Comfortable sewing and embellishing of the finest fabrics
- Ideally suited for decorative stitches
- Sew & embroider for longer periods of time
- More time for your creativity
The BERNINA Hook sews high-precision stitches up to 9 mm in width with speeds up to 1,000 stitches per minute. The bobbin holds 70% more thread than standard bobbins.
- Embroider maxi-sized motifs with ease
- Comfortably maneuver large projects
- Designed for the Maxi Hoop
The B 790 offers a full 10-inch extended freearm including ten inches of space to the right of the needle. Enjoy a large sewing and embroidery area.
- Design & create your own stitches
- Draw your stitch design directly on the screen
- Convert the design into a stitch pattern
Edit stitches and create your own. The creative possibilities are endless and your stitch library is continuously expanding.
- Handle special materials with ease
- Enjoy superb fabric feed
- Optimum visibility while sewing
The innovative BERNINA Dual Feed is easily engaged when needed and tucks completely out of the way when it’s not.
- Achieve finest stitching results
- Stitches are kept consistent
- Assistance with free-motion sewing
The BERNINA Adaptive Thread Tension provides ideal thread tension for each and every stitch type, in any variation. The BERNINA Stitch Regulator guarantees precise stitch quality and results.
- Ask how much stabilizer you need
- Find the proper needle and foot
- Learn more about sewing and embroidery
The Sewing and Embroidery Consultants and the built-in tutorials offer direct on-screen support and answer your questions whenever you need them.
- No manual cutting at the end of a seam
- Enjoy semi-automatic threading
- No manual lowering of the presser foot
Thread is cut automatically when you reach the end of a seam or a color change in embroidery. The presser foot lowers automatically at the beginning of a seam.
- Switch to embroidery mode with one click
- Edit any design with ease
- Position the design precisely
Complex design combinations can be re-sequenced according to color. Save the finished design on the machine or on a USB stick.
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General
| Hook system | Bernina Hook |
| Maximum sewing speed (stitches per minute) |
1000
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| Length of freearm to the right of the needle |
10" (254mm)
|
| Color touch screen |
7 Inches / 18 cm
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| LED sewing lights |
30 LED
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| Multi-function knobs |
yes
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| Maximum stitch width |
9
|
| Maximum stitch length |
6
|
| Needle positions |
11
|
| Sewing in each needle position |
yes
|
| Number of spool holders |
2
|
| Semi-automatic needle threader |
yes
|
| Automatic thread cutter |
yes
|
| Adjustable presser foot pressure |
yes
|
| Manual thread cutter |
3
|
| BERNINA Dual Feed |
yes
|
| Adaptive Thread Tension |
yes
|
| Create and save stitch combinations |
yes
|
| Memory (short-term/altered stitches) |
yes
|
| Memory (long-term/altered stitches) |
yes
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| BSR enabled, straight stitch and zigzag (separate BSR foot required) |
yes
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| Start/stop button (stitching without foot control) |
yes
|
| Slide speed control |
yes
|
| Upper thread indicator |
yes
|
| Lower thread indicator |
yes
|
| USB interface for PC connection |
yes
|
| USB interface for USB data stick |
yes
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| Changing stitch settings while sewing |
yes
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| BERNINA foot control with back-kick function |
yes
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| Needle stop up/down |
yes
|
| Drag & Drop |
yes
|
| Bobbin winding while sewing/embroidering |
yes
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| On-screen help |
yes
|
| Sewing tutorial |
yes
|
| Creative consultant |
yes
|
| Personal program |
4
|
| History function (most-recently-used stitch patterns) |
yes
|
| Setup program |
yes
|
| Eco mode |
yes
|
| Machine Weight |
30.87 lbs (14 kg)
|
| Machine Size |
20.5″ / 8.4″ / 14.1″ (522 / 214 / 358 mm)
|
Sewing
| Pattern start/end function |
yes
|
| Elongation |
yes
|
| Programmable Securing Function |
yes
|
| Stitch Designer |
yes
|
| 360° directional sewing |
yes
|
| Sideways motion feed |
yes
|
| Number of stitch patterns (incl. alphabet) total |
1352
|
| Connecting stitches |
yes
|
| Utility stitches total |
32
|
| Buttonholes (incl. eyelet) total |
15
|
| Automatic buttonhole length measuring system |
yes
|
| Automatic buttonhole |
yes
|
| Manual multi-step buttonhole |
yes
|
| Button sew-on program |
yes
|
| Darning programs |
2
|
| Decorative Stitches Total/td> |
506
|
| Decorative Sideways Motion Stitches |
117
fpt |
| Quilting Stitches Total |
34
|
| Cross-stitch programs |
37
|
| Tapering/Skyline Stitches |
28/27
|
| Sewing alphabets |
8
|
| Monograms (with sideways motion) |
yes
|
Embroidery
| Embroidery Module |
yes
|
| Maximum embroidery area |
15.7" x 8.3" / 400x210 mm
|
| Maximum embroidery speed (stitches per minute) |
1000
|
| Built-in embroidery designs |
270
|
| Embroidery alphabets |
8
|
| Embroidery design format |
EXP
|
| Onscreen editing of designs: positioning, mirroring, rotating, scaling, combining |
yes
|
| Large Embroidery module BOA |
yes
|
| Group/Ungroup |
yes
|
| Rearrange embroidery designs in combination |
yes
|
| Midi hoop functionality (embroidery field: 265×165 mm, 10.5"×6.5") |
yes
|
| Mega hoop functionality (embroidery field: 400×150 mm, 15.7"×5.9") |
yes
|
| Maxi hoop functionality (embroidery field: 400×210 mm, 15.7"×8.3") |
yes
|
| Jumbo hoop functionality (limited embroidery field: 400×210 mm, 15.7”×10.2”) |
yes
|
| Automatic hoop recognition |
yes
|
| Freearm embroidery |
yes
|
| Personal memory for embroidery designs |
yes
|
| Lettering manipulation (WordArt) |
yes
|
| Importing stitch patterns |
yes
|
| Color resequence |
yes
|
| Cut jump stitches |
yes
|
| Sequence control |
yes
|
| Basting |
yes
|
| Endless embroidery |
yes
|
| Position recall |
yes
|
| Embroidery Tutorial |
yes
|
| BERNINA Embroidery Software Compatible |
yes
|
| BERNINA PunchWork Tool Compatible |
yes
|
| BERNINA DesignWorks Software & Tool compatible |
yes
|