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Bernina 009DCC Review – Serger Sewing Machine

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This specialty machine is designed to give you the tools of making ready-to-wear garments. The two stitches it does – the coverstitch and the chain stitch – are staples in the garment industry. Add these to the 2, 3, and 4 thread capabilities of your regular Bernina serger, and you’re ready to serge any fabric for all types of projects.

The Bernina 0009DCC Serger Sewing Machine is also great for sewing home dec and craft projects as well as for embellishing with decorative threads. And the best part is – there’s no need to convert from regular serging to chain or cover stitching. The 009DCC is always ready to complement your Bernina sewing machine and serger.

Product Features: Bernina 009DCC Review

Perfect Stitching

  • 5mm Cover Stitch
  • Two Thread Chain Stitch

Helpful Tools

  • Compensating Foot

Bernina 1200DA Serger Review – Overlock Sewing Machine

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Because quality and creative flexibility are important, the Bernina 1200DA Serger Sewing Machine offers both. Easy to use, this model has the features you’d expect from a quality machine along with additional capabilities that make it user friendly. Choose from 15 stitch variations including two, three, and four thread stitch formations.

Add to that the super easy threading, an informational LCD screen, and Bernina’s dedication to precision and you’ll find it easy to keep your creativity in motion for all of your serging projects.

Product Features: Bernina 1200DA Serger Review

Perfect Stitching

  • Smooth Operation
  • Superb Stitch Quality
  • Overlock Stitches

Easy to Use

  • LCD Informational Screen
  • Multiple Threading Aids
  • Easy Rolled Hem

Helpful Features

  • Standard Overlock Foot
  • Differential Feed

Optional Accessories

  • Optional Accessories

Bernina 1300DC Serger Review – Overlock Sewing Machine

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The more creative you become, the more discriminating you become. And, with the Bernina 1300DC Serger Sewing Machine you’ll have the most creative flexibility available in an overlocker. Choose from 24 stitch variations including a chain stitch, four cover stitches, and four combination chain/overlock) stitches.

Add to that the super easy threading, an informational LCD screen, and Bernina’s dedication to quality and you’ll find unlimited creative freedom for all of your serging projects.

Product Features: Bernina 1300dc Serger Review

Perfect Stitching

  • Smooth Operation
  • Superb Stitch Quality
  • Overlock Stitches
  • Chain Stitch
  • Cover Stitches
  • Combination Stitches

Easy to Use

  • LCD Informational Screen
  • Multiple Threading Aids
  • Easy Rolled Hems

Helpful Features

  • Standard Overlock Foot
  • Compensating Foot
  • Differential Feed

Optional Accessories

  • Bernina Optional Accessories

Bernina 2500DCET Serger Review – Top and Bottom Cover Stitch

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The top and bottom cover stitch serger for professional results at home

When it comes to serging, the Bernina 2500DCET Serger Sewing Machine has you covered — beautifully. This remarkably versatile serger gives you 21 different stitch variations, including 13 overlock stitches, six cover stitches and a chain stitch. Not only can you obtain the same fine edge finish you’ll find on sleeves and ready-to-wear garments, but sewing widths ranging from 2.5mm to 5mm, making it easy to get professional results on everything from batiste to polar fleece. Plus, adding decorative flourishes to your seams or handling flat seams is simple, too. This serger offers preset tensions, lay-in threading and a lower looper threader to keep things easy. Bernina’s powerful DC motor ensures smooth sewing and perfect stitches, no matter what the project. Yet for all of its performance and speed, the machine is incredibly quiet. That’s Bernina quality.

Product Features: Bernina 2500DCET Serger Review

User Friendly

  • Automatic Tension Settings
  • Direct Stitch Selection
  • Self-threading Lower Looper
  • Exclusive Swing Out Presser Foot
  • Easy Rolled Hems

Perfect Stitching

  • Largest Stitch Selection
  • Variable Top and Bottom
  • Cover Stitch
  • Variable Overlock Stitch Widths
  • 5mm Cover Stitch
  • Versatile Chain Stitch

Versatility

  • Easy Stitch Conversion
  • Adjustable Differential Feed
  • Slender Free Arm

Helpful Tools

  • Standard Presser Foot with Tape Guide
  • Compensating Foot
  • Seam Guide
  • Deco Guide
  • Additional Accessories

Bernina 650 Deco Embroidery Machine Review

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An embroidery machine for the perfectionist

Embellishing with embroidery has never been lovelier or easier. Everything you want in embroidery — the alphabets, the colors, an incredible selection of designs and total control over placement — is here with the Bernina Deco 650 Embroidery Machine. And it’s so simple.

For professional polish, you can work with 50 built-in designs and hundreds of additional options from Bernina’s extensive design card library. You have 120 frame styles, including cross-stitch and blanket stitch. You can turn designs any way you like or mirror them for symmetric patterns and sew them in an area up to 4″ square. And for pure ease, the Bernina Deco 650 offers auto-centering, a bobbin sensor, easy threading, design tracking and an auto thread cutter, so you don’t even have to cut the thread.

Product Features: Bernina 650 Deco Embroidery Machine

Variety of Embroidery Designs

  • Exclusive Multicolor Designs
  • Preprogrammed Alphabet
  • Outline Frames
  • Extensive Embroidery Design Library

Easy to Use

  • Two Thread Stands
  • Thread Monitoring
  • User-friendly Threading System
  • Easy-to-read Display
  • Color Assistance and Stitch Tracking
  • Thread Color Number Suggestions

Versatile

  • Large Embroidery Area
  • Precise Layout Placement
  • 360° Design Rotation
  • Mirror Imaging
  • Customized Designs

Helpful Tools

  • Specially-designed Embroidery Foot
  • Standard Accessories
  • Optional Accessories

Bernina Artista 180E Embroidery Machine Review

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Expanded embroidery capabilities plus 9mm decorative stitching

Imagine a sewing and embroidery machine you can make your very own. A machine that responds to your every creative whim. With a simple touch of the screen, all of your favorite stitches and functions and embroidery designs appear. In seconds, you’re ready to start on your project. Just imagine how easy it would be.

With Artista, it’s a reality. Advanced computerized features make it the most customizable sewing and embroidery system in the world. Now, sewing and embroidery are easier, quicker and more fun than you ever imagined possible.

The Artista 180E Embroidery Machine is the choice for the creative sewer and embroiderer. It features an expanded stitch library and the most versatile directional sewing system available. Just imagine all you can do.

Product Features: Bernina Artista 180E Embroidery Machine

Outstanding Embroidery

  • Rescale Embroidery Designs
  • On-Screen Editing

Best Embroidery Software

  • Editor
  • Auto Designer
  • Designer
  • Designer Plus

CPS Software for 180E

  • Simple Drag & Drop Software
  • Variety of Embroidery Designs
  • Hundreds of Decorative Stitches

Sewing Computer

  • Personalize Settings
  • Automatic Stitch Settings
  • Variety of Decorative Stitches

Easy to Use

  • Large Touch Screen
  • Superior Tension System
  • Free Hand Sewing System
  • Needle Up/Down with Foot Control
  • Creative Consultant

Completely Customizable

  • Setup Feature
  • Personal Program
  • Favorite Function Button

Superior Sewing Features

  • Precision Stitching
  • Infinitely Adjustable Satin Stitch

Creative Computer Functions

  • Mirror Image
  • Pattern Extend
  • Half Pattern
  • Pattern End
  • Long Stitch

Innovative Sewing Systems

  • Memory & Editing Features
  • 4-Directional Sewing
  • 16-Directional Sewing

Button Measuring System

  • On-Screen Button Measuring
  • Direct Entry