Bernina 900 User manual

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List

Contents

Page

Appliqu6 work

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

Automatic

stitches

Basting

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

Blind

hem-stitch

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

Buttonholes

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

Buttonhole

gauge

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

Darning

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

Double

needle

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

Edgings

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

Embroidery

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

Elastic

seam

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

Elastic

thread

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

atherer

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

Gathering

material

.14

Hem

gauge

....

.. ..

Hemmer

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

Hemstitching

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

Inserting

zips

.... ... .

Jersey

seams

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

Lap

hemmer

........

Monograms

...... ...

Overlock

.11

Parts

the

machine

... .2

Patching

jersey

Patching material

.....

Pintucking

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

Reverse

sewing

.. .. .... 4

Sewing

buttons

Straight stitch

Tailor

tacking

.........

Technical

hints

Wool

darning

Zigzag

sewing

.... ... .5

Name:

Address:

Date

delivery:

Machine

No.

a~e

r :

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

Dear

Bernina Customer,

You

are

now

the happy owner

new

Bernina.

greatly

appreciate

the confidence

you

have

placed

and

assure

you

that

you

will

not

disappointed.

have

deliberately

chosen

the

title

,My

Bernina

Guide",

because

are

certain

that

this

tuition

book

will

become

very

personal

thing

to you

association

with

your

machine.

Together

with

your

book

you

will

receive

instruction

from your

Bernina

dealer.

Your

samples

work

can

then

mounted

the

red

printed

spaces

provided

and

valuable work

reference

can

thus

compiled.

Special

attachments

are

required

for

some

the

jobs

described

this

book. These

can

supplied

against

extra

charge.

Your

Bernina

dealer

will

glad

advise

you.

soon

you

have mastered

the

sewing

techniques

taught

to you

during

your

instruction

period you

will

discover

that

sewing

with a

Bernina

pleasure.

wish

you

every

succes.

Model

900

Free-arm

zigzag

sewing machine

with

built-in

utility

stitches

Fr.

Gegauf

Ltd.,

Manufacturers

Bernina

Sewing Machines

and

automatic

buttonholer.

Steckborn

TG/

Switzerland

The

various

parts

the

machine

Needle

plate

Presser

foot

Needle

14 15

17.

1.8

Thread

regulator

6 Lamp

switch

Take-up

lever

Thread

tension

adjustment

wheel

Winder

pre-tension

Thread

tension

Carrying

handle

•

Left-Center-Right

adjusting

knob

BERNIA,

(needle

position)

Stitch

width

adjusting

knob

(zigzag)

Utility

stitch

and

buttonhole

setting knob

Winder

spindle

Handwheel

release

Accessories

Front

half of

case

Reverse-sewing

button

Drop-feed

control

a22

Stitch

length

adjusting

knob

Free-arm

cover-plate

Free-arm

Base

plate

Hinged

cover

O5A

23 22

---- --..2

Some

technical

hints

you

work

comfortably

possible

would

advise

you

observe

the

following

points:

Place

your

Bernina

far

enough

from

the

table edge

(about

inches)

for

you

lean

. . .

.your

left elbow

the

table

even

when

using

the

slide-on

sewing

plate which

makes

sewing

easier.

Sit

exactly

front

the needle

bar.

The

mastering

your

sewing

depends

only

how

you

guide

the

material.

The

basic

rules

are

therefore:

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

.1.

Guide

the

material

possible

from

the

side,

and

near

the

presser

foot

,..

not

from

the front

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

and

not

with

the

hand

flat.

Nor

must

the

material

pulled

the

rear.

Straight

stitching

tr1 1

I+ "

' A

22 20

left

.centre

Straight

stitch

Reverse

sewing

left

centre

right

Stitch

wilýd

Press

button

(20)

for

reverse

sewing

StLw

tct( hi

I.4

(tightening).

This

button

spring-load-

&/dY

pos•.

ýC.,ter

ed.

When

released,

the

machine

sews

12122

(

14)

trsqht

titch.

forwards

again.

The

length

the

re-

Fecd

cowrcl

,Ioivq

verse

stitch

corresponds roughly

that

Set

stitch

length

knob

to desired

length.

the

forward

stitch

set

(in

sector

0-2).

Normal

stitch

length

ippox

1 5

Needle

Position

With

the needle

position

knob

the

needle

can

set

right

left

for *14

buttonholes,

blind

hemming,

zips,

etc.

Securing

thick

seams

For

normal

sewing

the

needle

re-

mains

the centre.

(Stitch length

not

too

short.)

Before

stitching

reverse

always

leave

the

needle

completely

down

the

ma-

terial, then

move lever

reverse

sew-

ing.

The same

applies

when

sewing

for-

ward

again.

I ... .. ....

Zigzag

sewing

---

Guide

the

cut

edge

under the

centre of

the foot

that

the

needle

actually

goes

once

into

the

material

and once

outside.

"*4

/4As

general rule

the

following

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

work

and

material.

Trimming

seams

(Wrapping)

.... J. .

you guide

the

work

this:

From

the

front,

the

foot,

fingers

the

edge,

you

will

easily

get

neat

finish.

zigzg no to wid, sttchlengh

Automatic

stitches

(Model

900

and Model

901)

1 (0 414

-•

Export

•

Automatic

set

the

plain

stitches:

set

knob

the

required

pattern.

(Do

not leave

needle

the

material.)

is best

place

paper

underneath

when embroidering,

pre-

vent

the

material

tightening

through

the

width

the

zigzag.

(Not

tissue

paper

since

too

soft.

Typewriter

paper

suitable.)

Satin

stitch

(close

zigzag)

K b1k>

IKK>

When

embroidering,

always

use

the

attachment

table

that

turning

the

stitch setting

knob

from

stop

0 to

the

right

(direction

of arrow)

the satin

stitch spacing

the

work

runs

evenly

beneath

the

foot.

can

finely

regulated.

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

......

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

Hems

Jersey

material

The

Waving

Jersey

prevent

the

Jersey

from

waving,

guide

extra

thread

inside

the

zigzag.

(Not

only

for

hems

but

whenever

jersey

stretches,

e.g,

patching,

oversewing,

etc.)

Press

with

damp

cloth

before

rmmcv-I

ing

the extra

thread,

77<

-How

hold

the

extra thread

Not

this,

because

you

obscure your

view

the

work.

Jersey

hems

for

underwear

Hem

wthou

tuc

Hem

withou

tuck

But

this:

This

way

the

view

clear>

and

the

work

can

guided

easily.

~~-tHol thet

Imotanea

slightly

taut while

sew-

"'K

ing

and

the

Jersey

will

not

stretch

much.

The

thread

can

also

guided

throughA

-V..,the

hole

the

needle plate

pintuck

/ '.

cord. (Especially useful

for

large

..........

patch

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

Patching

Jersey

N. <V..0

\ ;(

Patching

jersey,

Patchin

jersy

3How

hold

the

scissors

N ý

pý

r...Whenever

you

have

trim

zigzag

the

scissors

should

22hi4 '?ANAAX

ýBý

not

held

this

(with

the

backs

the

hands

towards

you).

< 2

,There

risk

that

you

might cut

into

the stitches.

Baste

the

new piece

the

right

side

the

work,

then

sew

on,

first with

.. . .. .

the

zigzag

just

covering

the

edge,

then

Whenever

possible

make

the

patches

round

shapes.

second

time

one

presser

foot

width

.....

/ "

from

the

first

seam.

For

cotton

Jersey

use

the

extra

thread

avoid

waving.

'-.

(

Afterwards cut

the

damaged

piece out

the

wrong

side.

(Hold

the

scissors

correctly.)

This

way

much

easier.

Palm

the

hand

towards

you

hold-

ing thescissors

quite

flat!!!

Cut

only

with

the

tips

the

scis-

sors.

The

thumb

the

left

hand should

the

seam

When

square

patches

are

unavoidable

least

the

corners

just

where

the

scissors

are cutting.

should

rounded.

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