Bernina 2500 manual Gathering Fabric to Fabric

THE GATHERING ATTACHMENT

GATHERING FABRIC TO FABRIC

FABRIC:	Medium weight woven cotton 3” X 14”
	Medium weight woven cotton 3” X 8”
NEEDLES:	80/12 Universal, Sharp or Microtex
THREAD:	4 cones of serger thread
PRESSER FOOT:	Standard

Feet-ures Unit ___pg.___

Instruction Sheet for the Gathering Attachment Bernette Advanced Guide Workbook Supplement 1 pg.___

Serger Library – Simply Serging Specialty Stitches Additions

•Turn the Stitch Selection Dial to “A’ on the Stitch Selection Panel.

•Thread the serger for a 4-thread Overlock stitch.

•Raise the Upper Knife and adjust the Cutting Width to 3.

•Raise the Presser Foot and, with the Needles in their highest position, swing the Presser Foot to the left.

•Locate and loosen the silver Fixing Screw in front of the Rolled Hem Stitch Selection Lever.

•Slip the Gathering Attachment on to the Fixing Screw and Metal Post directly next to the Fixing screw. (Hint: attach the horseshoe-shaped slot over the screw and then rotate the attachment to lock over the metal post.) Tighten the Fixing Screw.

•Return Cutting Width to 2 (normal) and lower the Upper Knife into Cutting Position.

•Locate and adjust the Differential Feed Dial (right end of the machine) to 2.

•Return the Presser Foot to normal sewing position.

•Raise the Presser Foot and insert the 14” strip of fabric (right side up) under the Gathering Attachment. The fabric is lying next to the stitch plate. Sew several stitches until the fabric is under the Needles.

•Touch the Needle Stop Button to lower the Needles and lower the Feed Dog.

•Place the 8” strip of fabric (right side down) on top of the Gathering Attachment and under the Presser Foot with the end of the 8” strip touching the Needles.

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