4-Thread Balanced Stitch - Bernina Serger User Manual

Firm fabric, 6" x 6"
Fabric:
80/12 Universal
Needle:
4 cones of serger thread (blue, red, green, yellow)
Thread:
Standard
Presser Foot:
4-thread overlock
Stitch:
Thread the serger for a 4 thread overlock stitch using thread colors to
match the color-coded threading path on the serger. Adjust all thread
tension settings as indicated below.
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, trimming the fold away.
Serge to the end of the fabric. Continue stitching off the fabric until you
have a 3"- 4" thread chain. Cut thread chain.
Examine the serger stitch formation:
Blue: Loops should extend to the edge of the fabric,
interlocking with the red loops of the lower looper.
Red: Loops should extend to the edge of the fabric,
interlocking with the blue loops of the upper looper.
Yellow: Needle stitches should appear along the inside
edge of the stitch as straight stitches or tiny "dots"
of thread.
Green: Needle stitches should appear as a line of
straight stitching running through the middle of
the serger stitching
See the following page for tension adjustment information. Make any
necessary tension adjustments and serge another row of stitching.

4-Thread Balanced Stitch

Upper Looper ····························· 3-5
Lower Looper ····························· 3-5
Left Needle ································ 3-5
Right Needle ······························ 3-5
Stitch Length ······························ 2.5
Cutting Width ····························· 2-3
Differential Feed ························ N
Suggested Settings
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