The Bernina Sewing Machine

The Bernina sewing machine, Swiss built on the policy of quality, remains one of the leaders in well built sewing machines. Bernina sewing machine reviews give high marks to quality innovations.

Named after Piz Bernina, a mountain in the Swiss Alps, Bernina is a Swiss company that was started in 1890 by Karl Friedrich Gegauf. Gegauf's first invention was a monogram embroidery machine that he used to establish a small embroidery business.

In 1892, Gegauf invented the first hemstitch sewing machine. This machine was patented , manufactured, and sold for the next 30 years. In fact, hemstitching came to be known as “gegaufing” because of his invention.

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Gegauf was an inventor at heart, and, two of his inventions, having nothing to do with sewing machines, but interesting just the same, were the pennyfarthing bicycle and the Daimler Benz motor car (You might know it as a Mercedes.) This, of course, might be a selling point if you are trying to convince your husband that Bernina makes quality machines.

Development of the Bernina Sewing Machine

Over the years Bernina had a number of sewing machine lines:

1932 – The first Bernina domestic sewing machine was developed—on the principal of quality—which would remain the company's policy.
1954 – 530 Class – In addition to the usual Bernina qualities, this line offered new decorative stitches and a button-hole device.
1971 to 1981 – 830 Class – This line of Bernina machines was its all time top selling group.
1986 – Bernina 1130 – This is the first Bernia electronic sewing machine, and it simplified many sewing functions, including having a fully automatic buttonhole device.
2003 – Introduction of the Bernina Artista generation of machines. This line has a color touch screen, access to the internet and is the first sewing system that is driven by Microsoft Windows CE.

Bernina has earned a reputation for having top quality sewing machines. If you are in the market for a sewing machine, make sure you check out their line of Bernina machines.

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