More Space Than Ever Before!

The B 990 includes a meticulously engineered extended freearm with 14 inches (356mm) of space to the right of the needle, providing you with ample space for big, beautiful sewing, quilting and embroidery projects. 

New 10-Inch Touch Screen and Modern User Interface

The large interactive touch screen with gesture capabilities, icons with text descriptions, and intuitive interactions makes sewing and embroidery easier than ever. It can be operated with touch gestures, the included touch screen pen, or an optional computer mouse.

New Help Centre

Access the onboard manual with search functionality, the Creative Consultant with step-by-step tutorials, or the Quick Start to get started sewing and embroidering in no time. The Help Centre can be accessed on your personal device (tablet or smartphone) by simply scanning the QR code on screen (must be connected to WiFi) allowing you to always have information right by your side. 

New Bernina Placement Scanner and Camera

Scan and view the embroidery hoop and view the needle area on screen with the Cameria 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. Convenienty and quickly, every single time. 

New Bernina Pinpoint Laser

Enjoy pinpoint precision by seeing exactly where the needle will enter the fabric in every needle position. Ther BERNINA Pinpoint Laser marks your start and travel points and you sew and embroider.

New Customisable Stitch Altering Area

The Stitch Altering Area visualises 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 on screen to 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 mode and in 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 organise your stitches and embroidery designs.

New Bernina Integrated Stitch Regulator (BISR)

This major innovation will transform your quilting experience because automatic stitch regulation is now possible for all quilting applications including ruler work. The built-in stitch regulation forks automatically with the 5.5mm BISR Stitch Plate with Sensor and all BERNINA quilting presser feet and accessories. Simply attach the stitch plate and the quilting foot of your choice to achieve immaculate quilting stitches with the exact same length at variable sewing speeds. 

New Computerised Quilting

The new Customisable Quilt Designs bring the functionality of professional longarm quilting to your embroidery machine. Unlimited scaling possibilities, the ability to modify the stitches per inch (SPI) and enhanced quilt securing functions enable you to achieve perfect computerised quilting on your embroidery machine. Formats combatible: BQM, HQF, PAT, PLI, QLI and TAP.

New Start and Stop Editing

Push the boundaries of your computerised quilting by visualising and adjusting the Start and Stop of Customisable Quilt Designs, Arrage designs to fit your quilt by slipping the position of the start and stop points, select multiple designs and match the start and stop points to create endless quilting designs with one touch - just like magic! 

New 4-Point Placement

Computerised quilting is easy with 4-Point Placement. Simply define four points on the fabric in the hoop and the design is placed proportionally or can be morphed to fit the created boundary. Add margin to adjust the spacing between the edge of your quilt block and the computerised quilting for a professional finish. 

New Giant Hoop with 12" Square Embroidery Area

The new Giant Hoop is capable of stitching a full 12-inch square within the 16.1" x 12" embroidery field. Perfect for large quilt blocks! Easily hoop and re-hoop your quilt projects with the ergonomic twist lock closure and quick and easy markings on the inner hoop and template to align a 12-inch square. Effortless quilting even on the largest quilts. 

Total Stitch Control

The B 990 provides an exclusive level of stitch control, up to 1,200 spm. Whether you are altering stitch length, stitch width or needle position, the machine will remember the details for you. Your personal settings can be saved for later use.

Bernina Dual Feed

The innovative BERNINA Dual Feed tames hard-to-manage fabrics providing suberb fabric feeding. The B 990 allows for fine-tuning of BERNINA Dual Feed. Easy to engage when needed, it tucks completely out of the way when it’s
not required.

Sew with Even Greater Ease

The B 990 accomplishes many tasks all by itself. The presser foot lowers automatically at the beginning of a seam. Needle threading is simple and fast with the Automatic Needle Threader. The thread is cut automatically when you reach the end of a seam, or when you wish to change colours while embroidering. Moreover, a practical extension table (12.5” x 25.9”) significantly increases your work area and is included as standard

Ease of Use

The B 990 includes on-screen text to help you quickly find and understand editing features as well as saved and built-in stitch patterns and embroidery designs, and the machine settings. Use the search functionality in the Settings and Help Center to quickly find what you need when you need it.

Bernina Adaptive Thread Tension

The BERNINA Adaptive Thread Tension, a BERNINA innovation, provides ideal thread tension while sewing to achieve superb stitch quality on both sides of the fabric. Once the tension is set according to the thread and fabric used, BERNINA Adaptive Thread Tension will constantly check the thread tension, adjusting it automatically when needed. The result is the finest stitching without pressing a button.

Jumbo Bobbin

The front loading, easy access Jumbo Bobbin holds up to 70% more thread than standard bobbins, allowing you to sew and embroider longer without interruption.

New Bernina Stitchprecision² Technology

The B 990 features the next generation BERNINA stitchprecision2 Technology that makes your sewing, quilting and embroidery experience quieter, more
precise and joyful. 

New Stitch Plate Recognition

The B 990 automatically recognises the stitch plate once it is attached to the machine. If the stitch plate is not compatible with the selected stitch pattern, needle or presser foot the machine will not sew as an additional security measure.