Gathering Foot: Simple Gathering - Bernina Overlocker Plus Workbook

BERNINA
Overlocker Workbook 2
Fabric: Medium weight cotton, 3" x 14"
Needle: 80/12 Universal
Thread: 4 cones of overlocker thread
Presser Foot: Gathering Foot
Stitch: 4-thread overlock
Thread the overlocker for a 4-thread overlock. Adjust settings
as directed below, starting with a stitch length of 2.5mm and
needle tensions of 5.
Attach the Gathering Foot to the overlocker.
Using a fabric marker, divide fabric into 3 sections along one
14" edge.
Turn the handwheel to lower the needles. (This also lowers
the feed dog.) Insert the fabric under the Gathering Foot, up
against the needles. The fabric should be on the stitch plate.
Lower the presser foot and overlock to the first mark.
Adjust the stitch length to 4mm and overlock to the second
mark.
Increase the tension on both needles to 7. Overlock to the end
of the fabric.
Mark the sample as shown.
Return all settings to normal.
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Gathering Foot: Simple Gathering

Upper Looper
Lower Looper
Left Needle
Right Needle
Stitch Length
Cutting Width
Differential Feed
Differential = 2
Stitch Length = 2.5
Needle tensions = 5
Differential = 2
Stitch Length = 4
Needle tensions = 5
Differential = 2
Stitch Length = 4
Needle tensions = 7
Suggested Settings
Others L 460/L 450
3-5 3-5
3-5 3-5
3-5 3-5
3-5 3-5
2.5 2.5
2-3
N
6
1
5