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Fabric ........................................................ cotton interlock, 6” x 8”
Needle ..................................................................... Double, 3.0/80
Thread ............................................................ all-purpose, 2 colors
Presser Foot ..................
BERNINA
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Reverse Pattern Foot #1/1C
..........................................
bernette
®
Zigzag/Universal Foot
Stitches........................................................................... as needed
Needle Position ..................................................................... center
Double Needle Hem
Turn up a 2” hem along one of the 6” edges and press.
bernette
®
only:
When threading the right needle, skip last guide.
Thread the needles with two different colors of thread.
If available, select the Double Needle Limitation or Security
Program, and set for the 3.0mm Double Needle.
Note:
If these features are not available, check to be sure the
needles will not strike the foot by turning the handwheel
to “walk” the machine through the first stitch.
Place the folded edge of the fabric along the 1” guideline on the
right side of the stitch plate. (
bernette
®
55
only:
The 1” guide is
the one farthest from the needle.)
Select the straight stitch; sew half of the hem.
Select the suggested stitch or experiment with similar stitches;
stitch the remainder of the seam.
Trim excess fabric from the wrong side of the hem.
Press and mount the sample.
Note: This is a good stitch to use when hemming T-shirts and
pajamas. You can use other stitches with a double needle
for other types of fabrics.
Manual
Double Needle
“Limitation”
To calculate the maximum
stitch width which can be
stitched by any Double
needle, subtract the width
of the needle from the
maximum stitch width
of your sewing machine.
For example:
5.5mm - 2.0mm = 3.5mm
Double Needle
Threading
Use a supplementary spool
holder and attach a supple-
mentary thread guide to the
machine, if available. Thread
as usual, placing one thread
to the left of the tension disc
and through the eye of the
left needle; thread the other
to the right of the tension
disk and through the eye of
the right needle.