Bernina 900 User manual

My
BERNINA
Guide
t .aua,,
my
.t
snupai
with
UiS
Ason
colown,
of•MJ~
IMPORTANT
Imen
tma
wwh
cbbSrt
be
tt~xlvtw
h m k
wl
b
marke
with
ut.he
let IN
if
miseI
bladk.
lin
wirm
in
thb
modes
kled
e
tmined
In Tim
h
wsi
= td
bro
v
w
ms
i
t
be
amordlo
With
t famlue tChode:e
truthS
wich
is
marked
with
the
lett
L
or
culoIred
red.
Vw
-3 Uwe
Ka
13 43
~
gdt
meet
~ ~
lek
PlV~r'fM
if
= r
mut
be
1,the
a
or
A
IUIOTM'
LAS•
.W.C
.o-,
900
590

List
of
Contents
Page
Appliqu6 work
..............
33
Automatic
stitches
6
Basting
.. ................. 16
Blind
hem-stitch
.............. 15
Buttonholes
................. 17
Buttonhole
gauge
............
41
Darning
...................
21
Double
needle
..............
36
Edgings
................... .12
Embroidery
................ .
34
Elastic
seam
s ............. 10
Elastic
thread
....... ....... 14
G atherer
................. .
3
1
Gathering
of
material
.14
Hem
gauge
....
.. ..
. 41
Hemmer
................
28
Hemstitching
...............
38
Inserting
zips
.... ... .
25
Jersey
seams
............... 9
Lap
hemmer
........
30
Monograms
...... ...
40
Overlock
.11
Parts
of the
machine
... .2
Patching
jersey
..
8
Patching material
.....
20
Pintucking
.................
37
Reverse
sewing
.. .. .... 4
Sewing
on
buttons
24
Straight stitch
4
Tailor
tacking
.........
26
Technical
hints
.3
Wool
darning
.
..
23
Zigzag
sewing
.... ... .5

Name:
Address:
Date
of
delivery:
Machine
No.
a~e f
d e iv e
r :
.................. ...................... .........
.
Dear
Bernina Customer,
You
are now
the happy owner
of a new
Bernina.
We
greatly
appreciate
the confidence
you
have
placed
in us
and
assure
you
that
you
will not
be
disappointed.
We have
deliberately
chosen
the
title
,My
Bernina
Guide",
because
we
are
certain
that
this
tuition
book
will
become
a
very
personal
thing
to you
in
association
with
your
machine.
Together
with
your
book
you
will
receive
instruction
from your
Bernina
dealer.
Your
samples
of
work
can
then
be
mounted
on
the
red
printed
spaces
provided
and
a
valuable work
of
reference
can
thus
be compiled.
Special
attachments
are
required
for
some
of
the jobs
described
in this
book. These
can
be
supplied
against
extra
charge.
Your
Bernina
dealer
will
be
glad
to advise
you.
As soon
as
you
have mastered
the
sewing
techniques
taught
to you
during
your
instruction
period you
will
discover
that
sewing
with a
Bernina
is
a
pleasure.
We
wish you
every
succes.
Model
900
Free-arm
zigzag
sewing machine
with
6
built-in
utility
stitches
Fr.
Gegauf
Ltd.,
Manufacturers
of
Bernina
Sewing Machines
and
automatic
buttonholer.
Steckborn
TG/
Switzerland

The
various
parts
of
the
machine
1
Needle
plate
2
Presser
foot
3
Needle
10
11
12
13
14 15
16
17.
1.8
4 Thread
regulator
6 Lamp
switch
7
Take-up
lever
88
Thread tension adjustment wheel
9
Winder
pre-tension
7
10
Thread
tension
11
Carrying
handle
6
•
12
Left-Center-Right
adjusting
knob
BERNIA,
(needle position)
5-
13
Stitch
width
adjusting
knob
(zigzag)
14
Utility
stitch
and
buttonhole
setting knob
15 Winder spindle
16
Handwheel
3
17 Handwheel
release
18 Accessories
19
Front
half of
case
I
20
Reverse-sewing
button
21
Drop-feed
control
a22
Stitch
length
adjusting
knob
23
Free-arm
cover-plate
24
Free-arm
25 Base
plate
26
Hinged
cover
26
O5A
23 22
21
20
19
---- --..2

Some technical hints
If you like to work as comfortably
as possible we would advise you to observe
the
A
following
points:
.. Place your Bernina far
enough from the table edge (about 5 inches) for you to
lean
,. . . . .your
left elbow on the table even
when using the slide-on sewing
plate which makes
sewing easier.
Sit exactly
in front of the needle bar. The mastering
of your sewing depends only on
how
you guide the material.
The basic rules are therefore:
.............
.1. Guide the material as close
as possible from the side, and near the
presser foot
2 ,.. not from the front
/
,/
, ,/ ....... 3_1...
and not with the
hand flat. Nor must the material be pulled to the
rear.
3

Straight
stitching
%r
tr1 1
I
I
I+ "
' A
22 20
left .centre
Straight
stitch
Reverse sewing
left
centre
right Stitch
wilýd 0
Press button
(20) for reverse
sewing
StLw tct( hi
I.4
(tightening). This
button is spring-load-
/
N
&/dY
pos•.
ýC.,ter
ed.
When
released,
the
machine
sews
to
12122
12
Ko
( 14)
trsqht
titch.
(A
forwards
again.
The
length
of
the
re-
,'
Fecd cowrcl
to ,Ioivq
verse stitch corresponds roughly
to that
.
Set stitch length
knob to desired length. of
the forward stitch set (in sector
0-2).
VA
Ii
Normal
stitch length = ippox
1 5
Needle Position a "
With
the needle position knob
the
needle can be set at
right or at left for *14
buttonholes,
blind hemming,
zips, etc.
Securing in
thick seams
,"
For normal
sewing
the needle re-
mains
in
the centre.
(Stitch length
not
too
short.)
I
Before stitching in reverse always leave .4
Y
the needle completely down in the ma-
terial, then move lever
to reverse sew-
LJ
14 ing.
The same applies when sewing
for-
ward
again.
I ... .. ....
4

Zigzag
sewing
I
,
---
- Guide the cut edge under the centre of
the foot
so that the needle actually goes
once into
the material and once
outside.
"*4 1 /4As a general rule
the following is valid:
zigzag not too wide, stitch length not too
long. First trim
the edge neatly
14 "_½
j v-I;,•
Zigzag sewing
Set zigzag
width according
to work and
__
material.
Trimming
seams
(Wrapping)
.... J. .
If
you guide
the
work
like
this:
From
the
front, close to the foot, fingers
on the
edge,
you
will
easily
get
a
neat
finish.
zigzg no to wid, sttchlengh
no
to

Automatic
stitches
(Model
900
and Model
901)
1 (0 414
-•
Export
•
Automatic
S
To
set the
plain
stitches:
set
knob
14 to
the required
pattern.
(Do
not leave
needle
in
the
material.)
It is best
to place
paper
underneath
when embroidering,
to pre-
/
vent
the
material
tightening
through
the width
of
the zigzag.
(Not
tissue
paper
since
too
soft.
Typewriter
paper
is suitable.)
22
Satin stitch
(close zigzag)
K b1k>
IKK>
i~
When
embroidering,
always
use
the
attachment
table
so
that
By
turning
the stitch setting
knob
22 from
stop
0 to
the
right
(direction
of arrow)
the satin
stitch spacing
the
work
runs
evenly
beneath
the
foot.
can
be
finely
regulated.
7
................ ............... .... ...................
......
........ .... ..... ...

Hems
on
Jersey
material
The Waving
of Jersey
To prevent the Jersey
from waving,
guide
an extra thread inside
the zigzag.
(Not only
for hems but whenever
jersey
stretches,
e.g, patching, oversewing,
etc.)
Press
with
a
damp
cloth
before
rmmcv-I
ing
the extra
thread,
77<
- -How to hold the extra thread
IC
Not like this, because you obscure your
-~
view of the work.
Jersey
hems for underwear
Hem wthou tuc
Hem
withou
tuck
But
like
this:
This
way
the view
is clear>
and the work
can be guided easily.
~~-tHol thet
Imotanea
slightly taut while
sew-
"'K
ing and the Jersey will not stretch
so
/ much.
The
thread
can
also
be
guided
throughA
-V..,the
hole
in the needle plate
like pintuck
/ '.
cord. (Especially useful for a large
..........
patch
............

Patching
Jersey
N. <V..0
\ ;(
Patching
jersey,
Patchin jersy
3How
to hold
the
scissors
N ý pý
r...Whenever
you
have to trim close to
a zigzag the scissors should
K
4
22hi4 '?ANAAX
ýBý
not be held
like
this (with
the backs
of the
hands
towards
you).
< 2
t> ,There
is
a risk that
you
might cut
into the stitches.
Baste
the new piece
on to the
right side
of the
work,
then sew
it on,
first with
.. . .. .
the zigzag
just
covering
the edge,
then
Whenever
possible
make the
patches
in round
shapes.
a second
time
one
presser
foot width
--
.....
/ "
from
the first
seam.
For cotton
Jersey
use the
extra thread
to
avoid waving.
'-.
(
Afterwards cut
the damaged
piece out
on
the
wrong
side.
(Hold
the
scissors
NN
correctly.)
This
way
is
much
easier.
Palm
of
the
hand
towards
you
hold-
ing thescissors
quite
flat!!!
Cut only
with the
tips of
the scis-
sors.
The thumb
of
the left hand should
be close
to the
seam
When
square
patches
are
unavoidable
at
least
the
corners
just
where
the
scissors
are cutting.
should
be rounded.