I’m figuring out how to use the embroidery aspect of Luna (my new Bernina 790). I was never proficient with the embroidery machine for my Brother but with how much I dropped for Luna I plan to use it as much as possible. But first, I need a few quilt labels. My new owner class is not until the end of October. I need these now so I wasn’t about to wait for the class. I just made my way over to my dealer and asked them to show me how to set up the embroidery machine and start using it. They were real nice. At the shop they use Isacord thread. I have a lot of Madeira thread that I purchased for my Brother so I’m working with what I have. I created the one for Hampton Ridge first and the video below shows Luna in action. Hopefully it works. When I was able to pull the label off, there were areas where the bottom thread were coming up to the top. So I took my first piece back to the shop to ask them about it.
- Is this how it is supposed to look? Answer: no.
- If not, how do I fix it? Answer: adjust the top tension until the bottom thread doesn’t come up to the top.
So I went home and adjusted the top tension from 3.0 to 2.0. It works like a dream now.
Here are some notes for myself in the future:
- Madeira thread breaks a lot on my Bernina so I can’t have it embroider at top speed. And definitely turn off the jackrabbit (super speed option)!
That’s where the speed lever should be at…
- I used the Brother embroidery bobbin thread. I have about 3 spools of this because I thought I was going to do a lot of embroidery when I bought the Brother machine. I hardly used it and put it in one of my bobbins to use it now. I need to remember to use this always until I run out. Then I can try something else and see what works the best. I did use 50w Aurifil thread at first because that was in the bobbin and I didn’t see a difference. Although, using this bobbin thread may have added to my tension issues.
- Adjust top tension to 2
That’s all I can remember for now. I hope to do more embroidery.
I really like the Madeira threads, but you have to figure out if you can make it work with Bernina. Sounds like the bobbin isn’t going to be an issue, anyway. I love that you have such a helpful dealer. After you spent all that money, though, they should be! I know you will learn many things in your new owner classes! Love your labels, just as they are.
Yeah, the Madeira was fine with my Brother. It might be something I was doing because it stopped breaking during the latter part of the label. Or, maybe it’s because I learned to keep it at the right speed. 🙂