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Bernina 500 E - Sewingmachinesplus.com
Bernina 500 E - Sewingmachinesplus.com
Bernina 500 E - Sewingmachinesplus.com
Bernina 500 E - Sewingmachinesplus.com
Bernina 500 E - Sewingmachinesplus.com

Bernina 500 E

SKU : bernina-500e

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Bernina 500 E

For decades, BERNINA has been passionately committed to the development of sewing and embroidery machines. Swiss precision is at the heart of our products. High-quality materials guarantee a long product life and high performance

The BERNINA 500 E offers a wealth of features that make embroidery easier. Handle big projects with ease and enjoy precise and perfect stitches.


More space

More space for creative freedom

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.

  • Handle big projects with ease
  • Comfortably create endless designs
  • Re-designed embroidery module


Edit your designs with ease

With the Enhanced Editing Functions you can realize your ideas directly on screen and use your creativity to create new designs.

  • Simply undo & redo steps
  • Edit designs as a group or break apart
  • Customize the stitch-out sequence
Edit your designs

Perfect tension

Easy design positioning

Use Pinpoint Placement to position your design precisely: select two points and match them with the markings on the hooped fabric.

  • Position designs easily and precisely
  • No need to use the template anymore
  • Perfect results in short times

Automatic features

Automatic features save time

The automatic thread cutter operates with two steps in one: cuts the thread and lifts the needle.

  • Automatic thread cutting
  • Needle lifts automatically
  • Easy one-button operation
Automatic features

Perfection is the new standard

The Thread Away Mode pulls the threads down to the underside for clean embroidery results on the top.

  • Manage thread cuts with ease
  • No manual trimming on top side
  • Achieve perfect embroidery results
Automatic features

Finest embroidery results for you

The BERNINA Hook keeps the stitches consistent and precise with a maximum speed of 1,000 stitches per minute.

  • Perfect stitches, fast & quiet
  • Jumbo bobbin to embroider longer
  • Frontload the bobbin with new thread

Features

sewing
  • Hook system: BERNINA Hook
  • Sewing space to the right of the needle: 8.5” / 215 mm
  • Color touch screen: 4.3” / 10 cm
  • LED sewing lights: 12 LED
  • Multi-function knobs
  • Number of spool holders: 2
  • 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: Opt.
  • Bobbin winding while sewing/embroidering
  • On-screen help
  • Setup program
  • Machine weight: 11 kg
  • Machine size: 461 / 200 / 327.5 mm 18.1 / 7.9 / 12.9

Embroidery Features

  • Embroidery functionality
  • Maximum embroidery area: 15.7"×5.9" (400×150 mm)
  • Maximum embroidery speed (stitches per minute): 1000
  • Built-in embroidery designs: 275
  • Embroidery alphabets: 8
  • Onscreen editing of designs: positioning, mirroring, rotating, scaling, combining
  • Import/Export of patterns via USB
  • Pinpoint Placement
  • 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 × 165 mm, 10.5" × 6.5")
  • Mega hoop functionality
  • Freearm embroidery
  • Personal memory for embroidery designs
  • Lettering manipulation (WordArt)
  • Color resequence
  • Sequence control
  • Basting
  • Endless embroidery
  • Position recall
  • BERNINA ArtLink embroidery software (downloadable from bernina.com)
  • Embroidery tutorial
feature-embroidery

Downloads

500 E Brochure

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500 E Manual

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Included Accessories

Standard accessories for BERNINA 880 PLUS

Standard accessories

  • Bobbins, needles, threader, cone holder, seam ripper
  • Soft cover, accessory box, foot control
  • ...and more!

Embroidery Module M

The embroidery module turns an embroidery-capable BERNINA sewing machine into an embroidery machine, allowing reliable and breathtaking embroidery results to be achieved in the blink of an eye. All embroidery projects can be carried out comfortably using the generous embroidery area. BERNINA also offers a wide range of embroidery hoops in different shapes and sizes.

Also included:

  • Drop-shaped embroidery foot #26
  • Medium embroidery hoop
  • Large embroidery hoop

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