Bernina 485 Sewing Machine CUSTOMER APPRECIATION SPECIAL PRICING - EXPIRES 2/28/2026!
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20 Year Limited Warranty on BERNINA Machines
BERNINA International AG warrants this Product for a period of twenty (20) years against defective materials and/or workmanship, five (5) years on ciruit boards, and two (2) years electrical parts.
Bernina 485 Sewing & Quilting Machine
Impeccable and perfect
Making your sewing and crafting life easier and more enjoyable is what the Bernina 485 is all about. Innovative features automate tedious tasks! That means you are free to be the sewist, crafter, quilter, maker you have always wanted to be. With your Bernina 485 you can sew delicate silk or satin fabrics as well as heavy-weight linen, fleece and denim without any problems. Numerous practical, decorative stitches and buttonholes are at your disposal.
Main Features:
- 5.5 mm stitch width for beautiful stitches
- Jumbo bobbin for fewer interruptions
- Convenient Automatic Thread Cutter
- Adjustable tension for perfect stitches
- Easy threading saves you time
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Automatic features save time
- Automatic thread cutting
- Press a button, thread is cut
- Save time for the most creativity
Threads are cut automatically and the needle lifts leaving your hands free to keep on creating as easily and quickly as you like.
Adjustable Presser Foot Pressure
- Thin fabrics? Increase pressure
- Thick materials? Reduce pressure
- Sew a variety of materials with ease
The basic setting can be individually adjusted, ensuring the ideal pressure is always used for whatever fabrics and materials you choose.
The space your creativity needs
- More room for all kinds of projects
- Slide-on extension table included
- Spacious and hassle free
The extended freearm offers 7 inches right of the needle and allows plenty of room for projects, quilts and all kinds of 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.
Hands free and in control
- Hands-free sewing with the knee lifter
- Your hands guide the fabric anytime
- 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, keeping your hands free to guide your projects.
Perfect stitches perfectly easy
- Sew perfect stitches with 5.5 mm stitch width
- Jumbo bobbin means fewer stops
- Convenient, Front-load bobbin
The BERNINA Hook keeps the stitches consistent and precise, and fast too, sewing at a maximum speed of 900 stitches per minute.
- Hook system: BERNINA Hook
- Sewing space to the right of the needle: 7”
- Color touch screen: 4.3” / 10 cm
- Adjustable presser foot pressure
- Automatic thread cutter
- BSR functionality, straight stitch and zigzag
- Programmable BERNINA foot control
- Start/stop button (stitching without foot control)
- Sewing tutorial
- Maximum stitch width in mm: 5.5
- Automatic buttonhole
Sewing and Quilting Features
- Pattern start/end function
- Elongation
- Automatic securing function
- Pattern repeat (up to 9)
- Stitch length maximum in mm: 6
- Maximum stitch width in mm: 5.5
- Pattern mirroring
- Free Hand System (FHS)
- Number of stitch patterns (incl. alphabet) total: 994
- Utility stitches total: 29
- Buttonholes (incl. eyelet) total: 11
- Automatic buttonhole length measuring system
- Automatic buttonhole
- Manual multi-step buttonhole
- Button sew-on program
- Darning programs: 2
- Decorative stitches total: 250
- Quilting stitches total: 27
- Cross-stitch programs: 21
- Sewing alphabets: 5
- Reverse sewing
General Features
- Hook system: BERNINA Hook
- Maximum sewing speed (stitches per minute): 900
- Sewing space to the right of the needle: 7”
- Color touch screen: 4.3” / 10 cm
- Drag & Drop
- LED sewing lights: 8 LED
- Multi-function knobs
- Needle positions: 11
- Sewing in each needle position
- Number of spool holders: 2
- Semi-automatic needle threader
- PLAYClose
- Adjustable presser foot pressure
- Manual thread cutter 4
- Automatic thread cutter
- Adaptive Thread Tension
- BSR functionality, straight stitch and zigzag
- BERNINA foot control with back-kick function
- Programmable BERNINA foot control
- Create and save stitch combinations
- Memory (short-term/altered stitches)
- Memory (long-term/altered stitches)
- Start/stop button (stitching without foot control)
- Slide speed control
- Bobbin winding while sewing/embroidering
- USB interface for PC connection
- USB interface for USB data stick
- Changing stitch settings while sewing
- Needle stop up/down
- On-screen help
- Creative consultant
- Sewing tutorial
- Setup program
- Machine weight: 20.9 lb
- Machine size: 16.6" / 7.9" / 12.9"
Stitches
Practical Stitches

Buttonholes

Decorative Stitches

Quilt Stitches

Included Accessories
- Slide-on Table
- Sewing Machine Oil
- Accessories Box
- 4 Bobbins in the accessory, 1 bobbin in the bobbin case
- 1 Foam pad
- Selection of needles
- Soft Cover with pocket
- 3 Spool discs
- Seam ripper
- Height compensation tool
- Screwdriver red
- Brush
- Power cable
- Foot control
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AVAILABLE IN 12 COLORS AND 4 SIZES
Small 12" x 18" | Medium 17" x 23" | Large 18" x 33" | XL 22" X 39"Red, Blue, & Gold Available in XXL 24" x 45"
- Medium, Large, XL and XXL Sewing mats are 3/16" thick
- Small Sewing mats are 1/8" thick
- Reduces vibration to your machine
- Helps reduce noise from your machine
- Prevents scratches to the surface your machine is sitting on
- Color matches your machines brand colors
- Made of high quality Neoprene
- Wipe down with damp cloth to clean
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Warranty Summary
This warranty covers parts and labor for the allotted time. Used under normal home sewing conditions. Consumable items not covered (needles, bobbins, bobbin cases, springs and belts). The warranty does not cover improper use, abuse, commercial or industrial use of machines. The warranty does not cover flood, fire or other acts of nature.
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