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Sewing , Emb roidering and Overlocking

No. 63 Autumn 2015 www.bernina.com

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14 Tips for Sewing, Embroidering and Overlocking 17 Embroidering

Fashion 6

Autumn stroll Woolly-warm items with a Norwegian pattern or lots of fringe

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Fur season Wool cape with fur trim and fur bag

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Sweatshirt fabric – not just for sportswear “Clean look” jacket and joggers with glittering highlights

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Winter darks Blouse, skirt

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New Year’s Eve Sparkly top and 7 / 8 trousers with party accessories

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knits

Designer

10 Tips for 10 years of the BERNINA Stitch Regulator

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You’ll find the instructions for our New Year’s Eve accessories at www.bernina.com/inspiration-6327 Create a new stitch pattern with the BERNINA Stitch Designer: www.bernina.com/inspiration-6344

News and Notes 16

BERNINA news The new BERNINA Hook, 7 millionth sewing machine

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BERNINA notes News from the Creative Center and Made@home

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Dollhouse quilt New, seasonal additions to our quilt : Christmas and Snowscape

Living and Lifestyle

Guest Spot

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Joy of giving Voucher cards for a wealth of occasions

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A “beastly” Christmas Stag and squirrel in shades of copper lend holiday cheer

Young Look

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The cold stays outside !

With doorstop, draught excluder and rug to keep the first autumn storms at bay

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Muffin doin’ Decorative kitchen accessories from colourful ­patchwork fabrics

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Alessa Hitz, Switzerland Clutches are her passion

Upcycling remnants Creating a trendy little bag and a hair ornament from lots of fabric strips

Readers’ Service 35 Our

gift for you Masthead 5

Fashion

Aut umn st roll The first cold snap will soon be with us, so jumpers and ponchos are just the things to wrap ourselves in for long walks through freshly fallen leaves.

6310 Poncho This stylish poncho is quickly sewn – ideal for when you suddenly realise that temperatures have dropped. An essential touch for this season, the fringe was cut from fulling fabric with a rotary knife and ruler.

6312 Jumper This jumper is a real gem and a challenge to your embroidery machine, since the Norwegian-look knitted stitches are “fakes”. When creating the ­embroidery file, we made sure that the elasticity of the knit fabric was retained. When embroidering, use water-soluble stabiliser only.

6313 Cap This snuggly-warm woolly hat is quick to sew; only the embroidery on it takes a bit more time. The variegated cotton thread of the Norwegian pattern harmonises perfectly with the grey knit fabric. The fur pompom is simply unbuttoned and removed before washing.

Jumper : broidery software With BERNINA em or such as the Jumbo Using a large hoop ntageous here !

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Fashion

S weat fabric – no t just for spor tswear Sweatshirt fabrics are comfort personified.

Lately, we’ve seen them worn on the street for non-sporty pursuits – with high heels, even !

6320 Sweat jacket The star-shaped silver ornaments are not ­ embroidered, but were sewn on with the tapering function ( BERNINA 780, 790 and BERNINA 830, 880 ). The flatlock seam was sewn on with an overlocker and metallic thread, in order to highlight the jacket’s cuffs and hems.

6321 Joggers These joggers also team well with the blazer.

The cord is just for decoration – the garment is held up at the waist with a wide piece of elastic and dispenses with a zip.

With BERNINA 780 / 79 0 or 8 Series ( tapering function ), Overlocker 130 0MDC and Walking foot

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Living

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Muf fin doin’ Baking is fun – even more so in a kitchen jam-packed with fetching accessories.

6355 Tea towels Pretty appliqués turn lowly tea towels into real eyecatchers. What’s more, these towels also make brilliant Christmas presents.

6356 Cookery-book binder Things can sometimes get hot and messy when you’re baking, so it’s nice when your beloved recipe collection is well protected.

Simply wash the cover to put the world to rights again.

6357 Oven mitts It’s all too easy to burn your fingers when removing cookies & co. from the oven. This practical mitt stops that from happening.

6358 Decorative muffin These sweet little muffins are quickly made and delightful to look at, whether in your kitchen or hanging from your Christmas tree.

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