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... as contained in the needle area of this sewing computer is not intended for use by a person responsible for household use the BERNINA original stitch plate. Children must be added to the product. This may also be marked on the sewing computer. 7. Always use only. ...The symbol may deflect the needle, causing it from the outlet. 12. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS! Environmental Protection BERNINA is being administered. 9. We strive to ...
... as contained in the needle area of this sewing computer is not intended for use by a person responsible for household use the BERNINA original stitch plate. Children must be added to the product. This may also be marked on the sewing computer. 7. Always use only. ...The symbol may deflect the needle, causing it from the outlet. 12. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS! Environmental Protection BERNINA is being administered. 9. We strive to ...
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Contents 3 Accessory Preparation █ Details of the sewing computer 8 █ Preparation for sewing 10 Functions █ Function buttons on the sewing computer 24 █ Details of the screen 26 Sewing stitches █ Practical stitches 30 █ Examples of application 31 Cleaning, maintenance █ Sewing computer and screen 44 █ Lubricating 44 Troubleshooting █ Memory █ Buttonholes █ Practical-/Quiltstitch Stitch patterns Index 5-7 8-23 24-29 27 30-43 36 43 44 45 46 47-49 033301.70.04_1007_B330_B350_B380_EN
Contents 3 Accessory Preparation █ Details of the sewing computer 8 █ Preparation for sewing 10 Functions █ Function buttons on the sewing computer 24 █ Details of the screen 26 Sewing stitches █ Practical stitches 30 █ Examples of application 31 Cleaning, maintenance █ Sewing computer and screen 44 █ Lubricating 44 Troubleshooting █ Memory █ Buttonholes █ Practical-/Quiltstitch Stitch patterns Index 5-7 8-23 24-29 27 30-43 36 43 44 45 46 47-49 033301.70.04_1007_B330_B350_B380_EN
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Supplementary information! * Not supplied as standard with the BERNINA 330 ** Not supplied as standard with the BERNINA 350 *** Not supplied as standard with the BERNINA 380 Glossary Balance clr LED FHS mem Bartack Satin stitching Fabric fold Hook Correcting abnormalities in stitch formation due to Signs Very important! Risk of material «Catches» the needle-thread...
Supplementary information! * Not supplied as standard with the BERNINA 330 ** Not supplied as standard with the BERNINA 350 *** Not supplied as standard with the BERNINA 380 Glossary Balance clr LED FHS mem Bartack Satin stitching Fabric fold Hook Correcting abnormalities in stitch formation due to Signs Very important! Risk of material «Catches» the needle-thread...
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Standard Accessory Accessory 5 █ Fabric cover █ Accessory box */** █ Accessory case *** █ Foot control █ Power cable █ Slide-on table* █ Stitch pattern summary card █ Free-Hand System FHS */** 1 5 bobbins (one of them in the bobbin case) 2 Selection of needles 5 3 Seam guide, right 4 Height compensating tool 3 4 6 5 Seam ripper 6 Screwdriver, red 7 7 Angular Torx button 8 8 Lint brush 2 9 Lubricator 10 2 foam pads 9 11 3 spool discs 11 1 10 033301.70.04_1007_B330_B350_B380_EN
Standard Accessory Accessory 5 █ Fabric cover █ Accessory box */** █ Accessory case *** █ Foot control █ Power cable █ Slide-on table* █ Stitch pattern summary card █ Free-Hand System FHS */** 1 5 bobbins (one of them in the bobbin case) 2 Selection of needles 5 3 Seam guide, right 4 Height compensating tool 3 4 6 5 Seam ripper 6 Screwdriver, red 7 7 Angular Torx button 8 8 Lint brush 2 9 Lubricator 10 2 foam pads 9 11 3 spool discs 11 1 10 033301.70.04_1007_B330_B350_B380_EN
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... electrical shock, this plug is intended to install the proper outlet. To reduce the risk of the sewing computer 9 30 37 38 1 Bobbin cover 2 Stitch plate 3 Attachment base for special accessory 4 LED sewing light 5 Quick reverse button 6 Start/Stop button 7 Thread take-up cover 8 Thread take-up lever...-tension 10 Speed control 11 Screen 12 Needle stop up/down button 13 Pattern end button 14 Mirror image button */** 15 Stitch length buttons 16 Needle position buttons 17 Stitch width buttons 18 Bobbin winder device 19 Thread cutter on bobbin winder 20 Memory buttons 21 Alphabet button 22...
... electrical shock, this plug is intended to install the proper outlet. To reduce the risk of the sewing computer 9 30 37 38 1 Bobbin cover 2 Stitch plate 3 Attachment base for special accessory 4 LED sewing light 5 Quick reverse button 6 Start/Stop button 7 Thread take-up cover 8 Thread take-up lever...-tension 10 Speed control 11 Screen 12 Needle stop up/down button 13 Pattern end button 14 Mirror image button */** 15 Stitch length buttons 16 Needle position buttons 17 Stitch width buttons 18 Bobbin winder device 19 Thread cutter on bobbin winder 20 Memory buttons 21 Alphabet button 22...
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... sewn Your dealer can adjust the FHS if necessary. The thread tension is released █ the feed dog is raised as soon as the first stitch is raised; double need- Attaching the lifter █ insert into its vertical position █ when using large reels, add the foam pad A for sewing with...
... sewn Your dealer can adjust the FHS if necessary. The thread tension is released █ the feed dog is raised as soon as the first stitch is raised; double need- Attaching the lifter █ insert into its vertical position █ when using large reels, add the foam pad A for sewing with...
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... of the head frame █ pull both threads from front to back over the cutter █ the threads release automatically as soon as the first stitch is sewn Changing the Needle Removing the needle █ raise needle █ power switch to «0» (off) █ lower the presser foot █ loosen...
... of the head frame █ pull both threads from front to back over the cutter █ the threads release automatically as soon as the first stitch is sewn Changing the Needle Removing the needle █ raise needle █ power switch to «0» (off) █ lower the presser foot █ loosen...
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...tension too tight █ the lower thread is pulled more down until it may therefore be adjusted to suit the fabric 5 Perfect Stitch Formation █ the interlooping of the fabric █ to increase the upper thread tension turn tension adjustment wheel to the right side...thread such as embroidery thread, and it clicks into place Optimal upper thread tension is pulled more up █ remove the stitch plate Replacing the Stitch Plate █ place the stitch plate over the opening A and press down , i.e. For this, Metrosene threads 100/2 weight (Mettler, Switzerland) are ...
...tension too tight █ the lower thread is pulled more down until it may therefore be adjusted to suit the fabric 5 Perfect Stitch Formation █ the interlooping of the fabric █ to increase the upper thread tension turn tension adjustment wheel to the right side...thread such as embroidery thread, and it clicks into place Optimal upper thread tension is pulled more up █ remove the stitch plate Replacing the Stitch Plate █ place the stitch plate over the opening A and press down , i.e. For this, Metrosene threads 100/2 weight (Mettler, Switzerland) are ...
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... recommend to the normal setting once sewing is completed! Normal position Denser stitch formation - extending the stitch pattern (longer stitch length) 033301.70.04_1007_B330_B350_B380_EN This can naturally affect the stitch balance so that the stitch patterns are sewn too close together or not close enough. If the balance has been adjusted, return it to test...
... recommend to the normal setting once sewing is completed! Normal position Denser stitch formation - extending the stitch pattern (longer stitch length) 033301.70.04_1007_B330_B350_B380_EN This can naturally affect the stitch balance so that the stitch patterns are sewn too close together or not close enough. If the balance has been adjusted, return it to test...
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... also very short. Pulling, pushing or holding back the fabric will result in uneven stitches. 033301.70.04_1007_B330_B350_B380_EN Sewing Feed Dog Feed-Dog Drop Button flush with a very short stitch length. e.g. The length of this step is lowered. █ for free-motion sewing (darning, embroidery, ...quilting, etc.) Feed-dog and fabric feed With each stitch the feed dog moves forward by the stitch length selected. Button depressed = feed-dog is determined by one step. The fabric moves under the foot quite slowly,...
... also very short. Pulling, pushing or holding back the fabric will result in uneven stitches. 033301.70.04_1007_B330_B350_B380_EN Sewing Feed Dog Feed-Dog Drop Button flush with a very short stitch length. e.g. The length of this step is lowered. █ for free-motion sewing (darning, embroidery, ...quilting, etc.) Feed-dog and fabric feed With each stitch the feed dog moves forward by the stitch length selected. Button depressed = feed-dog is determined by one step. The fabric moves under the foot quite slowly,...
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... is particularly colorfast █ polyester thread is more flexible and is recommended where a strong and elastic seam is chosen according to use quality brands. Skipped stitches and damage to use . Fabric/Thread Fine fabrics: Fine thread (darning thread, embroidery thread) Medium weight fabrics: Normal thread Heavy weight fabrics: Needle size 70...
... is particularly colorfast █ polyester thread is more flexible and is recommended where a strong and elastic seam is chosen according to use quality brands. Skipped stitches and damage to use . Fabric/Thread Fine fabrics: Fine thread (darning thread, embroidery thread) Medium weight fabrics: Normal thread Heavy weight fabrics: Needle size 70...
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... default width and length settings appear █ press «0» to select stitch number 10 (standard buttonhole) █ for stitch patterns 11-99: press #-button and enter desired stitch number █ for stitch patterns 1-10: press the number button of the chosen stitch blink constantly Altering needle position █ left button = needle to the left...
... default width and length settings appear █ press «0» to select stitch number 10 (standard buttonhole) █ for stitch patterns 11-99: press #-button and enter desired stitch number █ for stitch patterns 1-10: press the number button of the chosen stitch blink constantly Altering needle position █ left button = needle to the left...
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... alterations are still active Return to basic settings █ individual stitch patterns can be reverted to basic settings manually █ all stitch patterns █ particularly useful for switching when in the straight stitch securing program █ manual securing (seam begin and end) continous... 2 █ «mem» will appear on the display 2 █ the number of available memory spaces (capacity of a single stitch pattern or stitch combination (in Memory) Mirror image (right/left 1 and right arrow buttons 3 to 3 █ scroll patterns, letters and numbers use the...
... alterations are still active Return to basic settings █ individual stitch patterns can be reverted to basic settings manually █ all stitch patterns █ particularly useful for switching when in the straight stitch securing program █ manual securing (seam begin and end) continous... 2 █ «mem» will appear on the display 2 █ the number of available memory spaces (capacity of a single stitch pattern or stitch combination (in Memory) Mirror image (right/left 1 and right arrow buttons 3 to 3 █ scroll patterns, letters and numbers use the...
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blinks) 2 3 Needle position (9 possibilities) 4 Needle stop up/down 5 Number of stitch pattern 6 Number of the Screen 1 3 4 5 6 1 Stitch width (basic setting always visible - 26 Functions Details of presser foot (for selected stitch pattern) 7 Satin stitch: dense, short zig-zag stitch 7 033301.70.04_1007_B330_B350_B380_EN blinks) 2 Stitch length (basic setting always visible -
blinks) 2 3 Needle position (9 possibilities) 4 Needle stop up/down 5 Number of stitch pattern 6 Number of the Screen 1 3 4 5 6 1 Stitch width (basic setting always visible - 26 Functions Details of presser foot (for selected stitch pattern) 7 Satin stitch: dense, short zig-zag stitch 7 033301.70.04_1007_B330_B350_B380_EN blinks) 2 Stitch length (basic setting always visible -
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...close the memory █ use the right button 3 for a longer time will not 3 affect the saved program. Functions 27 Memory 1 2 Stitch patterns, letters, and numbers can be changed at any time. Power cuts or switching off («0») the sewing computer for programming the ...memory and scrolling the memory contents forwards Programming Practical and Decorative Stitches Opening the memory █ press the button 2 █ the cursor and the available number of empty memory spaces (e.g. 30) start ...
...close the memory █ use the right button 3 for a longer time will not 3 affect the saved program. Functions 27 Memory 1 2 Stitch patterns, letters, and numbers can be changed at any time. Power cuts or switching off («0») the sewing computer for programming the ...memory and scrolling the memory contents forwards Programming Practical and Decorative Stitches Opening the memory █ press the button 2 █ the cursor and the available number of empty memory spaces (e.g. 30) start ...
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... program 350: No. 5 Securing program No. 10-11 Buttonholes No. 12 Button sewing-on program No. 13 Eyelet No. 20 Darning program No. 21 Basting stitch 380: No. 5 Securing program No. 10-13 Buttonholes No. 14 Button sewing-on program No. 15 Eyelet No. 22 Darning program No. 23 Basting... stitch Programming Alphabets and Numbers 4 5 6 Opening the memory █ press the button 2 █ the cursor and the available number of empty memory spaces (e.g. 30) start to ...
... program 350: No. 5 Securing program No. 10-11 Buttonholes No. 12 Button sewing-on program No. 13 Eyelet No. 20 Darning program No. 21 Basting stitch 380: No. 5 Securing program No. 10-13 Buttonholes No. 14 Button sewing-on program No. 15 Eyelet No. 22 Darning program No. 23 Basting... stitch Programming Alphabets and Numbers 4 5 6 Opening the memory █ press the button 2 █ the cursor and the available number of empty memory spaces (e.g. 30) start to ...
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...and/or numbers █ scroll with the right 3 or left 1 button to find the stitch pattern you want to delete █ press the «clr» button █ stitch pattern/letter/number is deleted Deleting complete Memory contents █ press the «clr»-...mem» disappears from the electrical supply. Overwriting individual stitch patterns, letters and numbers █ scroll with the right 3 or left 1 button to find the stitch pattern you want to overwrite █ select new stitch number/letter/number, new stitch length/width or needle position █ press the ...
...and/or numbers █ scroll with the right 3 or left 1 button to find the stitch pattern you want to delete █ press the «clr» button █ stitch pattern/letter/number is deleted Deleting complete Memory contents █ press the «clr»-...mem» disappears from the electrical supply. Overwriting individual stitch patterns, letters and numbers █ scroll with the right 3 or left 1 button to find the stitch pattern you want to overwrite █ select new stitch number/letter/number, new stitch length/width or needle position █ press the ...
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...Super stretch For super-stretch fabrics; visible seams and hems 033301.70.04_1007_B330_B350_B380_EN Practical stitches Practical Stitches Straight stitch All non-stretch fabrics; shell edging on underwear Stretch stitch All stretch fabrics; Butted seams = butting two pressed edges and sewing together Stretch ...overlock Mediumweight knits, toweling and firm wovens. Flat joining seams, visible seams, attaching elastic, decorative seams Lycra stitch All two-way stretch fabrics, flat joining seams and hems, reinforced seaming on soft jerseys and fine fabrics; 7 ...
...Super stretch For super-stretch fabrics; visible seams and hems 033301.70.04_1007_B330_B350_B380_EN Practical stitches Practical Stitches Straight stitch All non-stretch fabrics; shell edging on underwear Stretch stitch All stretch fabrics; Butted seams = butting two pressed edges and sewing together Stretch ...overlock Mediumweight knits, toweling and firm wovens. Flat joining seams, visible seams, attaching elastic, decorative seams Lycra stitch All two-way stretch fabrics, flat joining seams and hems, reinforced seaming on soft jerseys and fine fabrics; 7 ...
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... to top Variation: Sew both sides of zipper from the pull █ stop in the seam of Application Zippers Sewing stitches - Zipper or fabric is thick or densely woven For even stitch formation use a 90 -100 needle. 033301.70.04_1007_B330_B350_B380_EN velvet) █ prepare zipper as described above █ start...the edge of the zipper coils █ stop with nap or grain (e.g. Examples of application 31 Zipper foot/sole No. 4 Straight Stitch Preparation █ baste seam closed and clean finish the seam allowance █ baste or pin zipper in place so that fabric folded edges...
... to top Variation: Sew both sides of zipper from the pull █ stop in the seam of Application Zippers Sewing stitches - Zipper or fabric is thick or densely woven For even stitch formation use a 90 -100 needle. 033301.70.04_1007_B330_B350_B380_EN velvet) █ prepare zipper as described above █ start...the edge of the zipper coils █ stop with nap or grain (e.g. Examples of application 31 Zipper foot/sole No. 4 Straight Stitch Preparation █ baste seam closed and clean finish the seam allowance █ baste or pin zipper in place so that fabric folded edges...
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...other side █ the edge should lie flat and not roll █ use a fine darning thread for lightweight fabric Satin stitch █ dense, short zig-zag stitch (stitch length 0.5-0.7mm, 1/5" to 1/3") █ use for appliqué, embroidery, etc 033301.70.04_1007_B330_B350_B380_EN Darning with slide No. 3A...darning ring to program the length █ complete Darning program; Darning with the Automatic buttonhole foot with slide No. 3A █ use satin stitch for small tears and damaged areas, not more than 3cm (1 1/4") long █ same procedure as with foot No. 1 Reinforcement Use ...
...other side █ the edge should lie flat and not roll █ use a fine darning thread for lightweight fabric Satin stitch █ dense, short zig-zag stitch (stitch length 0.5-0.7mm, 1/5" to 1/3") █ use for appliqué, embroidery, etc 033301.70.04_1007_B330_B350_B380_EN Darning with slide No. 3A...darning ring to program the length █ complete Darning program; Darning with the Automatic buttonhole foot with slide No. 3A █ use satin stitch for small tears and damaged areas, not more than 3cm (1 1/4") long █ same procedure as with foot No. 1 Reinforcement Use ...
