Bernina Artista 185 Manual page 133

External button
· press the external Decorative stitch button
· press the external Alphabet button for monograms
Screen
· select any of the motifs marked with crossed arrows
· or select monograms
Sewing
· using the template mark the beginning of the stitch
on the fabric
· note the sewing direction
· insert the needle into the fabric at the beginning mark
· position the fabric so that the solid guide lines on the
template lines are parallel to the presser foot
· stitch; the machine sews the selected stitch and stops
automatically at the ending point
TIPS
Sewing sideways motion stitches on a large piece of fabric
· make sure that the fabric can move freely as the sideways
motion design is stitched
· if the feed is inhibited, the motif may not be stitched
properly
Sewing sideways motion stitches
· use a light touch, a finger tip feeding in guiding the fabric
· hold the fabric so that it is kept in vertical alignment
· avoid pulling the fabric
· draw parallel lines on the fabric with a fabric pen or
tailor's chalk to aid in guiding
Sideways motion stitches and sewing table
· the slide-on sewing table is very useful when sewing
these stitches
Sideways motion stitches on a single layer of fabric
· always use a stabilizer
· remove stabilizer after sewing
· some sideway motion stitches can be sewn in a continuous row
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