Description
Automatic features save time
No manual thread cutting
Press a button to lift the foot
Press a button to cut your thread
The automatic thread cutter operates three steps in one: cuts the thread, lifts the needle, and raises the presser foot.
Perfection is the new standard
No manual trimming on the top side
Manage thread cuts easily
Invisible Secure for perfect results
Thanks to the Thread Away Mode and Invisible & Smart Secure, clean embroidery results on the top are yours
Sew quieter, faster, longer, better
Achieve perfect stitches fast & quietly
Sew longer with the Jumbo bobbin
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.
Easy design positioning
Position your design easily and exactly
No need to use the template anymore
Perfect results in short times
Use Pinpoint Placement to position your design precisely: select two points and match them with the markings on the hooped fabric.
Enjoy full comfort & perfect results
Large easy-to-navigate touch screen
One click to switch to embroidery mode
On-screen support when needed
The Sewing and Embroidery Consultants offer direct on-screen support and answer your questions whenever you need them.
Sew chiffon & leather like a pro
Handle all kinds of material with ease
Superb fabric feed on top and bottom
Excellent for slippery or fine materials
The innovative BERNINA Dual Feed feeds the fabric evenly from above and below. It is easy to engage and tucks away when not in use.
| BERNINA 540 | BERNINA 590 | BERNINA 570QE | |
| Hook system | BERNINA hook | BERNINA hook | BERNINA hook |
| Maximum sewing speed (stitches per minute) | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Sewing space to the right of the needle | 8,5” / 21,5 cm | 8,5” / 21,5 cm | 8,5” / 21,5 cm |
| LCD-Display | 4,3” / 10 cm | 4,3” / 10 cm | 4,3” / 10 cm |
| LED sewing lights | 12 LED | 12 LED | 12 LED |
| Maximum stitch width | 9_ | 9_ | 9_ |
| Maximum stitch length | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Needle positions | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Number of spool holders | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Semi-automatic needle threader | x | x | x |
| Automatic presser foot lift | – | x | x |
| Automatic presser foot pressure | – | x | x |
| Automatic thread cutter | x | x | x |
| Adjustable presser foot pressure | x | – | – |
| Manual thread cutter | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| BERNINA Dual Feed (BDF) | – | x | x |
| Adaptiv thread tension | x | x | x |
| Create abd save stitch combinations | x | x | x |
| Memory (short-term/altered stitches) | x | x | x |
| Memory (long-term/altered stitches) | x | x | x |
| Start/stop button (stitching without foot control) | x | x | x |
| BSR enabled,straight stitch and zigzag | x | x | x |
| Slide speed control | x | x | x |
| Upper thread indicator | x | x | x |
| Lower thread indicator | – | x | x |
| USB interface for PC connection | x | x | x |
| Changing stitch settings while sewing | x | x | x |
| BERNINA foot control with back-kick function | x | x | x |
| Needle stop up/down | x | x | x |
| Bobbin winding while sewing/embroidering | x | x | x |
| On-screen help | x | x | x |
| Sewing tutorial | x | x | x |
| Creative consultant | x | x | x |
| BERNINA freearm slide-on table | x | x | x |
| Dust cover | x | x | x |
| Setup program | x | x | x |
| Magnetic Accessory box | x | x | x |
| Machine weight | 11 kg | 11 kg | 11 kg |
| Machine size | 461 / 200 / 327,5 mm | 423 / 200 / 328 mm | 423 / 200 / 328 mm |
| BERNINA 540 | BERNINA 590 | BERNINA 570QE | |
| Pattern end programmable | x | x | x |
| Triple stitch | – | x | x |
| Pattern end programmable | – | x | x |
| Elongation | x | x | – |
| Number of stitch patterns (incl. alphabet) total | 1048 | 1774 | 1450 |
| Utility stitches total | 30 | 38 | 34 |
| Buttonholes (incl. eyelet) total | 14 | 18 | 16 |
| Automatic buttonhole length measuring system | x | x | x |
| Automatic buttonhole | x | x | x |
| Manual multi-step buttonhole | x | x | x |
| Button sew-on program | x | x | x |
| Darning programs | x | x | x |
| Decorative stitches total | 300 | 500 | 450 |
| Quilting stitches total | 44 | 59 | 73 |
| Cross-stitch programs | 31 | 40 | 34 |
| Sewing alphabets | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Standard accessories for BERNINA |
| BERNINA Stitch regulator (BSR) |
| Reverse-pattern foot 1C |
| Reverse-pattern foot 1D |
| Overlock foot 2A |
| Buttonhole foot 3A |
| Zipper foot 4D |
| Open embroidery foot 20C |
| Blindstitch foot 5 |
| Slide-on table |
| Knee lifter |
| BERNINA 540 | BERNINA 590 | BERNINA 570QE | |
| Maximum embroidery speed (stitches per minute) | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Embroidery design formats | EXP,DST,PES,PEC,JEF,SEW,PCS,XXX | EXP,DST,PES,PEC,JEF,SEW,PCS,XXX | EXP,DST,PES,PEC,JEF,SEW,PCS,XXX |
| Onscreen editing: positioning, mirroring, rotating, scaling, combining | x | x | x |
| Pinpoint Placement | – | x | – |
| Undo/Redo | |||
| Group/Ungroup | – | x | – |
| Color Wheel | – | x | – |
| Invisible Secure | x | x | x |
| Smart Secure | x | x | x |
| Thread-up Command | x | x | x |
| Programmable jump stitch cutting | x | x | x |
| Thread Away Mode | – | x | x |
| Embroidery Consultant | – | x | – |
| Midi hoop functionality (embroidery field: 265 x 165 mm) | x | x | x |
| Mega hoop functionality (embroidery field: 400 x 150 mm) | x | x | x |
| Freearm embroidery | x | x | x |
| Personal memory for embroidery designs | x | x | x |
| Lettering manipulation (WordArt) | x | x | x |
| Importing stitch patterns | – | x | – |
| Color resequence | x | x | x |
| Sequence control | x | x | x |
| Basting | x | x | x |
| Endless embroidery | – | x | – |
| Position recall | x | x | x |
| BERNINA ArtLink embroidery software (downloadable from bernina.com) | x | x | x |
| Embroidery tutorial | x | x | x |
