Bernina 500e

The Bernina 500e is a fast and powerful embroidery-only machine. It requires an embroidery module to work, and comes with  Bernina’s new specialist Smart Drive Technology Series 5 embroidery module. The SDT embroidery module gives you a bigger embroidery area of 15.7" x 5.9" / 400 x 150 mm, and comes with 2 embroidery hoops and embroidery presser foot #26, plus access to embroidery software. Smart Drive Technology gives you smooth, quiet and fast embroidery. The machine's extended freearm offers 8.5” to the right of the needle, handling big projects with ease, and a large embroidery area of 15.75” x 6.5” helps you bring your embroidery ideas to life.

The B 500e offers 275 built-in embroidery designs and 8 embroidery alphabets, and will embroider at up to 1000 stitches per minute.

Enhanced editing functions allow you to realise your ideas directly on screen and use your creativity to create new designs. Specialised embroidery functions include pinpoint placement, undo/redo, endless embroidery, thread away, group/ungroup, invisible/smart secure and many more. Guidance is available via the Creative Embroidery Consultant software. All this control is close to hand and easy to use, with the large, intuitive touch screen and multi-function knobs on the front of the machine.

The Bernina Hook system keeps every stitch consistent and precise. It incorporates a jumbo bobbin that holds up to 70% more thread than standard bobbins, which means fewer stops and starts with your sewing. And since it is conveniently changed from the front, there’s no need to remove your project. To keep accessories handy and organised, a well-designed magnetic accessory box is included.

The automatic thread cutter is another useful function of the B500e, cutting the thread and raising the needle in an easy one-button operation. Adaptive Thread Tension ensures high quality stitching with any fabrics. An automatic upper and lower thread indicator alerts you of a thread breakage. The practical Thread Away mode is a swift movement if the hoop that pulls most of the upper thread tails to the underside for clean embroidery results on the top.

The Bernina 500e is an amazing machine for those wishing to focus on embroidery.

Why buy a machine from us?

Exeter Sewing Machine Company is an independent, family-owned business based in the centre of Exeter, Devon which has been in business for over 70 years. We sell Brother, Janome, Bernina, Baby Lock and Husqvarna machines along with their accessories, with the full back-up and support you would expect from a local family business.

Our independence and experience mean we can provide an unbiased opinion and advice to help you choose the right machine for you. When the store is open we offer free machine demonstrations, meaning that you can see and even try the machines before making your decision.

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For full specification details and tutorial videos please see the  Bernina 500e page on the Bernina website

See this Bernina video for a demonstration of what is possible using the embroidery module (nb this video refers to the older, non SDT module. The new SDT module included with this machine is up to 60% faster, and more quiet and smooth in its operation)

• 275 embroidery designs
• 8 embroidery alphabets
• Bernina hook
• Bernina 5 series embroidery module included (comes with 2x hoops and embroidery presser foot)
• Onscreen editing of designs: positioning, mirroring, rotating, scaling, combining
• Pinpoint Placement
• Group/Ungroup
• Undo/Redo
• Colour Wheel
• Invisible / Smart Secure
• Endless embroidery
• Thread Away Mode
• Programmable jump stitch cutting
• Maximum embroidery area 15.7"x x5.9" (400 x 150mm)
• Up to 1000 embroidery stitches per minute
• Extended free arm - 8.5" / 215mm  to right of needle
• Frontloading Jumbo Bobbin with 70% more thread
• Start/stop button
• Slide speed control
• Adaptive thread tension
• Upper and bobbin thread monitor
• Bobbin winding while embroidering
• Automatic thread cutter
• Semi-automatic needle threader
• Creative Embroidery Consultant software
• Bernina Artlink embroidery software (downloadable from bernina.com)
• Colour touch screen
• 12 LED lights
• USB interface

• Machine size (mm):  461 x 200 x 328
• Machine weight (kg): 11

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Smart Drive Technology
The Bernina Smart Drive Technology (SDT) 5 series embroidery module turns an embroidery-capable Bernina sewing machine into an amazing embroidery machine, allowing precise and stunning embroidery results to be achieved in the blink of an eye.The new Smart Drive Technology gives an embroidery speed increased by up to 60%, with a smoother movement and less vibration and noise.

Adaptive Thread Tension
The Bernina Adaptive Thread Tension system ensures the ideal thread tension as you sew, helping you to achieve perfect stitch quality on both sides of the fabric. After you set the thread tension for the thread and fabric, your machine continuously checks it as you sew, adjusting it unobtrusively and automatically whenever necessary, resulting in the finest sewing and embroidery quality, with no need to even press a button.

Pinpoint Placement
Placing embroidery perfectly is easy on the B500e. Simply select two points on the screen and match them with the markings on the hooped fabric. Your design is automatically aligned, rotated, resized and positioned  to fit. Plus you have full visibility of the hooped fabric at all times.

Thread Away mode
Thread Away mode is a swift movement of the hoop that pulls most of the upper thread tails to the underside for clean embroidery results on the top

Invisible Secure & Smart Secure
Invisible Secure makes the perfected tie-on/off fomration completely invisible while Smart Secure adds tie-on/off stitches if none are pre-programmed. It's like having your own embroidery fairy!

On-screen design editing, with assistance
The B500e allows design edits directly on the screen during embroidery. Rotate, mirror, combine and rearrange with a simple touch of the screen. The Undo/Redo lets you easily go single steps back or forward while Group & Ungroup lets you edit all at once or indidivually. The Embroidery Consultant provides help, tips and tricks

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