BERNINA 740 Comfortable sewing and embellishing Handle large quilts with ease Get always the right tension Enjoy superb fabric feed Precise and perfect stitches Simple, modern operation Quiet & precise sewing Ideally suited for decorative stitches Sew & embroider for longer periods of time More time for your creativity The BERNINA Hook sews high-precision stitches up to 9 mm in width with speeds up to 1,000 stitches per minute. The bobbin holds 70% more thread than standard bobbins. Enough space for creativity Enough space for your creations Plenty of room for large projects Enjoy full comfort while sewing The extended freearm offers 10" right of the needle. Therefore you will enjoy a grand sewing area for grand ideas. Automatic features save time No manual cutting at the end of a seam Enjoy semi-automatic threading No manual lowering of the presser foot Thread is cut automatically when you reach the end of a seam or a color change in embroidery. The presser foot lowers automatically at the beginning of a seam. Choose & save the perfect stitch Alter stitch length or stitch width Alter the needle position Alterations of stitch details are remembered Your personal settings can be saved and retrieved at will and the USB connection even allows you to import and export stitches and stitch patterns or combinations.