Bernina 330 Review
I am a HUGE fan of Bernina sewing machines and still use one that was made in 1969, the Bernina Record 730. Bernina is still a family run business who build their own quality machines. This is my Bernina 330 review, a domestic sewing machine and part of the Bernina 3 series. It has an array of great features and is also seen on the popular “Great British Sewing Bee” tv programme.
Functions and Features
Bright, easy to read LCD Screen.- The CB Hook is a patented Bernina system based on the oscillating hook system, great for perfect stitches on all types of fabric and suitable for thicker threads.
- 97 different stitches to choose from:
- 15 utility stitches
- 3 cross stitch programs
- 23 decorative stitches
- 3 stitches for quilting
- 1 one-step buttonhole
- 1 alphanumeric font
- 30 memory locations to save your stitch creations. Your favorite or most used combinations of stitches are available at the push of a button.
- Needle plate has seam guide etched in.
- Drop feed ideal for free motion quilting and embroidery.
- Free arm for those awkward places such as cuffs and hems.
Built in needle threader, a nifty function that will save you time!- The stitch length and width are adjustable.
- 9 different needle positions.
- Automatic and manual buttonhole and comes with the buttonhole presser foot. Buttonholes are my nemesis and this function, because it is automatically saved means, all your buttonholes are identical!
Bright, easy to read LCD Screen.
Built in needle threader, a nifty function that will save you time!
Watch this video and see how easy it is to do a buttonhole on your Bernina B330.
- Quick reverse button
- Start/stop button
- The speed control easily lets you adjust your speed to suit the sewing project you’re doing.
2 spool holders.- Thread cutter.
- Fast 900 stitches per minute.
- Programme for sewing on buttons.
- Needle up/down stop positions.
- Bright LED light.
- Ability to change the stitch settings while sewing.
- Bobbin winding can be done while sewing.
2 spool holders.
And here is another video to show the simplicity of the Bernina 330 by doing applique.
Standard Accessories
- 4 metal bobbins
- 5 Presser feet
- ThenReverse pattern foot for sewing forward and reverse utility and decorative stitches.
- The overlock foot lets you overlock seams easily and neatly.
- The buttonhole foot determines the desired buttonhole length for identical sized buttonholes.
- The zipper foot with slide with its narrow, centrally positioned toe, it can stitch very close to the zipper coils.
- The blindstitch foot lets you sew so you can hardly see the stitching from the front.
- Screwdriver
- Seam ripper
- Lint brush
- Owner’s manual
Optional Accessories
There is a range of optional accessories available for the Bernina 330:
- Embroidery presser foot.
- Tailor tack presser foot.
- Jeans presser foot.
- Darning presser foot.
- Edgestitch presser foot.
- Cordonnet presser foot.
- Bulky overlock presser foot.
- Straight stitch presser foot.
- Braiding presser foot.
- Button presser foot.
- Free motion presser foot.
- Appliqué presser foot.
- Braiding presser foot.
- Cording presser foot.
- Gathering presser foot.
- Pintuck presser foot.
- Invisible zipper presser foot.
- Roller presser foot.
- Piping presser foot.
- Eyelet embroidery attachment
- Circular embroidery attachment
- Plexiglass extension table (included in this package).
Cons
As you would expect with a Bernina machine, I struggled to find any.
Including some extra feet given the price bracket would have made it a better purchase. I’d like to have seen the walking foot included, probably one of the more essential items in a sewers armoury!
Perhaps more expensive than some, like the Singer 7258 but you do get the superior quality of the Bernina brand.
Pros
The Bernina 330 produces excellent stitches, hard to find at this price. It’s light enough to be portable, great for taking to sewing groups and friends. I like the all round functionality, the ability to embroider, quilt and dress make. The machine is simple to set up and suitable for beginners through to advanced sewers.
Conclusion
I love this machine and there is that old say “you get what you pay for!” With Bernina you are buying a quality, made to last sewing machine, the pros far outweigh the cons.
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The Maximum Speed Controller lets you set the speed for comfortable sewing. The easy to use slider allows you to easily set a slower speed for more intricate sewing such as applique and a fast speed for straight stitching. Lowest speed is 60 spm and the fastest is 100spm.
The lock stitch button means you don’t have to use the reverse stitch for securing the ends of the stitch. A press of the button and your ends are secured.
You can sew without using the foot pedal with the start/stop button. An exclusive feature to 
The Janome Atelier has a generous 170 built-in stitches including the alphabet and numeric stitches. The width (up to 9mm and length (up to 5mm) of the stitches are variable and there are also 10 buttonhole style.
The buttonholes use an automatic, one-step process. Using a special foot the button is placed into the gauge and the machine’s sensor creates the perfect buttonhole. The included 10 buttonhole styles go up to 9mm wide
Your thread cutting is done by the simple push of a button. The auto thread cutter feature is conveniently placed in front of you, no need to reach for the scissors!
The easy set in bobbin case and cover also features a special design where you don’t need to pull the thread tails up and through when you’re threading the machine. It has built in cutting blades for trimming the thread.
The presser foot can be controlled with the conveniently placed ergonomic knee lift. This means you can keep your hands on your project while raising the presser foot, great for quilting and applique work.
The free arm feature lets you easily sew cuffs, trouser legs and tubular shapes.
There’s a lot to like about this machine, it’s loaded with features and Janome has put great thought into the button placements for ease of use and the location of the ergonomic knee lift.
lot of fabric from
table:
winding:
useful feature. It displays selected stitch and stitch length & width settings. The stitches are automatically set but you can be creative and override these easily with the control buttons.
to do 1 step buttonholes so how about 6 different styles to choose from!
the little storage drawer a handy feature
hem which it did very well. The stitches are neat on the slow speed. At this point, my friend became more confident and tried the faster speed with the other stitches. She found this easy with the turn of a dial. 
children to start sewing. You can make up your own kit or go for something like this cute bear, cut out and ready to sew.
in it’s time to start switching the inside lights on. Now I don’t know about you but I struggle to see with electric light when I’m sewing or knitting. I’ve seen magnifier lamps in workshops and I’ve seen my son use one, just never thought about it being useful for crafting.
lamps to choose from, I decided to go with the special deal from Amazon. The hands-free magnifier swung it as I often do close up work with dark thread on dark fabric, hard to see even with 20/20 vision!