Bernina 830 User Manual

Wedding Invitation

Embroidery Keepsake

Created by Debbi Lashbrook

Pair the BERNINA 830 with the BERNINA DesignerPlus Software to create extra special keepsakes!

Using DesignerPlus Software, turn wedding invitations, birth announcements and other special occasion announcements into embroidered designs with ease. These extra large embroidery projects are a breeze to stitch with the BERNINA 830!

Experience it. Now!

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Supplies

Machine & Accessories

• BERNINA 830 Sewing & Embroidery

Machine

• Jumbo hoop and template

• BERNINA DesignerPlus Embroidery

Software

Fabric and Notions

• White Satin or fabric of choice

• Isacord Thread - Selection of colors

for Embroidery

• Bobbin Thread for Embroidery

• OESD MediumWeight Tear-away

Stabilizer

• 505 Temporary Spray Adhesive

• Organ Needles for Embroidery -

Size 80

• Picture Frame

The BERNINA 830 and the Jumbo Hoop

Embroider this project in a snap with the BERNINA 830 and the Jumbo Hoop...no repositioning necessary!

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Wedding Invitation - Digitize the Design

Scan picture

• Scan in picture with scanning software and save the scan on your

computer.

• Open DesignerPlus software.

• Go to Picture View.

• Click on the Load Picture icon.

• Navigate to the scanned file, select the file, and load the picture.

• Right click on the Hoop icon and click on the drop down arrow and

select the Jumbo Hoop # 26.

• Make sure the picture is selected and increase the size of the invi-

tation until it fills the jumbo hoop by clicking on a corner square and dragging until the picture fills the hoop.

• Process the picture with the Artwork Preparation tool. Reduce the

number of colors to the appropriate number for the wedding invita-

Picture Preparation

Auto Digitizing the Picture

tion. Click on OK.

• While the picture is selected, click on the Touch Up Picture icon.

• Select Paint from the program choices. Click OK.

• Select the eyedropper tool and select a color other than black from

the colors available at the bottom of the screen.

• Select Fill with Color icon and click on any sections of the invitation

that are black that shouldn’t be processed with a satin stitch.

• Select File/Exit and Return to Design when you have finished

touching up the picture.

• You must re-process the picture with the Artwork Preparation tool

after touching it up in the Paint program.

• Click on the Artwork Preparation tool once again. Then click on OK.

• Switch to Design View after reprocessing the picture .

• Click on the Magic Wand icon, then select the color and stitch type

that you wish to use from the Color & Stitch bar.

• Click on the object you wish to stitch first. An outline will appear

around the picture. Hit enter to activate the stitches. Continue to select the colors to use, the stitches and appropriate stitch angle and click on the other areas of the picture and hit enter to set the stitches. Remember that you can always use the Reshape icon to make

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changes that might be necessary. Remember to set the Pull compensation for auto digitized objects

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to .4 mm. Select the objects that were automatically generated with the Magic Wand and Open Object Properties.

• Select the Effects button and the Other Tab.

• Change the value of Pull compensation from .2 to .4. Click on OK.

The picture must be touched up for final processing.

The software sees all black areas in the picture as a detail and will process these areas with a satin fill, a satin outline, or a double run. By changing the color in the picture, these areas will be processed with a fill stitch. Then, they can still be stitched in black.

Note: For Vista, choose File/ Update Design then Exit & Return. If prompted, save the new picture.

Use the Magic Wand tool for digitizing the invitation as it works better for lettering as you can select the stitching order with the Magic Wand, but not with the Auto Digitizer. You can also select your stitches and your stitch angle prior to setting the stitches.

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