Bernina 900 User manual

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List

of

Contents

Page

Appliqu6 work

..............

33

Automatic

stitches

6

Basting

.. ................. 16

Blind

hem-stitch

.............. 15

Buttonholes

................. 17

Buttonhole

gauge

............

41

Darning

...................

21

Double

needle

..............

36

Edgings

................... .12

Embroidery

................ .

34

Elastic

seam

s ............. 10

Elastic

thread

....... ....... 14

G

atherer

................. .

3

1

Gathering

of

material

.14

Hem

gauge

....

.. ..

.

41

Hemmer

................

28

Hemstitching

...............

38

Inserting

zips

.... ... .

25

Jersey

seams

............... 9

Lap

hemmer

........

30

Monograms

...... ...

40

Overlock

.11

Parts

of

the

machine

... .2

Patching

jersey

..

8

Patching material

.....

20

Pintucking

.................

37

Reverse

sewing

.. .. .... 4

Sewing

on

buttons

24

Straight stitch

4

Tailor

tacking

.........

26

Technical

hints

.3

Wool

darning

.

..

23

Zigzag

sewing

.... ... .5

Name:

Address:

Date

of

delivery:

Machine

No.

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.................. ...................... .........

.

Dear

Bernina Customer,

You

are

now

the happy owner

of

a

new

Bernina.

We

greatly

appreciate

the confidence

you

have

placed

in

us

and

assure

you

that

you

will

not

be

disappointed.

We

have

deliberately

chosen

the

title

,My

Bernina

Guide",

because

we

are

certain

that

this

tuition

book

will

become

a

very

personal

thing

to you

in

association

with

your

machine.

Together

with

your

book

you

will

receive

instruction

from your

Bernina

dealer.

Your

samples

of

work

can

then

be

mounted

on

the

red

printed

spaces

provided

and

a

valuable work

of

reference

can

thus

be

compiled.

Special

attachments

are

required

for

some

of

the

jobs

described

in

this

book. These

can

be

supplied

against

extra

charge.

Your

Bernina

dealer

will

be

glad

to

advise

you.

As

soon

as

you

have mastered

the

sewing

techniques

taught

to you

during

your

instruction

period you

will

discover

that

sewing

with a

Bernina

is

a

pleasure.

We

wish

you

every

succes.

Model

900

Free-arm

zigzag

sewing machine

with

6

built-in

utility

stitches

Fr.

Gegauf

Ltd.,

Manufacturers

of

Bernina

Sewing Machines

and

automatic

buttonholer.

Steckborn

TG/

Switzerland

The

various

parts

of

the

machine

1

Needle

plate

2

Presser

foot

3

Needle

10

11

12

13

14 15

16

17.

1.8

4

Thread

regulator

6 Lamp

switch

7

Take-up

lever

88

Thread

tension

adjustment

wheel

9

Winder

pre-tension

7

10

Thread

tension

11

Carrying

handle

6

•

12

Left-Center-Right

adjusting

knob

BERNIA,

(needle

position)

5-

13

Stitch

width

adjusting

knob

(zigzag)

14

Utility

stitch

and

buttonhole

setting knob

15

Winder

spindle

16

Handwheel

3

17

Handwheel

release

18

Accessories

19

Front

half of

case

I

20

Reverse-sewing

button

21

Drop-feed

control

a22

Stitch

length

adjusting

knob

23

Free-arm

cover-plate

24

Free-arm

25

Base

plate

26

Hinged

cover

26

O5A

23 22

21

20

19

---- --..2

Some

technical

hints

If

you

like

to

work

as

comfortably

as

possible

we

would

advise

you

to

observe

the

A

following

points:

..

Place

your

Bernina

far

enough

from

the

table edge

(about

5

inches)

for

you

to

lean

,.

. . .

.your

left elbow

on

the

table

even

when

using

the

slide-on

sewing

plate which

makes

sewing

easier.

Sit

exactly

in

front

of

the needle

bar.

The

mastering

of

your

sewing

depends

only

on

how

you

guide

the

material.

The

basic

rules

are

therefore:

.............

.1.

Guide

the

material

as

close

as

possible

from

the

side,

and

near

the

presser

foot

2

,..

not

from

the front

/

,/

, ,/ ....... 3_1...

and

not

with

the

hand

flat.

Nor

must

the

material

be

pulled

to

the

rear.

3

Straight

stitching

%r

tr1 1

I

I+ "

' A

22 20

left

.centre

Straight

stitch

Reverse

sewing

left

centre

right

Stitch

wilýd

0

Press

button

(20)

for

reverse

sewing

StLw

tct( hi

I.4

(tightening).

This

button

is

spring-load-

/

N

&/dY

pos•.

ýC.,ter

ed.

When

released,

the

machine

sews

to

12122

12

Ko

(

14)

trsqht

titch.

(A

forwards

again.

The

length

of

the

re-

,'

Fecd

cowrcl

to

,Ioivq

verse

stitch

corresponds roughly

to

that

.

Set

stitch

length

knob

to desired

length.

of

the

forward

stitch

set

(in

sector

0-2).

VA

Ii

Normal

stitch

length

=

ippox

1 5

Needle

Position

a

"

With

the needle

position

knob

the

needle

can

be

set

at

right

or

at

left

for *14

buttonholes,

blind

hemming,

zips,

etc.

Securing

in

thick

seams

,"

For

normal

sewing

the

needle

re-

mains

in

the centre.

(Stitch length

not

too

short.)

I

Before

stitching

in

reverse

always

leave

.4

Y

the

needle

completely

down

in

the

ma-

terial, then

move lever

to

reverse

sew-

LJ

14

ing.

The same

applies

when

sewing

for-

ward

again.

I ... .. ....

4

Zigzag

sewing

I

,

---

-

Guide

the

cut

edge

under the

centre of

the foot

so

that

the

needle

actually

goes

once

into

the

material

and once

outside.

"*4

1

/4As

a

general rule

the

following

is

valid:

zigzag not

too

wide,

stitch

length

not

too

long.

First

trim

the

edge

neatly

14 "_½

j v-I;,•

Zigzag

sewing

Set zigzag

width

according

to

work

and

__

material.

Trimming

seams

(Wrapping)

.... J. .

If

you guide

the

work

like

this:

From

the

front,

close

to

the

foot,

fingers

on

the

edge,

you

will

easily

get

a

neat

finish.

zigzg no to wid, sttchlengh

no

to

Automatic

stitches

(Model

900

and Model

901)

1 (0 414

-•

Export

•

Automatic

S

To

set

the

plain

stitches:

set

knob

14

to

the

required

pattern.

(Do

not leave

needle

in

the

material.)

It

is best

to

place

paper

underneath

when embroidering,

to

pre-

/

vent

the

material

tightening

through

the

width

of

the

zigzag.

(Not

tissue

paper

since

too

soft.

Typewriter

paper

is

suitable.)

22

Satin

stitch

(close

zigzag)

K b1k>

IKK>

i~

When

embroidering,

always

use

the

attachment

table

so

that

By

turning

the

stitch setting

knob

22

from

stop

0 to

the

right

(direction

of arrow)

the satin

stitch spacing

the

work

runs

evenly

beneath

the

foot.

can

be

finely

regulated.

7

................ ............... .... ...................

......

........ .... ..... ...

Hems

on

Jersey

material

The

Waving

of

Jersey

To

prevent

the

Jersey

from

waving,

guide

an

extra

thread

inside

the

zigzag.

(Not

only

for

hems

but

whenever

jersey

stretches,

e.g,

patching,

oversewing,

etc.)

Press

with

a

damp

cloth

before

rmmcv-I

ing

the extra

thread,

77<

-

-How

to

hold

the

extra thread

IC

Not

like

this,

because

you

obscure your

-~

view

of

the

work.

Jersey

hems

for

underwear

Hem

wthou

tuc

Hem

withou

tuck

But

like

this:

This

way

the

view

is

clear>

and

the

work

can

be

guided

easily.

~~-tHol thet

Imotanea

slightly

taut while

sew-

"'K

ing

and

the

Jersey

will

not

stretch

so

/

much.

The

thread

can

also

be

guided

throughA

-V..,the

hole

in

the

needle plate

like

pintuck

/ '.

cord. (Especially useful

for

a

large

..........

patch

............

Patching

Jersey

N. <V..0

\ ;(

Patching

jersey,

Patchin

jersy

3How

to

hold

the

scissors

N ý

pý

r...Whenever

you

have

to

trim

close

to

a

zigzag

the

scissors

should

K

4

22hi4 '?ANAAX

ýBý

not

be

held

like

this

(with

the

backs

of

the

hands

towards

you).

< 2

t>

,There

is

a

risk

that

you

might cut

into

the stitches.

Baste

the

new piece

on

to

the

right

side

of

the

work,

then

sew

it

on,

first with

.. . .. .

the

zigzag

just

covering

the

edge,

then

Whenever

possible

make

the

patches

in

round

shapes.

a

second

time

one

presser

foot

width

--

.....

/ "

from

the

first

seam.

For

cotton

Jersey

use

the

extra

thread

to

avoid

waving.

'-.

(

Afterwards cut

the

damaged

piece out

on

the

wrong

side.

(Hold

the

scissors

NN

correctly.)

This

way

is

much

easier.

Palm

of

the

hand

towards

you

hold-

ing thescissors

quite

flat!!!

Cut

only

with

the

tips

of

the

scis-

sors.

The

thumb

of

the

left

hand should

be

close

to

the

seam

When

square

patches

are

unavoidable

at

least

the

corners

just

where

the

scissors

are cutting.

should

be

rounded.

Bernina 900 User manual

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