Product Description
- High power for unusual materials
 - Sew & quilt lots of layers super fast
 - Handle bigger projects with ease
 - Achieve finest embroidery results
 - Easy positioning of embroidery designs
 
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 Full Specs  | 
 Bernina 590  | 
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 Hook system  | 
 Bernina Hook  | 
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 Maximum sewing speed (stitches per minute)  | 
 1000  | 
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 Space to the right of needle  | 
 8.5 inches  | 
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 Color touch screen  | 
 4.3 inches  | 
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 LED sewing lights  | 
 16 LEDs  | 
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 Multi-function knobs  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Maximum stitch width  | 
 9 mm  | 
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 Maximum stitch length  | 
 6 mm  | 
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 Needle positions  | 
 11  | 
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 Sewing in every needle position  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Number of spool holders  | 
 2  | 
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 Semi-automatic needle threader  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Automatic presser foot lift  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Automatic presser foot pressure  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Automatic thread cutter  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Pivot/Hover function  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Manual thread cutters  | 
 4  | 
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 Bernina Dual Feed (BDF)  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Bernina Adaptive Thread Tension  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Bernina Stitch Regulator (BSR) functionality (straight stitch and zigzag)  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Start/stop button  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Slide speed control  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Upper thread sensor  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Lower thread sensor  | 
 ✓  | 
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 USB interface for PC connection  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Bernina foot control with needle up/down function  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Needle stop up/down  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Drag & Drop  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Bobbin winding while sewing /embroidering  | 
 ✓  | 
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 On-screen help  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Setup programs  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Pattern start/end function  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Triple Stitch  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Elongation  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Pattern end programmable  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Total number of stitch patterns (incl. alphabet)  | 
 1,774  | 
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 Memory (short-term/altered stitches)  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Memory (long-term/altered stitches)  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Create and save stitch combinations  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Changing stitch settings while sewing  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Utility stitches total  | 
 38  | 
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 Buttonholes (incl. eyelets) total  | 
 18  | 
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 Automatic buttonhole length measuring system  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Automatic buttonhole  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Manual multi-step buttonhole  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Button sew-on program  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Darning programs  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Decorative stitches total  | 
 500  | 
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 Quilting stitches total  | 
 59  | 
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 Cross-stitch stitches  | 
 40  | 
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 Sewing alphabets  | 
 9  | 
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 Sewing tutorial  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Creative Sewing Consultant  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Bernina presser feet included  | 
 8  | 
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 Reverse Pattern Foot #1/1C  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Dual Feed Reverse Pattern Foot #1D  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Overlock Foot #2/2A  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Buttonhole Foot with Slide #3A  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Zipper Foot #4/4D  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Blindstitch Foot #5  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Open Embroidery Foot #20/20C  | 
 ✓  | 
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 BERNINA Stitch Regulator (BSR)  | 
 ✓  | 
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 BERNINA Slide-on Freearm Extension Table  | 
 ✓  | 
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 BERNINA Free Hand System (FHS)  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Touch Pen  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Dust Cover  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Magnetic Accessory box  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Embroidery functionality  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Embroidery module M with Smart Drive Technology (SDT)  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Maximum embroidery field  | 
 15.7” x 5.9” (400 x 150 mm)  | 
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 Maximum embroidery speed (stitches per minute)  | 
 1,000  | 
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 Built-in embroidery designs  | 
 275  | 
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 Embroidery alphabets  | 
 8  | 
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 Read Embroidery Design Formats  | 
 EXP, DST, PES, PEC, JEF, SEW, PCS, XXX  | 
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 On-Screen Design editing: positioning, mirroring, rotating, scaling, combining  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Pinpoint Placement  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Undo/Redo  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Group/Ungroup  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Color Wheel  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Invisible Secure  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Smart Secure  | 
 ✓  | 
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 Thread-up Command  | 
 ✓  |