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My BERNINA Embroidery
• Darning and embroidery threads are fine mercerized cotton threads which are suitable for embroidery on
cotton.
Choosing the Embroidery Design
Simple designs with a low stitch count are suitable for embroidery on fine material. Densely embroidered
designs, e. g. embroidered designs with multiple color and embroidery direction changes, are suitable for
medium and heavy-weight material.
Selecting the Embroidery File Format
In order that embroidery designs can be read by the BERNINA Embroidery machine, they have to be created
by the BERNINA Embroidery Software and exported as .EXP file. Besides the actual embroidery file, a .BMP
file and an .INF file are generated additionally. The .BMP file allows a preview of the embroidery design and
the .INF file provides the information on the thread colors. Note: If the .INF file is missing, the embroidery
design cannot be displayed in the real color but only in standard colors. In this case, the colors can be
entered manually in the color overview of the motif on the machine.
Additionally, following embroidery formats can be read by the machine: .PES, .PEC, .XXX, .PCS, .JEF
and .DST. BERNINA International AG doesn't warrant that embroidery designs which have not been created
or converted by the BERNINA Embroidery software can be correctly read and embroidered.
Embroidery Test
For the embroidery test, always use the original material reinforced with the same stabilizer as will be used
later. For the embroidery test it is recommended to use the same colors, threads and needles which are
planned to be used for the embroidery project.
The Size of the Embroidery Design
Embroidery designs can be enlarged or downsized on the embroidery machine or on the PC using the
BERNINA Embroidery software (optional accessory). Scaling up/downsizing in a range of +/- 20 % provides
the best results.
Embroidering Designs by Third-party Providers
BERNINA recommends loading an embroidery design in any file format onto a USB stick via the free «ART-
Link» program. Using «ART-Link» ensures that the embroidery design can be read and embroidered
correctly. «ART-Link» can be downloaded for free at www.bernina.com/artlink.
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