Bernina Artista 730, Instruction Manual

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Decorative Stitches – Applications
Heirloom Techniques / Hemstitching
Stitch:
Needle:
Thread:
Feed dog:
Presser foot:
Hemstitch Nos. 701, 702, 709 - 711, 713, 720,
721, 723, 725, 726, 732, 742
Wing needle, Double wing needle
cotton or decorative
up (sewing position)
Reverse pattern foot No. 1C or
Open Embroidery foot No. 20C
Hemstitches
•
use the wing needle to achieve excellent open effects easily
•
loosely woven, light- to mediumweight woven fabrics in
which the penetrating needle can easily push the threads
apart are especially suitable for hemstitching
•
for home furnishings and garments
Preparation
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use fusible stabilizer on wrong side of fabric to reinforce it
•
depending on fabric and required effect, use more than one
layer of stabilizer
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insert wing needle or double wing needle and activate
appropriate needle limitation in Security Program
•
for more details on Security Program see page 32
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Using the Wing Needle (1)
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the «normal» wing needle can be used for any hemstitching
™
select a hemstitch and sew
Using the Double Wing Needle (2)
•
the wing-needle part of the special double needle creates a
hole effect, while the universal-needle part creates a normal
straight stitch effect
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select desired stitch (e.g. Triple zig-zag No.7) and stitch first
row
™
turn fabric and stitch second row. The needle should
penetrate the holes of the first row
Pulling Threads Out (3)
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for an even more pronounced hand-stitched effect, withdraw
threads of the fabric before starting to hemstitch
™
you may wish to spray-starch the fabric and press carefully
before beginning stitching
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the hemstitches are sewn next to the «gaps» left by the
withdrawn threads
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to fagot the threads, the needle must alternately penetrate
the fabric and the gap or ditch created by withdrawing the
threads
3
2
1
1
2
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