Bernina 540

By BERNINA

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Bernina 540

By BERNINA

MSRP: $3,999.00
SKU#: B540
$3,999.00

Do you tell stories with a quilt, or express yourself through hand-crafted clothes or make everything more beautiful with embroidery?

We know you. We get you. And we engineered our 5 Series line of machines expressly for you. It is perfectly sized, feature packed and ready to sew, quilt and embroider quieter, faster, better and with fewer stops and starts thanks to the BERNINA Hook. Interest piqued? We thought so.

Trade-Ins Welcome!

Call (971) 803-7665 or email us for a trade-in estimate.

Pre-Owned Machines Available!

Click Here to view our current selection!

Perfect tension for perfect stitches

  • Precise & powerful sewing
  • Just sew without any worries
  • Achieve beautiful stitch results

Thanks to the Adaptive Thread Tension you get optimal thread tension for perfect stitch quality on both sides of the fabric.

More space for creative freedom

  • Realize big projects with ease
  • Enough space for your creations
  • Embroidery module optional

The extended freearm offers 8.5" right of the needle. Therefore you will enjoy a grand sewing area for grand ideas.

Get the right pressure every time

  • Sew any material with ease
  • Increase pressure for thin materials
  • Reduce pressure for thick materials

Ensures that the ideal pressure is always used for the selected stitch. The basic setting can be individually adjusted.

Ask your on-screen support

  • Modern colorful touch screen
  • Easy to use with simple navigation
  • On-screen support when needed

The Sewing Consultant helps you to find the right settings. Adjust suggested alterations quickly with the multifunction-knobs.

Sew quieter, faster, longer, better

  • Sew perfect stitches with 9 mm stitch width
  • Jumbo bobbin to sew longer
  • Frontload the bobbin with new thread

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

Automatic features save time

  • No manual thread cutting
  • Press a button to cut your thread
  • Save time for your creativity

Thanks to the automatic thread cutter your threads are cut automatically and the needle will be lifted afterwards.

Specifications

General Information

  • Hook system - BERNINA HOOK
  • Maximum sewing speed (stitches per minute) - 1,000
  • Space to the right of the needle - 8.5 inches
  • Color touch screen - 4.3 inches
  • LED sewing lights - 12 LEDs
  • Multi-function knobs
  • Maximum stitch width - 9 mm
  • Maximum stitch length - 6 mm
  • Needle positions - 11
  • Sewing in every needle position
  • Number of spool holders - 2
  • Semi-automatic needle threader
  • Automatic thread cutter
  • Manual presser foot pressure
  • Manual thread cutters - 4
  • BERNINA Adaptive Thread Tension
  • BERNINA Stitch Regulator (BSR) functionality (straight stitch and zigzag)
  • Start/stop button
  • Slide speed control
  • Upper thread sensor
  • USB interface for PC connection
  • BERNINA foot control with needle up/down function
  • Needle stop up/down
  • Drag & Drop
  • Bobbin winding while sewing/embroidering
  • On-screen help
  • Setup program

Sewing & Quilting

  • Pattern start/end function
  • Programmable securing function
  • Total number of stitch patterns (incl. alphabet) - 1,048
  • Memory (short-term/altered stitches)
  • Memory (long-term/altered stitches)
  • Create and save stitch combinations
  • Changing stitch settings while sewing
  • Utility stitches total - 30
  • Buttonholes (incl. eyelets) total - 14
  • Automatic buttonhole length measuring system
  • Automatic buttonhole
  • Manual multi-step buttonhole
  • Button sew-on program
  • Darning programs
  • Decorative stitches total - 300
  • Quilting stitches total - 44
  • Cross-stitch stitches - 31
  • Sewing alphabets - 5
  • Sewing tutorial
  • Creative Sewing Consultant

Embroidery

  • Embroidery functionality ü ü ü ü
  • NEW Embroidery module M with Smart
  • Drive Technology (SDT) ü optional optional ü
  • Maximum embroidery field 15.7“ × 5.9“ (400mm × 150mm)
  • Maximum embroidery speed (stitches per minute) - 1,000
  • Built-in embroidery designs - 50
  • Embroidery alphabets - 4
  • Read Embroidery Design Formats - EXP, DST, PES, PEC, JEF, SEW, PCS, XXX
  • On-Screen Design editing: positioning, mirroring, rotating, scaling, combining
  • Invisible Secure
  • Smart Secure
  • Thread-up Command
  • Programmable jump stitch cutting
  • WordART
  • Freearm embroidery
  • Colour resequence
  • Sequence control
  • Embroidery Tutorial
  • Import/Export of designs via USB
  • Midi Hoop functionality, embroidery field 10.4" × 6.5" (265mm × 165mm)
  • Mega Hoop functionality, embroidery field 15.7" × 5.9" (400mm × 150mm)
  • Personal memory for embroidery designs
  • Basting
  • Position recall

Warranty

Standard Sewing & Quilting Accessories

  • BERNINA presser feet included - 5
    • Reverse Pattern Foot #1/1C
    • Overlock Foot #2/2A
    • Buttonhole Foot with Slide #3A
    • Zipper Foot #4/4D
    • Open Embroidery Foot #20/20C
  • BERNINA Slide-on Freearm Extension Table
  • BERNINA Free Hand System (FHS)
  • Touch Pen
  • Dust Cover
  • Magnetic Accessory box

Standard Embroidery Accessories (included with Embroidery Module)

  • Embroidery Presser Foot #26
  • Embroidery Hoop Large Ovalwith template (10.0" × 5.7" / 255mm × 145mm)
  • Embroidery Hoop Medium with template (5.1” × 3.9” / 130mm × 100mm)
  • BERNINA embroidery software ArtLink (download at bernina.com)

First steps

Screen functions

Changing and saving stitches

Buttonholes

Quilting

Embroidery first steps

Editing designs

Cleaning and Oiling

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