Basic Sewing; Basic Sewing Straight Stitch Sewing - Bernina Bernette b37 Instruction Manual

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BASIC SEWING

Straight Stitch sewing
Stitch pattern:
Thread tension:
Presser foot:
• Starting to sew
Raise presser foot and position the fabric next to a seam guide
line on the stitch plate (5/8˝ (1.6 cm) is most common). Lower the
needle to the point where you want to start. Lower the presser
foot and pull the threads toward the back. Start the machine.
Gently guide the fabric along a seam guide line letting the fabric
feed naturally.
• Changing sewing direction
Stop the machine and bring the needle down into the fabric by
pressing the needle stop up/down button
Raise the presser foot.
Pivot the fabric around the needle to change the sewing direction
as desired. Lower the presser foot.
Needle stop up/down button
• Finishing sewing
To fasten the ends of a seam, press the reverse sewing button
and sew several Reverse sewing stitches. Raise the presser
foot. Remove the fabric, draw the threads to the back and cut
them with the thread cutter
length to begin sewing the next seam.
Reverse sewing button
Thread cutter
• Turning square corners
When sewing with fabric edge at 5/8˝ seam guide, to turn a
square corner so that sewing continues at same distance from
edge. Stop the machine when front edge of fabric reaches the
cornering guide lines .
Lower the needle by pressing needle stop up/down button
Raise the presser foot and turn the fabric counterclockwise 90°.
Lower the presser foot, and begin stitching in the new direction.
Cornering guide
Needle stop up/down button
• Sewing from the edge of thick fabric
The black button on the zigzag foot locks the foot in the hori-
zontal position.
This is helpful when starting to sew from the far edge of thick
fabrics or sewing across a hem. Lower the needle into the
fabric at the point where you wish to start sewing. Lower the foot
while pushing in the black button
horizontal position to avoid slipping.
The button is released automatically after sewing a few stitches.
Black button
Thick fabrics
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Zigzag foot
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. The threads are cut a proper
. The foot is locked in the
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