This book is a guide to BERNINA machine embroidery. It’s a comprehensive machine embroidery book with a wealth of information for the novice as well as the experienced stitcher. The book starts at the beginning with information about designs, stabilizers, embroidery supplies, and hooping methods. From there you explore basic editing functions that includes resizing, rotating, and Word Art. Then you move on to more exciting functions such as Colour Wheel, Endless Embroidery, and Importing Decorative Stitches Next comes design placement.

Using low tech methods with hoop templates and paper design templates is a good place to start. Then you can move on to high tech machine functions such as Virtual Positioning and Pinpoint Placement (on specific models).After you get past the basics, you’re ready to explore stitching techniques. These include In-the-Hoop Projects, Lettering and Monogramming, Freestanding Designs, Piecing, Quilting, Applique and more!

Chapters cover:
Machine Embroidery
BERNINA Embroidery Machines
Machine Embroidery Designs
Stabilizer Skills
Embroidery Supplies
Hooping Habits
Making Changes
Machine Magic
Design Placement
Stitching a Design
To the Letter
Machine Embroidered Appliqué
Piecing and Quilting with Machine Embroidery
In-the-Hoop Projects
Freestanding Designs
Traditional Techniques
Design Tiles
Fear No Fabric
Twice Stitched
Blankety-Blanks
DesignWorks
BERNINA E 16 Multi Needle Embroidery Machine
Smooth Stitching
Keywords and Phrases
Index