MASTERING YOUR BERNINA
®
1/04/02 700D/800DL/21
BERNINA
®
700D/800DL
MASTERING
YOUR
BERNINA
®
• Owner’s manual pg.___
• Thread the serger for a 4-thread overlock stitch.
• Set all thread tension levers between 3-5 (normal).
• Using a fabric marker, divide the fabric in half along a 6” side.
• With right sides together and a ¼” seam allowance, serge to the mark on the fabric.
• Without removing the fabric from under the presser foot, notice the “ripple” effect where
the fabric has stretched.
• Locate the presser foot pressure adjusting lever on the top of the serger.
• Reduce the presser foot pressure to “L” for low.
• Seam the jersey to the end of the fabric.
• Remove the fabric from under the presser foot and observe the decreased “rippling”.
• Return the presser foot pressure adjusting lever to “N” for normal.
• Trim and mount the sample.
SEAMING KNIT FABRICS
Presser Foot Pressure
Fabric: 2 pieces cotton single knit jersey,
3” x 6” (stretch across the 3” side)
Needle: 11/75 Stretch or Ballpoint
Thread: 2 cones of serger thread (needles)
2 cones of Woolly Nylon (loopers)
Presser Foot: Standard
N
L
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