Bernina 540 Sewing and Embroidery Machine | Meissner Sewing

Description

BERNINA 540 Sewing & Embroidery Machine- the perfect machine for passionate sewists
“Sailing or sewing – it’s all about speed and precision.” Livia Naef & Nelia Puhze,Swiss Sailors and Sewing enthusiasts
When Livia and Nelia are not sailing, they love to tap into their creativity through sewing and embroidering. Because training is hard work, they appreciate the ease-of-use of the B 540 but love the machines power and precision to sew on anything from fine fabrics to old sails. Experience the BERNINA 540 difference today!
Bernina 540 Sewing and Embroidery Machine (Optional Embroidery Module)
BERNINA makes sewing easy.
We know you. We get you. And we engineered our 5 Series line of machines expressly for you. It is perfectly sized, feature packed and ready to sew, quilt and embroider quieter, faster, better and with fewer stops and starts thanks to the BERNINA Hook. Interest piqued? We thought so.
What do Swedish Sailors and Sewing enthusiasts; Livia Naef & Nelia Puhze think of the B540?
When Livia and Nelia are not sailing, they love to tap into their creativity through sewing and embroidering. Because training is hard work, they appreciate the ease-of-use of the BERNINA 540 but love the machines power and precision to sew on anything from fine fabrics to old sails. Experience the BERNINA 540 difference today!
Main Features:

Powerful, fast & precise sewing
Handle big projects with ease
Perfect for decorative stitches
Your threads are cut automatically
Embroidery compatible

Highlighted Features

Get a feel for this fantastic machine
The next best thing to seeing it in person. This 360-viewer shows you every stunning angle of the BERNINA 540.

Perfect tension for perfect stitches

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.

More space for creative freedom

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.

Get the right pressure everytime

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.

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Ask your on-screen support

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 quieter, faster, longer, better

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.

Automatic features save time

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.

Hook system: BERNINA Hook
Sewing space to the right of the needle: 8.5
Color touch screen: 4.3 / 10 cm
Adjustable presser foot pressure
Start/stop button (stitching without foot control)
Maximum stitch width in mm; 9
Embroidery Module: Optional
Maximum Embroidery Area: 15.7″ x 5.9″
Freearm Embroidery
On-screen Editing of Designs

Sewing and Quilting Features

Pattern start/end function
Stitch length maximum in mm: 6
Maximum stitch width in mm: 9
Programmable Securing Function
Pattern mirroring
Free Hand System (FHS)
Number of stitch patterns (incl. alphabet) total: 1048
Utility stitches total: 30
Buttonholes (incl. eyelet) 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 programs: 31
Sewing alphabets: 5
Reverse sewing

General Features

Hook system: BERNINA Hook
Maximum sewing speed (stitches per minute): 1000
Sewing space to the right of the needle: 8.5
Color touch screen: 4.3 / 10 cm
Drag & Drop
LED sewing lights: 12 LED
Multi-function knobs
Needle positions: 11
Sewing in each needle position
Number of spool holders: 2
Semi-automatic needle threader
Adjustable presser foot pressure
Manual thread cutter: 4
Automatic thread cutter
Adaptive Thread Tension
Upper thread indicator
BSR functionality, straight stitch and zigzag

BERNINA foot control with back-kick function
Create and save stitch combinations
Memory (short-term/altered stitches)
Memory (long-term/altered stitches)
Start/stop button (stitching without foot control)
Slide speed control
Bobbin winding while sewing/embroidering
USB interface for PC connection
USB interface for USB data stick
Changing stitch settings while sewing
Needle stop up/down
On-screen help
Creative consultant
Sewing tutorial
Setup program
Machine weight: 24.2 lb
Machine size: 18.1 / 7.9 / 12.9

Embroidery Features

Maximum Embroidery Speed (Stitches per minute): 1000
Embroidery Module: Optional
Maximum Embroidery Area: 15.7″ x 5.9″
Freearm Embroidery
On-screen Editing of Designs
Duplicate/Add Designs
Change Design Size Non-Proportionally
Move, Rotate, and Mirror
WordArt
Drag and Drop
Absolute Check Design Positioning
Check Design Size
Adjust Stitch Density
Change Stitch Type
Change Thread Brand

Basting
Color Resequence
Stitch Design as Single/Multi-Color
Personal Memory for Saving Embroidery Designs
Programmable Jump Stitch Cutting
Smart Secure
Invisible Secure
Centering the Embroidery Design
Switch Unit of Measurement
Embroidery design formats: EXP, DST, PES, PEC, JEF, SEW, PCS, XXX
USB Interface
View Stitch-out Time, Thread Colors, Size, Stitches
Stitch Sequence Control
Position Recall

Stitches
Practical Stitches

Buttonholes

Decorative Stitches

Quilt Stitches

Embroidery Designs

Included Accessories

Soft Cover with pocket
4 Bobbins in the accessory, 1 bobbin in the bobbin case
2 Foam pads
3 Spool discs
Seam ripper
Height compensation tool
Selection of needles
Screwdriver red
Brush
Power cable
Foot control
Freearm Slide-on Table
Knee lifter/Free-Hand System (FHS)
Touchscreen Pen
Sewing Machine Oil
Accessories Box
Knee lifter/Free-Hand System (FHS)

Add Optional Embroidery Module (540E)

Faster and quieter embroidery
The embroidery module turns an embroidery-capable BERNINA sewing machine into an embroidery machine, allowing reliable and breathtaking embroidery results to be achieved in the blink of an eye. All embroidery projects can be carried out comfortably using the generous embroidery area. BERNINA also offers a wide range of embroidery hoops in different shapes and sizes.
This embroidery module also makes it easy to embroider already-closed and tubular sewing projects, such as trouser legs, blouses, coat pockets and small t-shirts.

For medium-sized BERNINA machines
For small to large embroidery patterns
Effortless freearm embroidery
Large selection of BERNINA embroidery hoops

Bernina 540 Sewing & Embroidery Machine