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.
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with or without Embroidery Unit
The perfect machine for Sewists, Quilters & Embroiderers
The automatic thread cutter operates three steps in one: cuts the thread, lifts the needle, and raises the presser foot.

Thanks to the Thread Away Mode and Invisible & Smart Secure, clean embroidery results on the top are yours with the B 590.
Use Pinpoint Placement to position your design precisely: select two points and match them with the markings on the hooped fabric.

The BERNINA Hook keeps the stitches consistent and precise with a maximum speed of 1,000 stitches per minute.

The Sewing and Embroidery Consultants offer direct on-screen support and answer your questions whenever you need them.

The innovative BERNINA Dual Feed feeds the fabric evenly from above and below. It is easy to engage and tucks away when not in use.
| Maximum stitch width | 9 |
|---|---|
| Sewing space to the right of the needle | 8.5” / 215 mm |
| Color touch screen | 10 cm |
| Automatic presser foot lift | yes |
| Automatic presser foot pressure | yes |
| Start/stop button (stitching without foot control) | yes |
| Sewing tutorial | yes |
| Embroidery tutorial |
| Pattern start/end function | yes |
|---|---|
| Triple Stitch | yes |
| Pattern end programmable | yes |
| Elongation | yes |
| Programmable Securing Function | yes |
| Stitch length maximum in mm | 6 |
| Maximum stitch width | 9 |
| Pattern mirroring | yes |
| Free Hand System (FHS) | yes |
| Number of stitch patterns (incl. alphabet) total | 1774 |
| Utility stitches total | 38 |
| Buttonholes (incl. eyelet) total | 18 |
|---|---|
| Automatic buttonhole length measuring system | yes |
| Automatic buttonhole | yes |
| Manual multi-step buttonhole | yes |
| Button sew-on program | yes |
| Darning programs | yes |
| Decorative stitches total | 500 |
| Quilting stitches total | 59 |
| Cross-stitch programs | 40 |
| Sewing alphabets | 9 |
| Hook system | BERNINA Hook |
|---|---|
| Maximum sewing speed (stitches per minute) | 1000 |
| Sewing space to the right of the needle | 8.5” / 215 mm |
| Color touch screen | 10 cm |
| Drag & Drop | yes |
| LED sewing lights | 16 LED |
| Multi-function knobs | yes |
| Needle positions | 11 |
| Sewing in each needle position | yes |
| Number of spool holders | 2 |
| Semi-automatic needle threader | yes |
| Automatic presser foot lift | yes |
| Automatic presser foot pressure | yes |
| Manual thread cutter | 4 |
| Automatic thread cutter | yes |
| Pivot / hover function | yes |
| BERNINA Dual Feed (BDF) | yes |
| Adaptive Thread Tension | yes |
| Upper thread indicator | yes |
| Lower thread indicator | yes |
| BSR functionality, straight stitch and zigzag | yes |
|---|---|
| BERNINA foot control with back-kick function | yes |
| Create and save stitch combinations | yes |
| Memory (short-term/altered stitches) | yes |
| Memory (long-term/altered stitches) | yes |
| Start/stop button (stitching without foot control) | yes |
| Slide speed control | yes |
| Bobbin winding while sewing/embroidering | yes |
| USB interface for PC connection | yes |
| USB interface for USB data stick | yes |
| Changing stitch settings while sewing | yes |
| Needle stop up/down | yes |
| On-screen help | yes |
| Creative consultant | yes |
| Sewing tutorial | yes |
| Embroidery tutorial | yes |
| Setup program | yes |
| Machine weight | 11 kg |
| Machine size | 461 / 200 / 327.5 mm 18.1″ / 7.9″ / 12.9″ |
| Embroidery functionality | yes |
|---|---|
| Embroidery Module | yes |
| Maximum embroidery speed (stitches per minute) | 1000 |
| Built-in embroidery designs | 275 |
| Embroidery alphabets | 8 |
| Onscreen editing of designs: positioning, mirroring, rotating, scaling, combining | yes |
| Import/Export of patterns via USB | yes |
| Pinpoint Placement | yes |
| Group/Ungroup | yes |
| Color Wheel | yes |
| Invisible Secure | yes |
| Smart Secure | yes |
| Thread-up Command | yes |
| Programmable jump stitch cutting | yes |
| Thread Away Mode | yes |
| Embroidery Consultant | yes |
|---|---|
| Midi hoop functionality (embroidery field: 265×165 mm, 10.5"×6.5") | yes |
| Mega hoop functionality (embroidery field: 400×150 mm, 15.7"×5.9") | yes |
| Freearm embroidery | yes |
| Personal memory for embroidery designs | yes |
| WordArt | yes |
| Importing stitch patterns | yes |
| Color resequence | yes |
| Sequence control | yes |
| Basting | yes |
| Endless embroidery | yes |
| Position recall | yes |
| BERNINA ArtLink embroidery software (downloadable from bernina.com) | yes |
| Embroidery tutorial |