<P> Bernina International AG is a privately owned international manufacturer of sewing and embroidery systems . The company was founded in 1893 in Steckborn , Switzerland , by a Swiss inventor Fritz Gegauf . The company develops , manufactures , and sells goods and services for the textile market , primarily household sewing - related products in the fields of embroidery , quilting , home textiles , garment sewing , and crafting . The origins of the company lie in the invention of the hemstitch sewing machine , invented in 1893 by a Swiss inventor and entrepreneur Karl Friedrich Gegauf . Currently , the company 's products include sewing machines , embroidery machines , serger / overlocker machines , and computer software for embroidery design . </P>
<P> Bernina International AG is a privately owned international manufacturer of sewing and embroidery systems . The company was founded in 1893 in Steckborn , Switzerland , by a Swiss inventor Fritz Gegauf . The company develops , manufactures , and sells goods and services for the textile market , primarily household sewing - related products in the fields of embroidery , quilting , home textiles , garment sewing , and crafting . The origins of the company lie in the invention of the hemstitch sewing machine , invented in 1893 by a Swiss inventor and entrepreneur Karl Friedrich Gegauf . Currently , the company 's products include sewing machines , embroidery machines , serger / overlocker machines , and computer software for embroidery design . </P>
who was the founding father of the bernina sewing machine
who was the founding father of the bernina sewing machine
Swiss inventor Fritz Gegauf
Swiss inventor Fritz Gegauf