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Creativity with Color PhotoStitch and 3D embroidery designs

Color PhotoStitch

  • Combine two creative passions: photography and embroidery
  • Take a picture and turn it into an incredible embroidery design
  • With automatic digitizing your picture is transferred into an easy-to-stitch-out embroidery design - with one click

Couching

Couching

  • Create special embroidered effects with yarns, cords, wool etc. in combination with classic stitching
  • These sculptured threads stand out on your design for stunning effects and textures

Advanced CutWork: Appliqué included

Advanced CutWork: Appliqué included

  • Advanced CutWork function for eyelet embroidery and appliqué
  • Gives your cut-outs outstanding results

Knife

Knife

  • Use the knife tool to cut single outlines or closed objects into separate objects.
  • For example divide lettering into separate objects and apply different fills to create a unique font.
  • Or cut single or groups of objects to create gaps and overlaps.

3D Globe Effect

  • Create an incredible spherical look with the 3D Globe Effect
  • Turn your flat embroidery into a 3D design only by visual illusion

Integrated Design Library

Integrated Design Library

  • Load all your embroidery designs into the library with a click of a button
  • Improved and more powerful search engine
  • Quicker access to all designs and enhanced design management
  • Easy to browse, group and search for embroidery designs

Positioning

Positioning

  • Use hoop template and basting stitch markers for exact positioning
  • Set the design worksheet and add the template to your preview
  • Move and rotate the design within the hoop for a perfect embroidery placement
  • Use the advanced print preview options

Multi-Hooping

Multi-Hooping

  • Automatically places hoops to cover the entire embroidery design, fitting as many objects as possible into each hoop position
  • Preview hooping sequence
  • Functions to easily embroider big designs
  • Save as complete design or as separate multi-hooping embroidery machine files

Color Management

Color Management

  • Color chart positions are numbered for easy reference
  • Color Wheel features multiple options
  • Chosen colors are tagged with a blue marker
  • Hide or show unused colors in the chart
  • Easy to pick a color and fill separate sections
  • Default colors in palette (56 + 3 appliqué)
  • Horizontal or vertical layout

User-Friendly Interface and Improved Features

User-Friendly Interface and Improved Features

  • Intuitive and easy to manage menu
  • Show tool names and enlarge icons for a perfect view
  • Design tabs to toggle between multiple designs

Automated Quilt Block Layout

Automated Quilt Block Layout

  • Automatic quilt background stitching used to create ‘echo’ quilting designs, like scroll clipped or stipple filled quilt blocks
  • Quilt block sizing and positioning aids

Simple Software Installation

Simple Software Installation

  • USB Stick for installation and product key for software activation – No more dongles!
  • Installation file with all software components included
  • Only DesignerPlus is available as Update, Upgrade or Full Version. EditorPlus is discontinued
  • Compatible with Windows® 8 – 10

Try it now for 30 days at no cost

The proof of the pudding is in the eating: try it for yourself and discover the features of the BERNINA Embroidery Software 8. Download your fully functional trial version and digitize new creative designs. The software is compatible with all BERNINA embroidery machines.

Tutorials

Support

Download the free V8 Update 1

If you have already installed the V8 on your computer, then follow the step-by-step instructions that guide you through the update process. Download size: 1.3 GB

Download Update 1

Download the V8 FullVersion

If you have already bought the V8 FullVersion but didn't find the time to install it, then follow the instructions: Download size: 2.5 GB

Download FullVersion

Try it now for 30 days at no cost

The proof of the pudding is in the eating: try it for yourself and discover the features of the BERNINA Embroidery Software 8. Download your fully functional trial version and digitize new creative designs. The software is compatible with all BERNINA embroidery machines.