Bernina 717 Manual - Page 45

Pintucking Pintuck foot Double needle Thread: 50 Sewing Pintuck Corners Fancy Patterns with double needle Because of the double needle, corners cannot be turned at right angles in one stitch, as with a single needle. You should therefore proceed thus : (Remove the cord) Zigzag: Stitch length: 0-2V2 about 'I Needle position: centre Automatic: as desired Bring the points of the needles into the Drop feed control: sewing work. Lift presser foot. Half turn work. Thread: 30 or 50 Lower presser foot. Turn balance wheel by hand to do one stitch leaving needle points in work. Lift presser foot. Complete the turn. Lower presser foot and continue. When designs are sewn in between or close to the tucks, use the pintuck foot for automatic guiding. For twin needle embroidery without pintucks, use the embroidery foot. Sewing Pintucks Zigzag: 0 Stitch length: about 1'/2 Automatic: straight stitch Needle position: centre Drop feed control: sewing The gimp is threaded like this: model 707 To sew.pintucks, 2 top threads are need- ed (for double needle). When threading the machine take care that the two • threads are not twisted together, but bring them singly from take-up lever to CY the needles. - The gimp is threaded like this: model 717 The quickest way to set up the machine for pintucking Insert bobbin case. (Do not bring up lower thread yet.) Insert and thread the The gimp is threaded like this : twin needle. The regular spacing between the tucks Thread the gimp through the hole in the is controlled automatically by the groo- needle plate (the free arm cover can ves on the underside of the foot. (When be removed for this) and finally bring embroidery is eventually to be sewn up the bottom thread and clip on the between tucks, then a width of exactly pintuck foot. 1 presser foot is required.) • 411141110 'id.00MMIOMM 1100 • • Olw. •-qcirm.fr.fff 3%6,etx% /0*00,_