Bernina 475 QE, User Manual

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Practical stitches
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> Tap «Practical Stitches».
> Select Straight stitch No. 1.
> Sew the seam up to where the zipper starts.
> Sew the securing stitches.
> Close the zipper length with long stitches.
> Finish the seam allowances.
> Iron the seam.
> Open the zipper length.
> Baste the zipper under the fabric so that the fabric folded edges meet over the center of the zipper.
> Open the zipper a few centimeters.
> Fit the Zipper Foot #4.
> Move the needle position to the right.
> Use the Free Hand System to raise the presser foot and to position the sewing project.
> Start sewing from top left.
> Guide the foot so that the needle stitches along the zipper coils.
> Stop in front of the zipper pull with needle position down.
> Raise the presser foot.
> Close the zipper.
> Continue to sew and stop in front of the base of the zipper with needle position down.
> Raise the presser foot and turn the sewing project.
> Sew across the other side of the zipper and stop with needle position down.
> Raise the presser foot and turn the sewing project.
> Sew the second side from bottom to top.
6.5 Sewing both sides of the zipper from bottom to top
For fabrics with pile, such as velvet, it is recommended to sew in the zipper on both sides from bottom to
top.
When the fabric is densely woven or hard, it is recommended to use a needle with the size 90 – 100. This
results in an even stitch formation.
> Fit the Reverse Pattern Foot #1.
> Tap «Practical Stitches».
> Select Straight stitch No. 1.
> Sew the seam up to where the zipper starts.
> Sew the securing stitches.
> Close the zipper length with long stitches.
> Finish the seam allowances.
> Iron the seam.
> Open the zipper length.
> Baste the zipper under the fabric so that the fabric folded edges meet over the center of the zipper.
> Fit the Zipper Foot #4.
> Move the needle position to the right.
> Use the Free Hand System to raise the presser foot and to position the sewing project.