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BERNINA 540 - the perfect machine for passionate sewists
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
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General
| Hook system | Bernina Hook |
| Maximum sewing speed (stitches per minute) |
1000
|
| Length of free-arm to the right of the needle |
8.5"
|
| Color touch screen |
4.3 inches
|
| LED sewing lights |
12 LED
|
| Multi-function knobs | |
| Maximum stitch width |
9 mm
|
| Maximum stitch length |
6 mm
|
| Needle Positions |
11
|
| Sewing in each needle position | |
| Number of spool holders | 2 |
| Semi-automatic needle threader | ✓ |
| Automatic thread cutter | |
| Manual presser foot pressure | |
| Manual thread cutter |
4
|
| BERNINA Adaptive Thread Tension | |
| BERNINA Stitch Regulator (BSR) Functionality (straight stitch and zigzag | |
| Start/stop button | |
| Slide speed control | |
| Upper thread indicator | |
| 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 |
Sewing & Quilting
| Pattern start/end function | |
| Programmable securing function | |
| Total number of stitch patterns (incl. alphabet) |
1048
|
| 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 consultant |
Embroidery
| Embroidery functionality | |
| Embroidery module | |
| Maximum embroidery field | 15.7" x 5.9" |
| Maximum embroidery speed (stitches per minute) |
1000
|
| Built-in embroidery designs | 50 |
| Embroidery alphabets | 4 |
| Embroidery design format |
EXP, DST, PES, PEC, JEF, SEW, PCS, XXX
|
| Onscreen editing of designs: positioning, mirroring, rotating, scaling, combining | |
| Invisible Secure | |
| Smart Secure | |
| Thread-up Command | |
| Programmable jump stitch cutting | |
| Word ART | |
| Free-arm embroidery | |
| Color resequencing | |
| Sequence control | |
| Embroidery Tutorial | |
| Importing/Export of designs via USB | |
| Mega hoop functionality embroidery field 15.7" x 5.9" (400 x 150 mm) | |
| Midi Hoop Functionality, embroidery field 10.4" x 6.5" (265 x 165 mm | |
| Personal memory for embroidery designs | |
| Basting | |
| Position recall |
Standard Sewing & Quilting Accessories
- BERNINA presser feet included
- 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
- Embroidery Presser Foot #26
- Embroidery hoop large oval with template (10.0" × 5.7"/ 255 × 145 mm)
- Embroidery hoop medium oval with template (5.1” × 3.9”/ 130 × 100 mm)
- BERNINA embroidery software ArtLink (download at bernina.com)