empisal overlocker companion deluxe 400 manual

This will make the threading path open at the stitch plate. Step 3: Remove the presser foot and lower the knifeĪs you are learning to thread the machine, it is helpful to remove the presser foot and lower the knife. This will make it easy to thread and also enables you to be able to tie threads together and pull them through the machine with ease. Raising the presser foot releases the tensions disks on all the threads. You can find your tweezers, screw driver and needle/threader holder tool here along with some spare needles and a lint brush. There are several helpful threading tools stored in the looper cover door. Each machine comes with a Quick Reference Card that gives threading tips and all the stitch settings for the sixteen stitches the machine makes. Notice the upper and lower looper follow a similar thread path and the thread just snaps into place, no more little corkscrew wires or covered thread guides. Perfect in case you don’t have your user manual handy.

Behind the looper door, inside the machine, you will find a built-in threading chart. The inside of the machine is open and easy to access. Upper (Blue) = sky/heaven Lower (Red) = earth/hell A teacher once taught me a riddle (below) that works with the color of our BERNINA machines perfectly. The upper looper (blue) moves over the stitch plate and the lower looper (red) moves under the stitch plate. When I was first learning to thread an overlocker, it was difficult to remember which looper was the upper and lower. Begin with the upper looper (blue), then thread the lower looper (red) and finally thread the needles last (green and yellow). Following the threading order is important to successful threading. You will notice a colored dot at every point where each thread should go. So let’s break the myth once and for all!īERNINA overlocker machines all have a color coded threading path.

There are many added features that make this machine simple and understandable. The new BERNINA L 450 and BERNINA L 460 Overlockers were designed with ease of use in mind. Do you dread to thread? Overlockers or sergers of all kinds have a reputation of being impossible to thread, but overcoming this dread of threading is key to your successful experience with this machine.

Empisal overlocker companion deluxe 400 manual