MORE SPACE THAN EVER BEFORE
The B 990 includes a meticulously engineered extended freearm with 14 inches (356 mm) of space to the right of the needle, providing you with ample space for big, beautiful sewing, quilting and embroidery projects.
NEW BERNINA PLACEMENT SCANNER AND CAMERA
Scan and view the embroidery hoop and view the needle area on screen with the Camera in both sewing and embroidery for perfect placement of stitch patterns and embroidery designs.
NEW AUTOMATIC NEEDLE THREADER
The Automatic Needle Threader helps you get started with a different thread by simply pushing a button. Conveniently and quickly, every single time.
Sew without limitations
Unlock unlimited creative potential by customizing the 2,927 stitch patterns or creating your own stitches with the Stitch Designer. Only BERNINA gives you Total Stitch Control to place and adjust every stitch exactly as you want it and with the new Jumbo Stitch, the stitches are magically transformed into patterns of all sizes — sizes never sewn before! Creative freedom to the fullest.
NEW BERNINA PINPOINT LASER
Enjoy pinpoint precision by seeing exactly where the needle will enter the fabric in every needle position. The BERNINA Pinpoint Laser marks your start and travel points as you sew and embroider.
NEW CUSTOMIZABLE STITCH ALTERING AREA
The Stitch Altering Area visualizes your sewing stitches and edits in real time. Zoom in and out, rotate the view and see the stitches magically come to life on the screen prior to sewing on your project. Activate the camera to view the needle area in the Stitch Altering Area and ensure your stitch pattern fits your needs.
NEW JUMBO STITCH
Resize any stitch from 25% to 500% for unlimited creative potential.
NEW UNDO/REDO
Undo and redo steps in sewing and Stitch Designer. View the changes instantly on the screen. STITCH DESIGNER Create your own stitches by drawing your ideas right on the touch screen. With a touch, the B 990 transforms your design into a stitch pattern or alters existing stitches as you wish.
NEW FILE MANAGER
Save adjusted or new stitch patterns and combinations. With the new File Manager, stitch patterns can be named and saved in the Personal Folder. Create folders, move, copy and paste files to organize your stitches and embroidery designs.
NEW BERNINA PLACEMENT SCANNER Positioning of embroidery designs has never been easier. Scan to preview how your designs will look when stitched. Viewing the hooped fabric on the screen makes placement simple and provides a realistic preview for embroidery colors and sizing. Transfer the scanned background to the optional BERNINA Embroidery Software 9 DesignerPlus to digitize directly on your hooped project.
NEW CUSTOMIZABLE LETTERING
24 embroidery fonts with limitless resizing! Create embroidery lettering perfectly to fit your project with multiple lines, alignment and corrections to previously made text. Edit the stitch density and pull compensation, and transform the shape and spacing to get perfect results every time.
NEW ARRANGE FEATURES
Easily align, distribute, group/ungroup and move design stitchout order all while editing your designs. Match Start and Stop points of designs to create endless border and quilting designs without having to individually place multiple designs.
PINPOINT PLACEMENT
WITH NEW 4-POINT Perfect design placement starts with exact virtual positioning. Pinpoint Placement gives you total control of the stitching placement of your embroidery. With the new 4-Point Placement, simply define four points on the fabric in the hoop and the design is placed proportionally or morphed to fit the created boundary.
NEW WIFI CONNECTIVITY AND BERNINA STITCHOUT APP WiFi allows you to transfer embroidery designs from your optional BERNINA Embroidery Software 9 DesignerPlus directly to your B 990, or the other way around. And thanks to the new BERNINA Stitchout App, the embroidery process can be monitored on your smartphone or tablet. The B 990 connects with the app allowing you to monitor the status of your embroidery stitchout from any room in your house. The app notifies you when the machine needs your direct attention, like thread color change, thread breakage or when the design is finished.
