Bernina S-500e

More space for creative freedom

• Handle big projects with ease
• Comfortably create endless designs
• Re-designed embroidery module

The extended freearm offers 8.5' right of the needle. Enjoy a large embroidery area of 15.75" x 6.5" to bring your embroidery ideas to life.

Edit your designs with ease

• Simply undo & redo steps
• Edit designs as a group or break apart
• Customize the stitch-out sequence

With the enhanced editing functions you can realise your ideas directly on screen and use your creativity to create new designs.

Automatic features save time

• No manual thread cutting
• Press a button to lift the foot
• Press a button to cut your thread

The automatic thread cutter operates three steps in one; cuts the thread, lifts the needle and raises the presser foot.

Perfection is the new standard

• Manage thread cuts with ease
• No manual trimming on top side
• Achieve perfect embroidery results

The thread away mode pulls the threads down to the underside for clean embroidery results on the top.

Finest embroidery results for you

• Perfect stitches, fast & quiet
• Jumbo bobbin to embroider longer
• Frontload the bobbin with new thread

The Bernina 500 hook keeps the stitches consistent and precise with a maximum speed of 1,000 stitches per minute.

Main Features
BERNINA hook System
Length of freearm to the right of the needle - 8.5 inches
Colour Touchscreen 4.3 Inches
LED sewing lights - 12 LED's
Multi Function Knobs
Number of spool holders - 2
Automatic thread cutter
Semi-Automatic needle threader 
Manual thread cutter - 4
Adaptive Thread Tension
Start/Stop button (Stitching without foot control)
Slide Speed Control
Upper Thread Indicator
Lower Thread Indicator
USB interface for PC connections
Optional Bernina foot control with back-kick function
Bobbin winding while embroidering
On-screen help
Setup program
Dust Cover
Magnetic Accessory Box

Embroidery Features
Embroidery functionality
Embroidery module
Maximum embroidery area - 15.7" x 5.9"
Maximum embroidery speed (Stitches per minute) - 1000
Built-in embroidery designs - 275
Embroidery alphabets - 8
Embroidery design format - EXP, DST, PES, PEC, JEF, SEW, PCS, XXX
On-screen editing of designs; positioning, mirroring, rotating, scaling, combining
Import/Export of patterns via USB
Pinpoint placement
Undo/Redo
Group/Ungroup
Colour wheel
Invisible secure
Smart secure
Thread-up command
Programmable jump stitch cutting
Thread away mode
Embroidery Consultant
Midi hoop functionality (embroidery field: 400 x 150mm)
Freearm embroidery
Personal memory for embroidery designs
Lettering manipulation (WordArt)
Colour resequence
Sequence control
Basting
Endless embroidery
Position recall
Bernina Artlink embroidery software (Downloadable from Bernina.com)
Embroidery Tutorial