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BERNINA 500

Cited model code B 500 · Series BERNINA 5 Series

View cited identity evidence · 5 unique proof passages

Jump to: Proof E1, Proof E2, Proof E3, Proof E4, Proof E5

verified exact machine · core systems pending

Identity verified · evidence for each answer

Using and maintaining this machine

Check the conditions alongside each answer. Foot attachment, shank type and adapter requirements are separate; one does not establish universal accessory fit.

Needles and threading

Threader

conditional

The catalog lists a semi-automatic needle threader for this model.

  • Retained English OEM catalog specification for this exact row. Models, availability and equipment can vary by country/revision; this is not a maintenance procedure.; The exact semi-automatic column is checked. This does not mean a fully automatic threader or establish needle system, size or threading instructions.

Source evidence · 1 unique proof passage: Profile Proof E1

Bobbins and hook

Hook specification

conditional

The hook system is BERNINA Hook: the row gives code B and the catalog legend defines B as BERNINA Hook.

  • Retained English OEM catalog specification for this exact row. Models, availability and equipment can vary by country/revision; this is not a maintenance procedure.; Hook naming does not establish a bobbin class, dimensions, material, case or interchangeable item.

Source evidence · 1 unique proof passage: Profile Proof E2

Features and specifications

Workspace right of needle

conditional

Space to the right of the needle is listed as 8.5 inches.

  • Retained English OEM catalog specification for this exact row. Models, availability and equipment can vary by country/revision; this is not a maintenance procedure.; Space measurement only; not an embroidery area, hoop size or accessory-fit claim. Source inches retained.

Source evidence · 1 unique proof passage: Profile Proof E3

Colour touch screen

conditional

The centrally located colour touch screen is listed as 4.3 inches.

  • Retained English OEM catalog specification for this exact row. Models, availability and equipment can vary by country/revision; this is not a maintenance procedure.; Source decimal comma 4,3 is normalized to4.3; no resolution, diagonal convention or interface compatibility is inferred.

Source evidence · 1 unique proof passage: Profile Proof E4

Manual thread cutters

conditional

Four manual thread cutters are listed.

  • Retained English OEM catalog specification for this exact row. Models, availability and equipment can vary by country/revision; this is not a maintenance procedure.; Count of manual cutters only; this does not establish automatic-cutter availability, placement or operating procedure.

Source evidence · 1 unique proof passage: Profile Proof E5

Presser feet and adapters

Sources for the owner answers above
Official OEM PDF

What this passage supports

  • Workspace right of needle: Space to the right of the needle is listed as 8.5 inches.
Space to the Right of the Needle (inches) 8.5
Document
BERNINA machine catalog
Issuer
BERNINA
Extraction
Visually verified transcription of a scanned page
Visual verification
Checked 2026-09-26T09:09:32Z. The page image and transcription are hash-bound in the evidence record.
PDF page
46
Open source
Advanced technical receipt
Asset SHA-256
1d61f2774016df84ac0506753fad45bfc243fef8637eee587fd2088a2f2e4a5f
Locator
24c91b98cfd88faac22863913f361459b6869f75580b51164d98e4f32887120f
Destination status
direct_pdf
Official OEM PDF

What this passage supports

  • Threader: The catalog lists a semi-automatic needle threader for this model.
Semi-automatic Needle Threader ✓
Document
BERNINA machine catalog
Issuer
BERNINA
Extraction
Visually verified transcription of a scanned page
Visual verification
Checked 2026-09-26T09:09:32Z. The page image and transcription are hash-bound in the evidence record.
PDF page
46
Open source
Advanced technical receipt
Asset SHA-256
1d61f2774016df84ac0506753fad45bfc243fef8637eee587fd2088a2f2e4a5f
Locator
40f09d854f58ce66388eb88a35a6eee65a94e0956862312dcf9003fb2d288144
Destination status
direct_pdf
Official OEM PDF

What this passage supports

  • Manual thread cutters: Four manual thread cutters are listed.
Manual Thread Cutters 4
Document
BERNINA machine catalog
Issuer
BERNINA
Extraction
Visually verified transcription of a scanned page
Visual verification
Checked 2026-09-26T09:09:32Z. The page image and transcription are hash-bound in the evidence record.
PDF page
46
Open source
Advanced technical receipt
Asset SHA-256
1d61f2774016df84ac0506753fad45bfc243fef8637eee587fd2088a2f2e4a5f
Locator
7fb871eacd7d30c7fae7901c00102c45bb95e83e21418b39462326b014e894e4
Destination status
direct_pdf
Official OEM PDF

What this passage supports

  • Colour touch screen: The centrally located colour touch screen is listed as 4.3 inches.
Centrally Located Colour Touch Screen (inches) 4,3
Document
BERNINA machine catalog
Issuer
BERNINA
Extraction
Visually verified transcription of a scanned page
Visual verification
Checked 2026-09-26T09:09:32Z. The page image and transcription are hash-bound in the evidence record.
PDF page
46
Open source
Advanced technical receipt
Asset SHA-256
1d61f2774016df84ac0506753fad45bfc243fef8637eee587fd2088a2f2e4a5f
Locator
8a5cb12041435a704e273660a7b9bb9b27b38bb3a739a7103ddefa985af171ff
Destination status
direct_pdf
Official OEM PDF

What this passage supports

  • Hook specification: The hook system is BERNINA Hook: the row gives code B and the catalog legend defines B as BERNINA Hook.
Hook System** B B = BERNINA Hook
Document
BERNINA machine catalog
Issuer
BERNINA
Extraction
Visually verified transcription of a scanned page
Visual verification
Checked 2026-09-26T09:09:32Z. The page image and transcription are hash-bound in the evidence record.
PDF page
46
Open source
Advanced technical receipt
Asset SHA-256
1d61f2774016df84ac0506753fad45bfc243fef8637eee587fd2088a2f2e4a5f
Locator
c4402f538c88e75cc9aa772f13e910d3ddd49ec0eb98332c63288fd6385e4d55
Destination status
direct_pdf
Machine facets and OEM groups

Cited machine facets

Identity and compatibility badges

Identity families, physical traits, and OEM accessory groups stay separate. A group badge applies only to its named program and domains.

SeriesBERNINA 5 SeriesOEM group · accessory, presser footBERNINA Accessory Category: BERNINA Category E / Subgroup Eb1OEM group · accessory, presser footBERNINA Accessory Category: BERNINA Category Eb1
Detailed specifications, compatible parts, and source library

Evidence coverage

Core answers and cited items

Machine category

embroidery only

View machine-type evidence · 1 unique proof passage: Proof E6

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Core domains answered: None yet

Domains with cited compatible items: presser foot (4)

bobbinReviewed — not established
hoop frameunknown
needleReviewed — not established
presser foot4 cited items; core not established

Unknown is not incompatible. A missing answer means the current official evidence does not support one yet.

Parts & accessories

4 documented relationships

A two-hop result joins the machine’s official accessory-group membership to the OEM part matrix. Open the evidence to inspect both hops.

4 relationships shown

presser foot · 4

Free-motion Couching Foot #43
031 779 73 00
compatible two-hop OEM matrix
Why this fits

Two cited hops: this machine is in BERNINA Accessory Category · BERNINA Category E / Subgroup Eb1, and the OEM matrix lists this part for that group. Region global_en. Applies to presser foot only.

Inspect complete evidence path · 2 unique proof passages: Step 1 E7, Step 2 E9

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Embroidery Foot #15
032 708 71 00
compatible two-hop OEM matrix
Why this fits

Two cited hops: this machine is in BERNINA Accessory Category · BERNINA Category E / Subgroup Eb1, and the OEM matrix lists this part for that group. Region global_en. Applies to presser foot only.

Inspect complete evidence path · 2 unique proof passages: Step 1 E7, Step 2 E10

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Echo Quilting and CutWork Foot #44C
033 369 72 00
compatible two-hop OEM matrix
Why this fits

Two cited hops: this machine is in BERNINA Accessory Category · BERNINA Category E / Subgroup Eb1, and the OEM matrix lists this part for that group. Region global_en. Applies to presser foot only.

Inspect complete evidence path · 2 unique proof passages: Step 1 E7, Step 2 E11

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Embroidery Foot #26/26L
107 779 70 00
compatible two-hop OEM matrix
Why this fits

Two cited hops: this machine is in BERNINA Accessory Category · BERNINA Category E / Subgroup Eb1, and the OEM matrix lists this part for that group. Region global_en. Applies to presser foot only.

Inspect complete evidence path · 2 unique proof passages: Step 1 E7, Step 2 E12

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OEM compatibility programs

Documented group memberships

Group codes are namespaced to the issuing OEM program and apply only to the cited domains. They are not machine series and do not prove compatibility outside those domains.

BERNINA Category E / Subgroup Eb1

BERNINA Accessory Category · code E

Applies to: accessory, presser foot

View machine-to-group evidence · 1 unique proof passage: Proof E7

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BERNINA Category Eb1

BERNINA Accessory Category · code Eb1

Applies to: accessory, presser foot

View machine-to-group evidence · 1 unique proof passage: Proof E8

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Official source library

Documents used on this page

Open the exact OEM PDF page or captured HTML edition when a safe destination exists; otherwise SewGraph labels the OEM support-page fallback honestly.

BERNINA machine catalog

machine catalog

Open official source destination · 1 unique proof passage: Proof E1

BERNINA Accessories Catalog

accessory catalog

Open official source destination · 1 unique proof passage: Proof E4

Evidence library

12 exact proof passages from 2 OEM documents

Every passage below says exactly what visible fact it proves. Repeated references to the same locator are counted once; identity evidence never counts as compatibility evidence.

Open exact proof passages · 12 unique proof passages
Official OEM PDF

What this passage proves

  • Identity — series or family name: BERNINA 5 Series
BERNINA 5 Series The clever sewing experts We developed the BERNINA 5 Series for ambitious modern creatives. These machines are the perfect size and offer lots of advantages. All the models can be conveniently operated via the large colour touch screen. The smart models in this series make sewing, embroidery and quilting even easier thanks to their practical functions. The all-rounder of the 5 Series is the B 590, as this sewing and embroidery machine comes with the new high-end Embroidery Module M with Smart Drive Technology (SDT). If you only want to embroider, the B 500,
Document
BERNINA machine catalog
Issuer
BERNINA
Extraction
native
PDF page
16
Open source
Advanced technical receipt
Asset SHA-256
1d61f2774016df84ac0506753fad45bfc243fef8637eee587fd2088a2f2e4a5f
Locator
a932f707ffa653fb602503be0196a446978c3ac80189ade202f3500fd16e0111
Destination status
direct_pdf
Official OEM PDF

What this passage proves

  • Identity — preferred display name: BERNINA 500
BERNINA 500
Document
BERNINA machine catalog
Issuer
BERNINA
Extraction
native
PDF page
19
Open source
Advanced technical receipt
Asset SHA-256
1d61f2774016df84ac0506753fad45bfc243fef8637eee587fd2088a2f2e4a5f
Locator
850bdc4642873dd8d785be3474eba2580fca89b5ac36f0a4923d9ee03f768e95
Destination status
direct_pdf
Official OEM PDF

What this passage proves

  • Identity — printed machine name: B 500
Sensor on the B 590, B 570 QE and B 500 indicate this automati- professional. There are also lots of preloaded embroidery
Document
BERNINA machine catalog
Issuer
BERNINA
Extraction
native
PDF page
17
Open source
Advanced technical receipt
Asset SHA-256
1d61f2774016df84ac0506753fad45bfc243fef8637eee587fd2088a2f2e4a5f
Locator
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Destination status
direct_pdf
Official OEM PDF

What this passage proves

  • Identity — preferred display name: B 500
  • Identity — model code: B 500
Category E 7 Series 5 Series 4 Series Ea1 B 700 Eb1 B 500
Document
BERNINA Accessories Catalog
Issuer
BERNINA
Extraction
native
PDF page
2
Open source
Advanced technical receipt
Asset SHA-256
bbc0bc4808389cc6cc09ace80cb7f30e5596d13cfe0854e085769992116ca26c
Locator
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Destination status
direct_pdf
Official OEM PDF

What this passage proves

  • Identity — printed machine name: B 500
Category E 7 Series 5 Series 4 Series Ea1 B 700 Eb1 B 500
Document
BERNINA Accessories Catalog
Issuer
BERNINA
Extraction
native
PDF page
2
Open source
Advanced technical receipt
Asset SHA-256
bbc0bc4808389cc6cc09ace80cb7f30e5596d13cfe0854e085769992116ca26c
Locator
e400105f177060ca70d67c201ae4a54ffd92648e3f5fa0977d1012592b3ec539
Destination status
direct_pdf
Official OEM PDF

What this passage proves

  • Machine category — machine type: embroidery only
If you only want to embroider, the B 500, a dedicated embroidery machine with no sewing function, is the perfect choice.
Document
BERNINA machine catalog
Issuer
BERNINA
Extraction
native
PDF page
16
Open source
Advanced technical receipt
Asset SHA-256
1d61f2774016df84ac0506753fad45bfc243fef8637eee587fd2088a2f2e4a5f
Locator
c210a2966272dc065bc820f3d0d7c7e481a2e535dd4d92dda1ae00cb14519107
Destination status
direct_pdf
Official OEM PDF

What this passage proves

  • OEM program membership — BERNINA Accessory Category: BERNINA Category E / Subgroup Eb1
  • Item fitment path — this machine's OEM group membership for Free-motion Couching Foot #43
  • Item fitment path — this machine's OEM group membership for Embroidery Foot #15
  • Item fitment path — this machine's OEM group membership for Echo Quilting and CutWork Foot #44C
  • Item fitment path — this machine's OEM group membership for Embroidery Foot #26/26L
  • Presser foot answer — 1 OEM-cited compatible items
Category E 7 Series 5 Series 4 Series Ea1 B 700 Eb1 B 500
Document
BERNINA Accessories Catalog
Issuer
BERNINA
Extraction
native
PDF page
2
Open source
Advanced technical receipt
Asset SHA-256
bbc0bc4808389cc6cc09ace80cb7f30e5596d13cfe0854e085769992116ca26c
Locator
9ad803a90b93edf72203d7372b4f5be5ced0757fd3065f5734f9e27ae5099ca3
Destination status
direct_pdf
Official OEM PDF

What this passage proves

  • OEM program membership — BERNINA Accessory Category: BERNINA Category Eb1
Category E 7 Series 5 Series 4 Series Ea1 B 700 Eb1 B 500
Document
BERNINA Accessories Catalog
Issuer
BERNINA
Extraction
native
PDF page
2
Open source
Advanced technical receipt
Asset SHA-256
bbc0bc4808389cc6cc09ace80cb7f30e5596d13cfe0854e085769992116ca26c
Locator
95da5542f5771ab24db9b33ffc7197a6c97657f79faed6cd2103df711e88e5da
Destination status
direct_pdf
Official OEM PDF

What this passage proves

  • Item fitment — presser foot: Free-motion Couching Foot #43 (compatible)
  • Presser foot answer — 1 OEM-cited compatible items
031 779 73 00 B C D E F G
Document
BERNINA Accessories Catalog
Issuer
BERNINA
Extraction
native
PDF page
28
Open source
Advanced technical receipt
Asset SHA-256
bbc0bc4808389cc6cc09ace80cb7f30e5596d13cfe0854e085769992116ca26c
Locator
8f2c47d6dd98a4b6c2ff60d5bbee12db8c57f3f05acf0a5a787236803bcdccc8
Destination status
direct_pdf
Official OEM PDF

What this passage proves

  • Item fitment — presser foot: Embroidery Foot #15 (compatible)
032 708 71 00 B C D E F G
Document
BERNINA Accessories Catalog
Issuer
BERNINA
Extraction
native
PDF page
29
Open source
Advanced technical receipt
Asset SHA-256
bbc0bc4808389cc6cc09ace80cb7f30e5596d13cfe0854e085769992116ca26c
Locator
c25ceb239c844a3c854f8e4eb95bc9f7547b3387355ca05de392a7e2a540a92b
Destination status
direct_pdf
Official OEM PDF

What this passage proves

  • Item fitment — presser foot: Echo Quilting and CutWork Foot #44C (compatible)
033 369 72 00 B C D E F G
Document
BERNINA Accessories Catalog
Issuer
BERNINA
Extraction
native
PDF page
33
Open source
Advanced technical receipt
Asset SHA-256
bbc0bc4808389cc6cc09ace80cb7f30e5596d13cfe0854e085769992116ca26c
Locator
a960f7f7d14adfb851406b6a206b6a6424fb731481f4904fe9dbe636b1e324c0
Destination status
direct_pdf
Official OEM PDF

What this passage proves

  • Item fitment — presser foot: Embroidery Foot #26/26L (compatible)
107 779 70 00 B C D E F G
Document
BERNINA Accessories Catalog
Issuer
BERNINA
Extraction
native
PDF page
29
Open source
Advanced technical receipt
Asset SHA-256
bbc0bc4808389cc6cc09ace80cb7f30e5596d13cfe0854e085769992116ca26c
Locator
537eb66dd73808e066d2da399324676e1133e88c9d90b62412880be16131d20b
Destination status
direct_pdf

What is supported, and what remains open?

0 supported answers and 5 answers with conditions or remaining limits. Evidence coverage is not a probability of accuracy.

Unresolved owner questions (3)
  • System and sizes: Not established — Not yet verified: Needle system, size range, orientation and replacement procedure are not established by the threader feature.
  • System: Not established — Not yet verified: Bobbin system, dimensions, material and interchangeable cases are not established.
  • Standardized fit: Not established — Not yet verified: No standardized foot mount, adapter, holder or universal accessory fit is established by these five fields.

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