The Bernina 535 combines a 4.3" touchscreen with Adaptive Thread Tension for consistent stitch quality on both sides of your fabric. Automatic features like the built-in thread cutter and one-step adjustments simplify setup and let you focus on your sewing and quilting.

More space for creative freedom

The extended freearm offers 8.5" right of the needle. Therefore you will enjoy a grand sewing area for grand ideas.

Realize big projects with ease
Enough space for your creations
Embroidery module optional

Get the right pressure everytime

Ensures that the ideal pressure is always used for the selected stitch. The basic setting can be individually adjusted.

Sew any material with ease
Increase pressure for thin materials
Reduce pressure for thick materials

Features

Hook system: BERNINA Hook
Maximum sewing speed (stitches per minute): 1000
Sewing space to the right of the needle: 8.5” / 215 mm
Color touch screen4.3” / 10 cm
LED sewing lights: 12 LED
Multi-function knobs
Maximum stitch width: 5.5
Maximum stitch length: 6
Needle positions: 11
Sewing in each needle position
Number of spool holders: 2
Semi-automatic needle threader
Automatic thread cutter
Adjustable presser foot pressure
Manual thread cutter: 4
Adaptive Thread Tension
Create and save stitch combinations
Memory (short-term/altered stitches)
Memory (long-term/altered stitches)
BSR enabled, straight stitch and zigzag (separate BSR foot required)
Start/stop button (stitching without foot control)
Slide speed control
Upper thread indicator
USB interface for PC connection
Changing stitch settings while sewing
BERNINA foot control with back-kick function
Needle stop up/down
Drag & Drop
Bobbin winding while sewing/embroidering
On-screen help
Sewing tutorial
Creative consultant
Setup program
weight: 11 kg

Sewing & Quilting Features

Pattern start/end function
Programmable Securing Function
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 total300
Quilting stitches total44
Cross-stitch programs31
Sewing alphabets5

Embroidery Features

Embroidery functionality
Maximum embroidery area: 15.7" x 5.9" / 400x150 mm
Maximum embroidery speed (stitches per minute): 1000
Onscreen editing of designs:: positioning, mirroring, rotating, scaling, combining
Import/Export of patterns via USB
Invisible Secure
Smart Secure
Thread-up Command
Programmable jump stitch cutting
Midi hoop functionality (embroidery field: 265 × 165 mm, 10.5" × 6.5")
Mega hoop functionality
Freearm embroidery
Personal memory for embroidery designs
Lettering manipulation (WordArt)
Sequence control
Basting
Position recall
BERNINA ArtLink embroidery software (downloadable from bernina.com)
Embroidery tutorial

Included Accessories

Standard accessories

Bobbins, needles, threader, cone holder, seam ripper
Soft cover, accessory box, foot control
...and more!

Reverse-pattern foot #1C

For forward and reverse-feed stitches
For materials such as cord, denim and wool

Overlock foot #2A

Serging
For elastic and stretch materials
Neatening edges

Buttonhole foot with slide #3A

Sewing any number of buttonholes of exactly the same length
Flexible choice of buttonhole length up to 30 mm
With or without cording

Also included:

Zipper foot #4d
Open embroidery foot #20c
Drop-shaped embroidery foot #26
Sideways motion foot #40c
Free-arm slide-on table

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