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Forward

and

Backward

Sewing

To

Regulate

the

Length

of

Stitch

According

to

the

position

of

the

stitch

regulator

29

(Fig.14),

the

machine

will

sew

forwards

or

backwards

and

make

long

or

short

stitches.

For

forward

sewing

move

downwards

knob

29

so

that

the

zero

line

of

the

stitch

regulator

scale

will

be

under

the

sign

of

de-

marcation

on

the

right-hand

side

of

the

scale.

For

back-

ward

sewing

move

upwards

knob

29

so

that

the

zero

line

is

above

said

sign

of

demarcation.

Forward

and

backward

sewing

allows

to

reinforce

certain

parts

of

the

fabric

and

to

fasten

the

end

of

a

stitch.

The

more

the

stitch

regulator

29

is

moved

upwards

or

downwards,

the

longer

the

stitch

will

be.

To

ensure

that

forward

and

backward

stitches

are

of

the

same

length,

use

lock

screw

30

(Fig.

14),

by

which

the

up-

ward

and

downward

movement

of

the

stitch

regulator

29

is

limited.

To

shorten

the

movement,

turn

said

lock

screw

inward;

to

lengthen

it,

turn

the

screw

outwards.

To

Remove

Work

from

Machine

Stop

the

machine

with

the

take-up

lever

at

its

highest

point.

Raise

the

presser

foot

with

the

lifter,

which

re-

leases

the

top

thread

tension.

Then

take

hold

of

the

fabric

and

pull

it

from

you.

Take

particular

care

to

remove

the

material

from

the

presser

foot

to

the

rear

only,

otherwise

the

needle

will

bend

and

cause

then

faulty

stitches

and

thread

breakage.

To

Turn

a

Corner

Stop

the

machine

while

the

needle

is

still

in

the

cloth,

lift

the

presser

foot

and

turn

the

fabric

round

the

needle,

using

it

as

a

pivot.

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Darning

For

darning,

set

the

machine

as

follows

1.

Bring

take-up

lever

25

to

its

highest

point.

2.

Remove

presser

foot

with

prolongation

and

insert

darning

foot.

3.

Lower

feed

dog

by

turning

knob

28

to

the

left,

until

darning

sign

will

appear.

4.

Set

stitch

regulator

29

on

zero,

so

that

the

lowered

feed

dog

will

not

be

set

in

motion

without

need.

5.

Set

zigzag

adjusting

knob

31.

on

zero.

With

the

Bernina

Portable,

darning

can

be

done

with

or

without

the

sewing

table

in

position,

according

to

the

kind

of

fabric

to

be

mended.

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