BERNINA L 890 Quilters Edition – quilting with sergers
Take your creativity off the edge and explore texture with the many included accessories perfect for creating wonderful and precise quilts.
Extra presser feet for extra creativity
- Create decorative seams and hems
- Shirring/gathering of light soft fabrics
- Decorative sewing on fabric edges and in fabric
The included Coverstitch/Compensating Foot #C12, Shirring Foot #C24, and Clear Overlock/Combostitch Foot #C27 elevate the joy of quilting with their versatile features, enabling precise and decorative stitching on a variety of fabrics, from quilting layers to delicate materials.
An even bigger toolkit for endless possibilities
- Unwind your threads optimally
- Help when sewing over seams
- Guide your fabric perfectly
Unleash your creativity with a treasure trove of even more included accessories such as the Decorative Spool Pin, the Height Compensating Tools and Right/Left Seam Guides in Shaft.
One-Step BERNINA Air Threader
- Thread the machine by one simple step
- Loopers are in the correct position
- Threading that is actually fun
The threads are magically moved through the machine via one simple step on the foot control. So both hands remain free. The L 890 Quilters Edition automatically sets the loopers in the correct position for the air threader – no turning the handwheel or searching for the right position. Simply press the foot control and you're off!
Intuitive operation via Touch Screen
- Centrally located Color Touch Screen
- Sewing Consultant, Stitch Optimizer & helpful animations
- Expert Mode or Guided Mode
Stitch selection, individual stitch settings & properties or memory – the Touch Screen has all available & allows you to make changes while sewing. Advanced users can apply all settings directly in Expert Mode, while the Guided Mode offers step-by-step instructions. Both modes automatically set the thread tension, stitch length and differential feed along with stitch selection.
Perfect seams due to Total Stitch Control
- Save 100 Stitches in your Personal Memory
- Adjust stitch length, differential feed & thread tension while sewing
- Needle stop can be permanently set up or down
With the L 890 Quilters Edition you can change all settings individually and save up to 100 stitches in your Personal Memory. Also, stitch length, differential feed, thread tension, cutting width or any other stitch parameter can be adjusted while sewing. A simple turn of the mtc (Micro Thread Control) lets you modify the amount of overedge thread.
Convenient features you'll love
- Raise or lower the needle by a half stitch
- BERNINA Free Hand System (FHS) to raise and lower the presser foot
- Swing out the presser foot to access the needles
By pressing the foot control with your heel, you can easily raise or lower the needle by a half stitch. The BERNINA Free Hand System (FHS) lets you raise and lower the presser foot with your knee, leaving both your hands free to guide the fabric.
Grand sewing space
- 5 5/8" to the right of the needle
- Extension table included
- Convenient freearm
The space offered on the L 890 is generous by any definition. It has more room to the right of the needle and more work space height than any other BERNINA overlocker/serger. Sew closed items with ease by simply sliding sleeves or cuffs over the convenient freearm.
Fast, precise & quiet
- Sew up to 1,350 stitches per minute
- Strong, consistent and precise at any speed
- Program and control speed via touch screen
Not only can you sew quickly, but you can also sew stitch-by-stitch, making the flawless production of precise lines and curves a simple process. Plus, you will enjoy how extremely quiet the BERNINA L 890 Quilters Edition sews. Program and control the maximum and minimum speeds via the color touch screen.
The perfect seam for every idea
- For all types of fabrics & threads
- Sew using either 2, 3, 4 or 5 threads
- For overlock, chain-/cover- & combo stitches
The L 890 Quilters Edition sews using 2, 3, 4 or 5 threads, providing the perfect seam for every design. From the stretchiest knits to the most loosely woven fabrics the L 890 QE has the perfect stitch for particularly highly elastic and knitted materials, and threads. Combine both overlock, cover- and chainstitches for extra durable seams using 4- or 5-thread combo stitches.
Quick threading
- One-path threading
- Color-coded threading path
- Easily change from one stitch to another
Color-coded One-path threading enables you to easily switch between Overlock, Coverstitch or Combo stitches in no time at all. Every machine set-up and operation is supported with animations accessible on the Color Touch Screen.
Selecting the Needle: This machine is designed for needles of the system ELx705 as well as for needle sizes 70-90. It is recommended to use the ELx705 CF (Chrome Finish) version, as it is more durable. The machine runs most reliably with these needles due to the second groove. If required, needles of the 130/7005 H system can also be used. These can provide good results in certain applications and are available with different points and in different needle sizes.
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Stitch Variations
| Total number of stitches |
27
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| 4-thread overlock | |
| 3-thread overlock (wide/narrow) | |
| 3-thread super-stretch | |
| 3-thread flatlock (wide/narrow) | |
| 3-thread narrow seam | |
| 3-thread rolled hem | |
| 3-thread picot stitch | |
| 2-thread overlock (wide/narrow) | |
| 2-thread flatlock (wide/narrow) | |
| 2-thread rolled hem | |
| 2-thread wrapped overlock (wide/narrow | |
| 2-thread blanket stitch (wide/narrow) | |
| 4-thread coverstitch | |
| 3-thread coverstitch (wide/narrow) | |
| 2-thread chainstitch | |
| Chainstitch with 3-thread overlock (wide/narrow) | |
| Chainstitch with 2-thread overlock (wide/narrow) |
Comfort Features
| One-step BERNINA Air Threader (for looper threads) | |
| Color touch screen | |
| Expert Mode and Guided Mode | |
| Stitch selection / Settings on the screen | |
| Personal Memory for 100 individual stitches | |
| Helpful animations and tutorials | |
| Creative Sewing Consultant | |
| Stitch Optimizer | |
| Freearm | |
| Sewing space to the right of the needle | |
| Workspace height | |
| BERNINA Free Hand System (FHS) with knee lifter | |
| Swing-out presser foot with auto swing back | |
| 2-step presser foot lifter with front-foot-lift (FFL) | |
| Automatic needle stop up | |
| Needle stop up/down programmable | |
| Needle up/down with BERNINA Foot Control | |
| Stitch-by-stitch sewing | |
| Color-coded One-path Threading | |
| Thread tension adjustable while sewing | |
| Thread tension release when presser foot raised | |
| Micro Thread Control (mtc) | |
| Adjustable stitch length while sewing | |
| Adjustable differential feed while sewing | |
| Adjustable cutting width while sewing | |
| Rolled hem lever integrated under stitch plate | |
| Easy to engage and disengage the knife from outside | |
| Integrated upper looper converter | |
| LED sewing light | |
| Thread cutter | |
| Speed control via touch screen | |
| Safety switch for open cover and raised presser foot | |
| Accessories in the threader cover |
Technical Specificatioins
| Stitch width 3–9 mm | |
| Coverstitch width 3/6 mm | |
| Combo stitches width 7–11 | |
| 6-step presser foot pressure | |
| DC motor | |
| Maximum sewing speed (stitches per minute) | |
| Weight of machine |