Bernina L 450 – Easy to Use

Cut, sew, and finish in a single step!

Working with an overlocker means saving time and stitching fast. Sewing projects take shape quickly and with little effort. Innovative features make Bernina overlockers delightfully easy to use, ensuring professional quality down to the very last stitch. The overlocker is the perfect companion to a sewing machine.

• High-quality stitches
• Wave-free seams
• Fast and smooth at any speed
• Easy and ergonomic threading with the color-coded threading path
• Well-lit, large sewing space

Patented Micro Thread Control (mtc)

• Easy to use – a one-step adjustment fine tunes looper stitches to fit the cut edge
• Reduces test sewouts looking for the perfect stitch
• Creates professional seams and perfectly finished edges

Ultimate Comfort

• Two bright LED lights illuminate the sewing area as well as the looper threading area
• Serger tools are easily accessible in the looper cover door – and always at your fingertips
• Cut-offs bin for fabrics and threads; also great for storing the foot control when not in use

Precise and Flexible

• Sew fast and smoothly at any speed
• Stitch and cut thick fabrics with ease and precision
• Stitch wave-free seams in knits and pucker-free seams in fine fabrics with differential feed

Easy Threading

• Easy & ergonomic threading with the manual needle threader
• Simple lower looper threading with the lower looper threader
• Thread successfully following the color-coded path and using the handwheel positioning window
• Accessible & easy thread cutting on the external thread cutter

Stitch Variations

• Total number of stitches: 16
• 4-thread overlock: 1
• 3-thread overlock (wide/narrow): 2
• 3-thread super-stretch: 1
• 3-thread flatlock (wide/narrow): 2
• 3-thread narrow seam: 1
• 3-thread rolled hem: 1
• 3-thread picot stitch: 1
• 2-thread overlock (wide/narrow): 2
• 2-thread flatlock (wide/narrow): 2
• 2-thread rolled hem: 1
• 2-thread wrapped overlock (wide/narrow): 2

Comfort Features

• Lower looper threader
• Color-coded threading path
• Lay-in threading system
• Handwheel position indicator
• Thread tension release when presser foot raised
• Stitch length fine tuning for rolled hem
• Adjustable stitch length while sewing
• Adjustable differential feed while sewing
• Accessories in looper cover
• 2 LED sewing lights

Technical Specifications

• Micro Thread Control (mtc)
• 3–9 mm overlock seam width
• Upper knife drive from below
• 2-step front presser foot lift
• 5-step presser foot pressure
• Rolled hem lever built into stitch plate
• AC Motor
• Sewing speed: 1200 stitches per minute

Reasons to Buy the L 450

• The Bernina L 450 is the second model in the Bernina L Series and offers the following benefits:
• Sews, cuts, and finishes seams in one operation for efficiency and precision
• Easy and comfortable to handle even for beginners
• 2-3-4 thread stitch formations provide the most flexibility in selecting the perfect stitch
• Professional stitch quality each time
• Excellent rolled hemming
• Perfect for stretchy and woven fabrics
• Ruffles and gathers automatically with differential feed

Built-In Stitches

• Total number of stitches: 16
• 4-thread overlock: 1
• 3-thread overlock (wide/narrow): 2
• 3-thread super-stretch: 1
• 3-thread flatlock (wide/narrow): 2
• 3-thread narrow seam: 1
• 3-thread rolled hem: 1
• 3-thread picot stitch: 1
• 2-thread overlock (wide/narrow): 2
• 2-thread flatlock (wide/narrow): 2
• 2-thread rolled hem: 1
• 2-thread wrapped overlock (wide/narrow): 2

Included Feet

• Standard overlock presser foot

Included Accessories

• Upper looper converter
• Seam guide
• Set of needles
• Tools and accessories in a separate box
• Cut-offs bin
• Dust cover