Bernette B79 Sewing & Embroidery Machine

An incredible new combined sewing and embroidery machine from Bernina Bernette.

The B79 is packed full of great features…never has a Bernette been so much like a Bernina!

500 stitch selections, including 3 sewing alphabets; plus on-screen stitch designer, 200+ embroidery designs and 7 embroidery fonts.

And that’s not all…sew at a silky smooth 1000 spm, thanks to the top-loading bobbin with rotary hook action and well-balanced components.

The Bernette B79 sewing and embroidery machine uses the same interface as high-end Bernina models. It has a host of like for like features, for example… Electronic foot control with programmable back-kick function; Knee lifter; 15 Needle positions; Multifunction control knobs and easy-to-navigate touch screen.

The Dual Feed is invaluable when sewing on any type of fabric, but its best used with leather, denim, vinyl, velvet, terry towelling, fake fur, and fleece and is perfect for quilting multiple layers, sewing checked patterns or any slippery hard to sew materials. Push it out of position when not in use, or just leave it down or just use it all the time…that’s what I do!

What is Dual Feed..? Dual Feed is a separate upper fabric feed, which operates from above in conjunction with the lower feed, they grab the fabric and move it forward or rearward depending on the stitch length. It can be used for straight stitch as well as any other 7mm wide stitches. This feature alone is worth the outlay.

Read more about this unique feature here.

However, other superb features include 5” colour touchscreen, with Creative Consultant help guide recommending the best stitch, needle, foot for the selected fabric. The sewing tutorial contains important information to help you get the most from your B79 Bernette. The screen also shows presser foot recommendations and for each foot additional information is available.

Also included in the array of high-end Bernina features, this Bernette B79 uses the reprogrammable Back-kick foot control. It comes preset to operate just like a regular foot speed control when pressed forward with your toe, but if you tap it with your heel, the needle will rise to its highest point, ready to remove the fabric. This heal tap function can be changed as required, may be set it to secure tie-in or cut both the top and bottom threads. Imagine not needing to snip the thread ends at the end of a seam. That alone could save an hour over a period instead of looking and reaching for the scissors at the end of every seam.

In Sewing Mode:

• A total of 500 stitches including main categories
• 22 Utility stitches
• 2 Darning programs
• 133 Decorative stitches
• 17 Buttonholes
• 35 Quilt stitches
• 3 Sewing alphabets
• 230 mm of space on the sewing bed to the right of the needle.

Built-in memory to combine individual combinations with patterns and letters, both upper and lowercase.

Stitch editing for width and length, 15 needle positions, pattern repeat, mirror up/down or left/right, pattern length/width density for satin stitches.

Stitch Designer, build your very own stitches, customise and place each stitch individually, often it only needs 4 or 5 stitches placed on the stitch designer grid, then combine and create your very own stitches. Save it to the machine's memory for future use.

Embroidery Mode:

Just like the B70 model, this B79 sews incredible stitch perfect embroidery up to 180 x 260 mm in size. 3 Hoop sizes are included. A quick press of the green start button for a two-second period brings it to life, wonderful designs are built-in or create your own! 

Sew Cutwork designs and any one of the 208 built-in designs. Or use the editing functions to create a custom design of your own.

On screen modifications include adding and removing items or fonts, drag & drop, mirror, rotate, scale, and adjust stitch density. Any one of the 7 fonts can be set to arc or letters can be re-spaced. Any design can be enlarged or reduced in size by 20%.

Optional additional software can also be added to enhance the customising abilities, one of our videos shows an overview of what the software can do.

View the design in full colour on screen, see each layer with zoom in/out options and when your happy with your custom design, save it the B79 memory or a USB memory stick.

Just like other Bernina models, you can select between thread brands and change individual colours with ease to preview before stitchout.

In the past you had to look for an embroidery design that suited your model, that is a thing of the past if you choose this Bernette b79 sewing and embroidery machine. It will sew out all the main embroidery file formats, it’s a real winner when you're looking for a design that was only available in the past for lets say a Husqvarna, now simply load that hus embroidery design file into the Bernette via the USB port and let the B79 sew it out. This is a unique feature for Bernette. The B79 will also read/sew other embroidery file formats. eg (Pfaff vip and vp3), (Husqvarna hus), (Janome jef), (Brother pes) as well as exp, pec, dst file formats.

A neat function is the basting stitch, which helps fix the fabric in place on the stabiliser before stitching out, that way you may not need to hoop your material, just use the basting stitch to secure the material to the stabiliser which is already in the hoop.

One of our images shows the embroidery stitching sample we stitched using a variety of threads including the difficult-to-stitch metallic thread. The B79 managed no problem and as you can see the sample looks great.

Includes a 30 cm x 45 cm extension table to help steady larger items while stitching.

The B79 has an advanced computerised interface that can be tested and used directly on your PC before or after purchase. Bernette has made available the full GUI onscreen interactive application, where you can test-drive the B79 interface directly from your PC. Try using the machine setting, add embroideries or lettering, in fact, you can use it as an interface learning tool without having the machine in front of you. Simply download the GUI application here. To test drive the B79 yourself, once downloaded, navigate to the bin folder and click on the gui.exe application file to get started.

Presser feet included:

• Zigzag foot
• Applique embroidery foot
• Zipper foot
• Automatic buttonhole foot
• Blindstitch foot
• Button sewing-on foot
• Overlocking foot
• Free-motion Embroidery foot
• Hopper Embroidery foot
• Metal Hoop Embroidery foot

Main features:

• Dual Feed
• 4 x LED lights
• Knee Lifter
• Programmable Back-Tack Electronic Foot Control
• Sliding Max Speed Setting
• Large embroidery area 260 mm x 160 mm
• Securing Tie-In
• Thread Cutter
• Presser Foot Up/Down
• Needle Up/Down
• Start/Stop
• 15 Needle Positions Key
• Stitch Creator
• Stitch width/length adjustment
• Drop Feed Lever
• Upper Multifunction Control Knob
• Lower Multifunction Control Knob
• Design Position Check Function
• Centre Design Function
• Top loading bobbin
• Needle Threader
• Accessories Storage Area With Presser Foots Spaces

Accessories included:

• 160 x 260 mm Quick Release Hoop
• 120 x 180 mm Quick Release Hoop
• 50 x 70 mm Quick Release Hoop
• Embroidery Unit
• Templates
• Knee Lift
• Extension Table 30 cm x 45 cm
• Cutwork, Straight stitch needle plate
• USB port
• Spare Bobbins
• Spool net
• Brush/ Seam ripper
• Patchwork seam guide
• Spool disc x 4
• Screwdriver
• Dust cover
• Lubricator
• Touchscreen styles
• Second spool pin
• Bernina needles
• Power cable
  Foot control
• Quick start guide
• Felt disc
• Soft cover