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.
- Automatic thread cutting
- Press a button, thread is cut
- Save time for more creativity
Threads are cut automatically and the needle lifts leaving your hands free to keep on creating as easily and quickly as you like.
- 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.
- 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.
- Modern color touch screen
- Easy to use with simple navigation
- On-screen support when needed
Individual adjustment is easy to make, ensuring the ideal pressure is achieved for any and all materials no matter how thick or delicate.
- 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.
- 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.
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General Features
| Sewing space to the right of the needle |
7"
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| Workspace Height |
4.3"
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| Weight of the Machine |
20.9 lb
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| Measurements (W x H x D) |
16.6" / 7.9" / 12.9"
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| Centrally Located Color Touch Screen |
4.3” / 10 cm
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| Total Memory |
256 mb
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| Multi-function Knobs | |
| Spool Holders |
2
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| LED Sewing Light |
8
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| Semi-automatic Needle Threader | |
| Manual Thread Cutters |
4
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| Total Stitch Control | |
| BERNINA Adaptive Thread Tension | |
| Hook system |
BERNINA Hook
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| Jumbo Bobbin with 70 % more Capacity | |
| Bobbin Winding while Sewing/Embroidering | |
| Powerful DC Motor | |
| Hammer Mode | |
| BERNINA Free Hand System (FHS) | |
| Programmable BERNINA Foot Control | |
| BERNINA Foot Control | |
| Needle Stop Up/Down | |
| Thread-up Command | |
| Automatic Thread Cutter | |
| Adjustable Presser Foot Pressure | |
| Needle Reminder | |
| Tutorial | |
| On-screen Help | |
| Retractable Feed Dog | |
| Slide speed control |
Sewing & Quilting Features
| Maximum Sewing Speed (stitches per minute) |
900
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| Maximum Stitch Width |
5.5
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| Maximum Stitch Length |
6
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| Adjustable Needle Positions |
11
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| Presser Foot Recommendation | |
| Presser Foot Library | |
| Security Function for Needle and Stitch Plate | |
| Automatic Buttonhole / Length Measuring System | |
| Manual Multi-step Buttonhole | |
| On-Screen Buttonhole Measuring | |
| Adjustable Buttonhole Slit Width | |
| Personal Memory | |
| Import/Export Stitches via USB | |
| Saving Settings of Stitch Patterns | |
| Temporary Altered Stitch Memory | |
| Creative Consultant Sewing | |
| Swipe | |
| Drag and Drop | |
| Pattern Repeat |
1-9
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| Pattern Begin | |
| Pattern End | |
| Mirror-image function | |
| Elongation | |
| Basting Stitch | |
| Continuous Reverse | |
| Securing Stitches | |
| Programmable Securing Function | |
| BSR Enabled | |
| Start/Stop Button (stitching without foot control) | |
| Hopper Mechanism | |
| Freearm Sewing | |
| Total Number of Sewing Stitch Patterns (incl. alphabets) |
994
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| Alphabets / Monograms |
5
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| Decorative Stitches |
250
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| Button Sew-On Program | |
| Buttonholes / Eyelets |
11
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| Practical Stitches |
29
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| Quilting Stitches |
29
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| Darning Programs |
2
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| Balance Setting |