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OWNER’S WORKBOOK

Summary of Contents for artista 200 Embroidery

Page 1: ...MASTERING YOUR BERNINA 9 15 02 artista 200 Embroidery 1 BERNINA artista 200 Embroidery MASTERING YOUR BERNINA MASTERING YOUR artista 200 Embroidery Module BERNINA OWNER S WORKBOOK ...

Page 2: ... YOUR BERNINA 9 15 02 artista 200 Embroidery 2 BERNINA artista 200 Embroidery MASTERING YOUR BERNINA Table of Contents SECTION A Pages 3 26 artista 200 Embroidery Beginnings SECTION B Pages 27 43 Alphabet Antics ...

Page 3: ...RING YOUR BERNINA 9 15 02 artista 200 Embroidery 3 BERNINA artista 200 Embroidery MASTERING YOUR BERNINA MASTERING YOUR BERNINA OWNER S WORKBOOK Section A Embroidery Beginnings artista 200 Embroidery Module ...

Page 4: ... the module on from the left until the lugs engage in the base plate Removing Module Remove the cable plug from the sewing embroidery computer Lift slightly and slide the module to the left to remove it from the machine Prepare for Embroidery Owner s manual pg ___ Presser Foot Embroidery Foot 15 comes with the module Attach the foot to the machine Needles Owner s manual pg ____ Use the proper need...

Page 5: ... Hoop Sizes Owner s manual pg ___ When embroidering it is always best to select the hoop that most closely matches the size of your design Your artista 200 know the size of the embroidery motif selected It will suggest and show the smallest hoop size that will fit your embroidery motif Your artista 200 comes with 3 different hoop sizes Large Oval embroidery hoop 145mm x 255mm stitch area is approx...

Page 6: ...is stabilizer Adhesive Paper Hoop the stabilizer first use a pin to score the stabilizer around the inside edge of the hoop Remove the backing and carefully position fabric on the stabilizer smooth to adhere Spray Starch and or Brush On stabilizers Ideal for firming up soft fabrics Treat only the area to be embroidered allow to dry completely or press dry Use with additional stabilizer on the wron...

Page 7: ...ing sure to align the arrows at the edges of both the inner and outer hoops DO NOT DISTORT the fabric when tightening the screw on the hoop Hooped fabric should be taut but not stretched Remove template before stitching Attaching and Removing Hoop Owner s manual pg ___ Adjusting Embroidery Hoop Owner s manual pg ___ This adjustment process calibrates the needle to the center of the embroidery hoop...

Page 8: ...ath motif Touch OK to go to the Embroidery Ready screen Begin the embroidery process Note at the completion of color one the thread is automatically cut and a message appears reminding you that it is time to for the next thread color in the motif When the motif is complete a message will appear indicating Design successfully finished Remove the hoop from the machine Remove the fabric from the hoop...

Page 9: ...MASTERING YOUR BERNINA 9 1 02 SECTION A artista 200 Embroidery 9 BERNINA artista 200 Embroidery MASTERING YOUR BERNINA STITCHING A MOTIF ...

Page 10: ...Embroidery Ready screen Select the Single Multi color motif symbol By touching this once the wreath will be completely sewn in one color with no stops or thread cuts Embroider the motif When the motif is complete a message will appear indicating Design successfully finished Trim and mount the sample Fabric Firm fabric and stabilizer 8 x 10 Needle Embroidery Thread Isacord embroidery thread Choose ...

Page 11: ... Choose from Isacord Madeira Mettler Silky Sheen Sulky and Mettler Poly Sheen Assign a new color of green to the design and touch OK You are back in the Edit 1 screen again Use the right hand scroll arrow to move to the second color and repeat the process changing the color of the flowers Repeat a third time and change the color of the flower centers Embroider your newly colored design If you want...

Page 12: ...MASTERING YOUR BERNINA 9 1 02 SECTION A artista 200 Embroidery 12 BERNINA artista 200 Embroidery MASTERING YOUR BERNINA CUSTOMIZING THREAD COLOR ...

Page 13: ...activate the other Little Pansies motif and move it towards the bottom of the hoop Stitch length knob Position 450 Stitch Width knob Position 0 Touch the Rescale Motif Proportionally symbol and increase the size of the lower motif to 180 Touch OK A dialog box opens asking if you wish to recalculate the stitch count or simple resize Select the Resizing option Remember that resize will simply take t...

Page 14: ...MASTERING YOUR BERNINA 9 1 02 SECTION A artista 200 Embroidery 14 BERNINA artista 200 Embroidery MASTERING YOUR BERNINA DUPLICATING AND RESIZING MOTIFS ...

Page 15: ...his process is happening use the large oval hoop and hoop the fabric and stablizer When the recalculation is complete the Embroidery Ready screen will appear Embroider When the motif is complete trim and mount the sample Note the stitch count of the design for later reference Notice the dramatic difference between the previous sample where resizing was used in the larger Little Pansies motif and i...

Page 16: ...MASTERING YOUR BERNINA 9 1 02 SECTION A artista 200 Embroidery 16 BERNINA artista 200 Embroidery MASTERING YOUR BERNINA PROPORTIONAL RESCALING OF MOTIFS ...

Page 17: ...otif symbol and move the larger butterfly towards the bottom of the hoop Stitch length knob Position between 350 and 400 Stitch width knob as needed Select the Rotate Motif symbol Rotation can be accomplished one degree at a time or in 45 increments For this exercise rotation will be done in 1 increments Rotate the butterfly counter clockwise until the symbol reads 32 Retrieve ONLY the smaller but...

Page 18: ...MASTERING YOUR BERNINA 9 1 02 SECTION A artista 200 Embroidery 18 BERNINA artista 200 Embroidery MASTERING YOUR BERNINA PROPORTIONAL RESCALING OF MOTIFS ...

Page 19: ...mply touching the pictures of the stitch length and stitch width knobs They should now indicate a 0 position Touch the Vertical Mirror Image left right symbol The active daisy motif is flipped Using the Move Motif option and the Stitch Width knob move the active motif to the left to a position of 200 Retrieve the other daisy motif and move it to the right to a position of 200 Touch OK After hoopin...

Page 20: ...MASTERING YOUR BERNINA 9 1 02 SECTION A artista 200 Embroidery 20 BERNINA artista 200 Embroidery MASTERING YOUR BERNINA VERTICAL MIRROR IMAGE ...

Page 21: ...done by simply touching the pictures of the stitch length and stitch width knobs They should now indicate a 0 position Touch the Horizontal Mirror Image up down symbol The active daisy motif is flipped Using the Move Motif option and the Stitch Length knob move the active motif down to a position of 250 Retrieve the other daisy motif and move it up to a position of 250 Touch OK After hooping the s...

Page 22: ...MASTERING YOUR BERNINA 9 1 02 SECTION A artista 200 Embroidery 22 BERNINA artista 200 Embroidery MASTERING YOUR BERNINA HORIZONTAL MIRROR IMAGE ...

Page 23: ...with the Lace Border motif lying underneath both Go back to Edit 2 The top Tulip Border is colored and therefore active Select the Move Motif symbol and simply touch the Multifunction knob symbols on screen to bring them back to 0 Mirror Image the Tulip border both Vertically and Horizontally Select the Move Motif symbol again and using the Stitch length knob position the Tulip Border below the La...

Page 24: ...MASTERING YOUR BERNINA 9 1 02 SECTION A artista 200 Embroidery 24 BERNINA artista 200 Embroidery MASTERING YOUR BERNINA COMBINING MOTIFS ON SCREEN EDITING ...

Page 25: ...e screen appears and you can input a name for your creation NOTE Upper and Lower case leters are available as well as a variety of numbers and symbols After naming your motif touch OK The newly named combination opens up in the Edit screen If you wish to Delete a motif it is just as simple In the Edit 1 screen select the New Motif symbol Select the My Designs folder where your motif was saved Sele...

Page 26: ...___ ______________ 505 Temporary Spray Adhesive Stabilizers Cut Away Poly Mesh Cut Away Heavy Tear Away stabilizers Water Soluble Adhesive Paper Spray Starch Brush On Fusible Interfacing products Embroidery Needles Isacord Embroidery Thread color ________ color ________ color ________ Other Embroidery Threads color ________ color ________ color ________ Supplemental Thread guide Multiple Spool Hol...

Page 27: ...STERING YOUR BERNINA 9 1 02 artista 200 Embroidery 27 BERNINA artista 200 Embroidery MASTERING YOUR BERNINA MASTERING YOUR artista 200 Embroidery Module BERNINA OWNER S WORKBOOK Section B Alphabet Antics ...

Page 28: ...ccess an alphabet simply touch the desired style Once an alphabet is selected a keyboard like screen appears There are four buttons in the bottom left hand corner of the screen that allow you to select Upper case and Lower case lettering as well as a variety of symbols and numbers Simply touch the letters symbols numbers to input your word s When finished touch OK The spinning spool will appear wh...

Page 29: ... back to Edit 1 and select the Add Motif symbol Select the Alphabet folder again Select the Blackboard font and repeat the process as done above inputting the word Blackboard Continue in this manner with each Alphabet font Using the Move Motif symbol and the Stitch length knob move the word for each specific font to the following position Allice 950 Blackboard 750 Childs Play 500 Cursive 300 Drift...

Page 30: ...MASTERING YOUR BERNINA 9 1 02 SECTION B artista 200 Embroidery 30 BERNINA artista 200 Embroidery MASTERING YOUR BERNINA ALPHABET SAMPLER ...

Page 31: ...the Bernina to the left side of the hoop Stitch width knob position 300 Stitch length knob position 100 Retrieve the other Bernina word Use the default baseline option Horizontal Select the Move Motif symbol and using both the Stitch length anbd Stitch width knobs move the Bernina up and to the right side of the hoop Stitch width knob position 100 Stitch length knob position 350 Go back to Edit 1 ...

Page 32: ...OK Select the Move Motif symbol and position the word Bernina as follows Stitch width knob position 150 Stitch length knob position 400 When the baseline combination is complete touch OK After hooping the fabric and stabilizer in the Medium hoop embroider the combination Trim and mount the sample on the following page BASELINE SAMPLER Fabric Firm fabric and stabilizer 8 x 10 Needle Embroidery Thre...

Page 33: ...MASTERING YOUR BERNINA 9 1 02 SECTION B artista 200 Embroidery 33 BERNINA artista 200 Embroidery MASTERING YOUR BERNINA BASELINE SAMPLER ...

Page 34: ...ter Manipulation symbol Change the Letter Height to 6mm Touch OK Repeat this process for each BERNINA word Make the Lettering Height adjustments and Positioning adjustments as follows All of the words will have a 0 position of the Stitch width knob Adjust the position of each word in the hoop by using the Stitch length knob 1st BERNINA Height 6mm Position 500 2nd BERNINA Height 10mm Position 350 3...

Page 35: ...MASTERING YOUR BERNINA 9 1 02 SECTION B artista 200 Embroidery 35 BERNINA artista 200 Embroidery MASTERING YOUR BERNINA CHANGING LETTERING HEIGHT SAMPLER ...

Page 36: ...l of the words will have a 0 position of the Stitch width knob 1st artista Stitch length knob Position 300 2nd artista Stitch length knob Position 0 3rd artista Stitch length knob Position 300 The artista positioned ar the top has NO Lettering Spacing changes Retrieve the middle artista Touch the Letter Manipulation symbol Change the Letter Spacing to 3mm Touch OK Retrieve the bottom artista Touch...

Page 37: ...MASTERING YOUR BERNINA 9 1 02 SECTION B artista 200 Embroidery 37 BERNINA artista 200 Embroidery MASTERING YOUR BERNINA CHANGING LETTERING SPACING SAMPLER ...

Page 38: ...line ABOVE the smallest green circle This will give the MOST amount of arch to the lettering Touch OK Retrieve the next create in the hoop Touch the Letter Manipulation symbol Select the Curved arched baseline ABOVE the medium sized green circle Touch OK Retrieve the next create in the hoop Touch the Letter Manipulation symbol Select the Curved arched baseline ABOVE the largest green circle This w...

Page 39: ...rched Create towards the middle of the hoop Touch the Letter Manipulation symbol Change the Letter Spacing to 3mm Touch OK Retrieve the 2nd upward arched Create towards the bottom of the hoop Touch the Letter Manipulation symbol Change the Letter Spacing to 6mm Touch OK Retrieve the 3rd upward arched Create at the bottom of the hoop Touch the Letter Manipulation symbol Change the Letter Spacing to...

Page 40: ...MASTERING YOUR BERNINA 9 1 02 SECTION B artista 200 Embroidery 40 BERNINA artista 200 Embroidery MASTERING YOUR BERNINA ARCHED WORD ART SAMPLER ...

Page 41: ...to Edit 2 and use the Letter Manipulation function to Change the Height of the lettering to 18mm Change the Spacing to 3mm Choose the Curved arched baseline BELOW the largest green circle Touch OK Again using both the Move Motif and Rotate function move the lettering down until it is in a pleasing position When the entire combination is the way you would like it to be touch OK Select the Recalcula...

Page 42: ...MASTERING YOUR BERNINA 9 1 02 SECTION B artista 200 Embroidery 42 BERNINA artista 200 Embroidery MASTERING YOUR BERNINA COMBINING LETTERING WITH A MOTIF ...

Page 43: ..._________ 505 Temporary Spray Adhesive Stabilizers Cut Away Poly Mesh Cut Away Heavy Tear Away stabilizers Water Soluble Adhesive Paper Spray Starch Brush On Fusible Interfacing products Embroidery Needles Isacord Embroidery Thread color ________ color ________ color ________ Other Embroidery Threads color ________ color ________ color ________ Supplemental Thread guide Multiple Spool Holder Bobbi...

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