Bernina 500: Dedicated to Embroidery, Designed for Creativity

Enjoy fast, immaculate, and effortless embroidery with the Bernina 500, a machine packed with the creative features you love from the 590E—without the extras you may not need. Perfect for embroidery enthusiasts, the B500 delivers precision, personalization, and plenty of possibilities right from the start.

With 275 built-in embroidery designs, 8 embroidery fonts, and an Endless Embroidery function, there’s virtually no limit to what you can create. Personalize every project with powerful editing tools like Break Apart, Colour Wheel, Mirror (Vertical & Horizontal), and more—all easily accessible via an intuitive interface.

We think you’ll love:

• 275 embroidery designs ready to use and customize

• 8 built-in embroidery alphabets for easy monogramming

• Advanced editing tools including Break Apart, Group/Ungroup, and Colour Wheel

• Endless Embroidery function for flawless pattern repetition

• High-speed embroidery with precision and ease

• USB connectivity for importing your own designs

Whether you’re decorating garments, crafting gifts, or enhancing your home décor, the Bernina 500 gives you all the embroidery power you need to bring your ideas to life.

More space for creative freedom

* Handle big projects with ease

* Comfortably create endless designs

* Re-designed embroidery module

The extended free-arm offers 8.5" right of the needle. Enjoy a large embroidery area of 15.75" x 6.5" to bring your embroidery area to life.

Edit your designs with ease

* Simply undo and 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 new designs.

Easy design positioning

* Position designs easily and precisely

* No need to use the template anymore

* Perfect results in short time

Use pinpoint placement to position your design precisely: select two points and match them with the markings on the hooped fabric.

Automatic features save time 

* Automatic thread cutting

* Needle lifts automatically

* Easy one button operated

The automatic thread cutter operates with two steps in one: cuts the thread and lifts the needle.

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 and quiet

* Jumbo bobbin to embroider 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.