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Serger Library -
Tips and Tricks
Turn the Stitch Selection Dial to select "A" on the Stitch Display panel.
Thread the serger for a 4-thread Overlock stitch using thread colors to match
the Color-Coded Threading Path on the serger.
Fold the fabric in half to 3" X 6".
To begin stitching, lift the front of the Presser Foot with your right thumb
and slide the fabric under the Presser Foot. Release the tip of the Presser
Foot and begin serging.
Serge to the end of the fabric.
Continue stitching off the fabric until you have a 3"- 4" Thread Chain.
Locate the Thread Cutter on the left side of the serger and cut the thread
chain (from right to left).
Examine the serger stitch formation and compare it to the balanced stitch
graphic on page__ of the Instruction Manual.
Read the information under Fine Tuning on page__ of the Instruction Manual
for information about the stitch formation and correcting any stitch
irregularities.
Make any necessary tension adjustments and serge another row of stitching.
Trim and mount the sample.
TENSION THEORY
A BALANCED 4-THREAD STITCH
FABRIC:
NEEDLES:
THREAD:
PRESSER FOOT:
1999 BERNINA of America
Firm fabric 6" X 6"
80/12 Universal
4 cones of serger thread
(yellow,green,blue,red)
Standard
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