Bernina Sewing Machine User Manual page 42

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Important facts about sewing computer needles
Sewing computer, needle and thread
Your BERNINA uses needle system 130/705H.
Needle and thread
The most commonly sold needles are nos. 70 –120.
The finer the needle, the lower the number. The table shows
which needle is suitable for which threads.
Needle 70
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Darning thread
Embroidery thread
Mercerised
cotton thread
Synthetic thread
Thick threads,
synthetic mercerised
thread
Buttonhole thread
for decorative
seams (cordonnet)
80 90 100 110 –120
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Needle appropriate for thread
When sewing, the thread
runs in the long groove on the
needle.
Needle inappropriate
for thread
If the needle is too fine, the
groove will be too narrow for
the thread and faulty stitching
or thread breakage can occur.