Bernina 830 Reviews

The new Bernina 830 is the most remarkable embroidery/sewing machine I have ever used.  The features are usable, easy, mechanically and automatically correct, and fast!  The fact that it has a huge bobbin, about 40% larger than any other embroidery machine on the market, makes it ideal for designs that require huge thread counts.  It is quiet, and very stable.  The screen set-up makes adding multiple designs and "regular" stitches to the "stitch-out' is extremely easy and well thought out.  I can even SAVE  these new design configurations and stitches as a single design!! The lighting in...

The Bernina 830, for the most part is wonderful with all of the new technology it covers.  The size is extra large but still fits in a home sewers room comfortably.  It is fast, quiet, and advanced in its features.  The problem is that the sensors are way too sensitive.  It sends out frequent error messages saying there are thread breakages or it is not threaded even when it is threaded.  If it has the wrong thread type or color, or is not threaded tightly enough in the sensors, if the bobbin isn't threaded just so, then the error messages pop up to hinder your sewing.  Even when you think...

My Bernina 830e has made sewing and embroidery so easy and so much fun!  I have never enjoyed sewing more.  Yes, it is a highly specialized sewing machine that is also a computer.  

You can create your own stitches, sew in different directions without moving the fabric. Create, design, import and adjust embroidery designs without needing a separate software program.  It sews at 1100 stitches a minute and embroiders at 1000 stitches a minute. It has a library of almost 1200 different stitch designs.  I continue to learn more with it everyday.  It's that powerful.

I bought the extra hoops...

I have sewn with the Bernina machines for about 25 years and honestly wouldn't use any other. Each time they came out with an upgraded machine I traded up. The 830 with the embroidery system is the absolute top of the line. It is computerized and almost does anything I ask of it. I have had a home sewing business for many years so I work my machines hard. The Bernina is the only machine that I can go from sewing the fines chiffon to the heaviest of denim or canvas and I don't need to even think of adjusting the tension. I am still learning all the things the 830 offers, it is very complex, but...