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1/10/02
activa
125/135 PE/145/
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BERNINA
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activa
125/135 PE/145
M
ASTERING
Y
OUR
BERNINA
®
Row #1 - Sewing Speed
• Select Straight Stitch #1; sew down the 9” length of the fabric.
• Change speeds as you sew.
• The activa 125/135 PE/145 have 2 speeds.
• The Clr button does not affect the motor speed.
Row #2 - Needle Stop
• Engage the Needle Down function.
• Sew half way down, stop.
• Sew the rest of the way and stop once more. The machine stops instantly without coasting.
• The Clr button does not affect the needle up/down function.
Row #3 - Pattern End (135 PE/145 only)
• Select stitch #30 on the 135 PE and #50 on the 145.
• Engage Pattern End.
• Using Open Embroidery Foot #20, sew until the machine stops.
• Move the fabric forward about 1”.
• Program 3 of the same stitches into the memory.
• With the Pattern End function still engaged, sew until the machine stops.
Row #4 - Mirror Image (145 only)
• Use Reverse Pattern Foot #1.
• Select stitch #21 on the 145.
• Sew one row across the fabric.
• Engage Mirror Image and sew a second row next to the first.
Row #5 - Balance
• Select stitch #8 - sew about one third the distance using the programmed settings; stop.
• Adjust the “balance” to the opened symbol.
• Sew the next third.
• Adjust the balance symbol to the closed symbol.
• Sew the last third.
• Return the “balance” knob to normal.
PROGRAMMING PIZZAZZ
Function Sampler
Fabric:
Muslin, 6” x 6”
Stabilizer:
Tear-away as needed
Needle:
90/14 Universal
Thread:
30 wt. cotton embroidery
in a contrasting color
Presser Feet:
Reverse Pattern Foot #1 and
Open Embroidery Foot #20 (optional accessory)
Note: Clr does not undo Needle Down, Altered
settings for buttonholes, or Motor Speed
This exercise is for the
activa
135 PE and 145
only