURES

• Embroidery Module
• Maximum embroidery area: 15.7" x 5.9"
• Maximum embroidery speed: 1,000 spm
• 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
• Color wheel
• Invisible secure
• Smart secure
• Thread-up Command
• Programmable jump stitch cutting
• Thread Away Mode
• Embroidery Consultant
• Midi hoop functionality (embroidery field: 265 x 165mm)
• Mega hoop functionality (embroidery field: 400 x 150mm)
• Freearm embroidery
• Personal memory for embroidery designs
• Lettering manipulation (WordArt)
• Color resequence
• Sequence control
• Endless embroidery
• Position recall
• BERNINA ArtLink embroidery software (downloadable from bernina.com)
• Embroidery tutorial