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Sewing machines

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Published September 2008

Aurora 440QE, Bernina, £1295

Aurora 440QE, Bernina, £1295

Weight: 9.7kg
Stitch options: 180, including 32 stitches for quilting, and three alphabet styles for embroidery. It has space to remember 90 stitches, too
Why buy? As well as all the modern features you would expect from a top-end sewing machine, this model also has a Hi-Light shadow-free lighting system for convenient night-time sewing.
Added extra: An automatic needle threader

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