Gathering fabric, The gathering attachment – Bernina dcet 2500 User Manual
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1999 BERNINA Of America
Section B - page14
THE GATHERING ATTACHMENT
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ATHERING FABRIC
Feet-ures Unit ____pg.___
Instruction Sheet for the Gathering Attachment
Bernette
Advanced Guide Workbook Supplement 1 pg.___
Serger Library – Simply Serging
Specialty Stitches
Additions
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Turn the Stitch Selection Dial to “A’ on the Stitch Selection Panel.
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Thread the serger for a 4-thread Overlock stitch.
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Raise the Upper Knife and adjust the Cutting Width to 3.
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Raise the Presser Foot and, with the Needles in their highest position, swing
the Presser Foot to the left.
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Locate and loosen the silver Fixing Screw in front of the Rolled Hem Stitch
Selection Lever.
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Slip the Gathering Attachment on to the Fixing Screw and Metal Post directly
behind 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.
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Return Cutting Width to 2 (normal) and lower the Upper Knife into Cutting
Position.
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Locate and adjust the Differential Feed Dial (right end of the machine) to 2.
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Return the Presser Foot to normal sewing position.
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Using a Fabric Marker, divide the fabric into 3 equal sections along a 15” edge.
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Touch the Needle Stop Button to lower the Needles and lower the Feed Dog.
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Raise the Presser Foot and insert the fabric under the Gathering Attachment
and up to the Needles. The fabric is lying against the stitch plate.
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Lower the Presser Foot and serge to the first mark.
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Adjust Stitch Length to 4 and serge to the second mark.
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Increase tension on both Needles by moving the Tension Fine Tuning Levers up.
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Serge to the end of the fabric.
FABRIC:
Medium weight woven cotton 3” X 15”
NEEDLES:
80/12 Universal, Sharp or Microtex
THREAD:
4 cones of serger thread
PRESSER FOOT: Standard