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Sewing zigzag on chiffon with Bernina Activa 230
jensuya
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Sewing zigzag on chiffon with Bernina Activa 230
on: November 24, 2008, 03:11:50 PM
I'm a veteran seamstress, but I am stumped by this: I have just bought a new Bernina Activa 230. It's wonderul after my 30-year-old Singer, but I can't seem to sew a nice zigzag on chiffon. I'm just trying to finish a seam with zigzag, but the fabric bunches up longitudinally under the zigzag. I've tried changing the needle size, adjusting the tension. The old Singer sewed a nice flat zigzag before it died, and I can't figure out why the fancy new machine can't do this. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Ambimom
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Re: Sewing zigzag on chiffon with Bernina Activa 230
Reply #1 on: November 25, 2008, 06:46:48 AM
Just a thought, but have you tried doing it with a stabilizer underneath the seam? I know it's a pain, but I have found that these new computerized machines just don't have the stitch quality of the mechanical machines of 30 and 40 years ago. They have fancy features, but so-so stitches. I often have to use stabilizers.
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