Now you can achieve long arm quilting at home without struggling with a standard domestic machine, with the large spacious 16" throat space.
A cleverly designed machine that sits within a foldable height adjustable table whilst staying compact. Fabric glides smoothly over the table.
BERNINA STITCH REGULATOR -
makes freehand quilting easier by keeping the stitches even and consistent regardless of how slow or fast you quilt and no matter how complex your quilt design may be. Two sensors of the internal, integrated BERNINA Stitch Regulator (one on each side of the stitch hole in the needle plate ), allow for very precise sensing of fabric movement. This is the first system with no mechanical encoders. The two sensors detect every fabric movement and regulate the stitches from 1 to 24 stitches per inch accordingly.
The Stitch Regulator has three different modes:
1. First mode - needle continues to move even if you stop. This is especially useful when sewing corners.
2. Second mode - needle stops when you stop, so no knot is created on the reverse of project, which is especially useful when quilting with rulers.
3. Third mode is a basting stitch - choose between 1, 2 or 4 stitches per inch. The whole quilt can be basted without safety pins.
The BERNINA Stitch Regulator is simple to activate and customizable using the machine’s touch screen. A manual mode with no stitch regulation is also available.
DIGITAL THREAD TENSION ADJUSTMENT -
Electronically adjustable and numeric. Easily adjust thread tension and track settings for your favourite thread types and combinations, no external tension assembly required.
NO TOOLS REQUIRED FOR FOOT INSTALLATION/REMOVAL -
Be as creative as you want to be with BERNINA feet that utilize tool-less installation and removal. It’s easy and convenient to swap out feet to match the quilting technique you need to complete your design.
NEEDLE THREADER- No more struggles threading the needle. Let your BERNINA Q 16 take care of that for you. Simple, easy, done!
DOMESTIC AND TWIN NEEDLE COMPATIBLE- No need for special needles that only work on one machine. Add convenience to the list of benefits as you utilize needles you already use on your domestic sewing machine.
Also, you can use a twin needle and the twin needle stitch plate to achieve interesting ribbonlike effects. Or experiment with two colours or shades of thread to produce 3D effects.
KICKSTART FUNCTION FOR QUILTING WITHOUT FOOT CONTROL -
The KickStart function allows quilting in a continuous sewing mode without having to keep the foot control constantly pressed.
USER INTERFACE BERNINA- brings the best of the domestic machine world to longarm machines with a simple-to-navigate colour touch screen. Totally customizable, it includes useful functions, such as five user profiles, a stitch counter and built-in tutorials that assist with threading the machine, oiling, winding the bobbin and other processes.
INTEGRATED BOBBIN WINDER- The on-board bobbin winder (M Class bobbin) conveniently winds coordinating bobbin threads for projects. An integrated, separately-running bobbin winder is just one of the many details that make this machine unique.
THREADING PATH -
The front-positioned spool holders and forward threading path are easy to reach and simple to follow.
