Computerized sewing machine BERNINA 480
BERNINA 480: Highly sophisticated & brilliantly simple
Yvonne Reichmuth, “YVY”, the sophisticated Swiss designer with impeccable taste in design and sewing machines Take a look at why Yvonne loves working and designing with her B 480 and why she thinks you’ll love what this feature-packed machine can do for your projects too. Watch the video and become a fan! |
Want to go where your creativity takes you without being limited? The BERNINA 480 let you make all the creative decisions. Like choosing the stitch length and width or deciding the needle position. If you want the needle down when it stops, you got it. And all that control is conveniently located at your fingertips on the large, intuitive touch screen.
BERNINA 480 features large 4,3“ colour touch screen, BERNINA Hook which makes stitches precise, consistent and fast with a maximum speed of 900 stitches per minute. 8 LEDs provide bright illumination of the sewing area. A total of 994 stitches are available to choose from, including 29 utility stitches, 250 decorative stitches, 5 alphabets, 27 quilting stitches, 21 Cross-stitch stitches and 11 buttonholes. The maximum stitch width is 9 mm and the maximum stitch length is 6 mm.
VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS |
Threading and getting started sewing with the BERNINA 480 | Touch screen and functions of the BERNINA 480 |
Patchwork and quilting |
Sewing buttonholes |
Sewing decorative stitches and letters | Changing and saving stitches with the BERNINA 480 |
Cleaning and oiling |
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Interested in embroidery?
BERNINA 4 series are not suitable for embroidery. Try:
- BERNINA 500 ( embroidery only)
- BERNINA 540 ( embroidery module not included)
General data | B435 | B475 QE | B480 |
Bobbin case type | Bernina hook | Bernina hook | Bernina hook |
Max sewing speed (stitches/min) | 900 | 900 | 900 |
Length of free-arm to the right of the needle | 178 mm | 178 mm | 178 mm |
Colour touch screen | 4,3 ” / 10,9 cm | 4,3 ” / 10,9 cm | 4,3 ” / 10,9 cm |
LED sewing lights | 8 LED | 8 LED | 8 LED |
LED sewing lights | |||
Maximum stitch width | 5,5 mm | 5,5 mm | 9 mm |
Maximum stitch width | 6 mm | 6 mm | 6 mm |
Needle positions | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Sewing in every needle position | |||
Number of spool holders | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Semi-automatic needle threader | |||
Automatic thread cutter | – | ||
Manual presser foot pressure | |||
Manual thread cutters | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Reverse sewing | |||
BERNINA Adaptive Thread Tension | |||
Create and save stitch combinations | |||
Memory (short-term/altered stitches) | |||
Memory (long-term/altered stitches) | |||
BERNINA Stitch Regulator (BSR) enabled (straight stitch and zigzag) | – | ||
Start/stop button (stitching without foot control) | |||
Slide speed control | |||
USB interface | |||
Change stitch settings while sewing | |||
BERNINA foot control with needle up/down function | Optional | Optional | |
Needle stop up/down | |||
Drag & Drop | |||
Bobbin winding while sewing | |||
On-screen help | |||
Setup program | |||
Weight | 9,5 kg | 9,5 kg | 9,5 kg |
Sewing | B435 |
B 475 QE |
B 480 |
Pattern start/end function | |||
Automatic securing function | |||
Elongation | – | – | |
Pattern repeat (up to 9) | |||
Number of stitch patterns (incl. alphabet) | 650 | 840 | 994 |
Utility stitches (incl. darning programs) | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Buttonholes (incl. eyelets) | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Automatic buttonhole length measuring system | |||
Automatic buttonhole | |||
Manual multi-step buttonhole | |||
Button-sew-on function | |||
Darning programs | |||
Decorative stitches | 150 | 200 | 250 |
Quilting stitches | 13 | 40 | 27 |
Cross-stitch stitches | 11 | 13 | 21 |
Sewing alphabets | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Included accessories and presser feet | B435 | B 475 QE |
B 480 |
Bernina presser feet | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Universal foot # 1 | |||
Overlock foot # 2 | |||
Buttonhole foot with slide # 3A | |||
Zipper foot # 4 | |||
Blindstitch foot # 5 | |||
Patchwork foot # 37 | – | – | |
Open embroidery foot # 20C | – | – | |
BERNINA slide-on free-arm extension table | |||
BERNINA Free Hand System (FHS) | |||
Knee lifter for FHS | Optional | ||
Dust cover | |||
Accessory case | – | ||
Magnetic Accessory box | – | – |