Bernina artista 640E Sewing, Quilting, and Embroidery Machine with Embroidery Unit

The artista 640E is a highly sophisticated sewing machine with extensive practical and decorative stitches for sewing. The optional embroidery module and BERNINA embroidery software transform it into the perfect embroidery system. Thanks to the optional BERNINA Stitch Regulator, it’s also a first-class quilter. In addition, the artista 640E offers an even wider range of stitch patterns, embroidery designs and alphabets than the artista 630E; it also boasts an automatic thread cutter, as well as a lower-thread indicator. Attractive decorative stitches up to 9mm wide are possible, making the artista 640E a high-end sewing machine.

Product Features

BERNINA Stitch Regulator (optional)

BSR – BERNINA Stitch Regulator (optional). The revolutionary features that make free-motion quilting a cinch: BSR, the BERNINA Stitch Regulator. The BSR regulates free-motion stitching, ensuring consistent stitch length, even at variable sewing speeds. A highlight: the BSR foot can even sew zigzag stitches.

Large color touchscreen

All the important information is displayed in every menu: stitch width and length, presser-foot pressure, feed-dog and needle position. Animations in the User Guide enable intuitive operation.

Stitch animation

With the help of the stitch animation, you can follow each step stitch-by-stitch on the color screen; pattern end is also displayed.

Multifunction knobs

Sewing and embroidering the easy way: Use the multifunction knobs to adjust stitch length and width. You can infinitely scale, position and rotate designs in the embroidery area, as well as work with them in the Tutorial. Thanks to the state-of-the-art user interface, all settings are immediately visible.

Start/stop button and speed control

The start/stop button and the speed control are an ideal double-act, letting you sew without a foot control – a real boon with long seams and quilt projects. The speed control allows you to adjust the speed to your individual requirements.

Specifications & Features:

• Hook system - RL
• Maximum sewing speed (stitches per minute) - 900
• Colour touchscreen - YES
• LED sewing lights - CFL
• Maximum stitch width - 9
• Maximum stitch length - 5
• Needle positions - 11
• Sewing in each needle position - YES
• Semi-automatic needle threader - NO
• Automatic thread cutter - YES
• Manual thread cutter - 3
• BERNINA Dual Feed - NO
• Memory (short-term/altered stitches) - YES
• Memory (long-term/altered stitches) - YES
• BSR functionalit y (straight stitch and zigzag) - YES
• Start/stop button (stitching without foot control) - YES
• Slide speed control - YES
• Upper thread indicator - YES
• Lower thread indicator - YES
• USB interface for PC connection - YES
• USB interface for USB data stick - YES
• Multi-function knobs - YES
• Changing stitch settings while sewing - YES
• BERNINA foot control with kick-back function - YES
• Needle stop up/down - YES
• Built-in needle threader - YES
• Bobbin winding while sewing/embroidering - YES
• On-screen help - NO
• Sewing tutorial - NO
• Embroidery tutorial - YES
• Creative consultant - NO
• Personal program - YES
• History function (most-recently-used stitch patterns) - NO
• Setup program - YES
• Language selection - YES
• Alarm clock - NO
• Eco mode - NO

• Instructional CD/DVD - YES
• BERNINA free-arm slide-on table - YES
• Accessories box / bag - YES
• Dust cover - NO
• BERNINA Freihandsystem (FHS) - YES
• Carrying bag - YES
• Multiple spool holder - OPTIONAL

• Pattern mirroring - YES
• Directional sewing 360° - NO
• Sideways motion feed - NO
• Pattern start/end function - YES
• Connecting stitches - NO
• Elongation - YES
• Security function program - YES
• Number of stitch patterns (incl. alphabet) total - 820
• Utility stitches total 25 25
• Buttonholes (incl. eyelet) total - 8
• Automatic buttonhole-length measuring system - YES
• Automatic buttonhole - YES
• Manual multi-step buttonhole - YES
• Button sew-on program - YES
• Darning programs - 2
• Decorative stitches total - 262
• Decorative sideways motion stitches - NO
• Quilting stitches total - 28
• Cross-stitch programs - 12
• Tapering/skyline stitches - NO
• Sewing alphabets - 5
• Monograms (with sideways motion) - NO

• Maximum embroidery speed (stitches per minute) - 680
• Stock embroidery designs - 90
• Embroidery alphabets - 7
• Embroidery design format - .EXP
• Mega hoop functionality - YES
• Jumbo hoop functionality - NO
• Free-arm embroidery - OPTIONAL
• On-screen editing of designs: mirroring, rotating, combining, scaling - YES
• Personal memory for embroidery designs - YES
• Standard embroidery hoops** - 2 (o,m)
• Word ART - NO
• Drag & Drop - NO
• Importing stitch patterns - NO
• Colour resequence - NO
• Automatic jump-stitch cutting - NO
• Sequence control - YES
• Basting - NO
• Endless embroidery - NO
• Position recall - NO
• BERNINA ArtLink embroidery software (downloadable from bernina.com) - YES