Thank you so very much! I purchased a well maintained Nova several years ago, but it didn’t come with a manual. You were exactly correct at the end when you said this was a video manual! I have saved it for future reference. Learned several things I have been doing incorrectly. Maybe me & my Nova will be getting along better after watching this! 😆
Thanks great exposure to machines I wouldn’t know about.At 68 year old male former health professional I have fallen in love with fabric and these beautiful machines
Thank you for the video. I have had my Apple Green Nova 900 for about 5 years and really haven't used it much. Your directions are very clear and easy to understand, and I realize some small details I was missing when setting up to sew with it.
Thank you for this. I rescued one of these from a charity shop warehouse. Paid a reasonable amount as I thought even if it couldn’t be saved I could use the feet and other accessories for my lovely Bernina 910. Last week, it came back from the Bernina dealer, having had a minor repair and thorough service. Today I followed your excellent video to wind bobbin and thread. It sews like a dream, whispery quiet, precise. A delight, just as I hoped it would be.
Absolutely fabulous 🪡✂️🧵 Just got my hands on a Nova and can't wait to use it. Thanks for this informative video. I learned two new things from it 👏👏 😍
This video is just wonderful, I bought one in NZ about a year ago and finally opened it up and wondered what I was doing wrong with the buttonholes - you cleared that up straight away. Really appreciate the time and effort involved in this. Thanks again.
I’ve just inherited my 1977 Bernina Nova 900 from my Mum who's downsizing. It still has both original manuals and going by the purchase date, she was about 12 weeks pregnant with me when she bought it in Sydney after her Swiss friend raved about Bernina 😊
Thank you so much for a wonderful teaching 😀. I just got one of them from my lovely friend who passed away 3 years ago gave me. And then I can start doing sawing things. 🙏🙏
My MIL gave me her sewing machine about 2016 or 2017… that was a few years before I learned to sew! I just started looking at the book that came with it and saw your video on TH-cam! Thank you for all of the useful information! I have a new Brother sewing machine that I love. I really want to keep the Bernina up and running! I also inherited my MIL’s first sewing machine…I haven’t spent a lot of time looking at it yet but it has these white “casette” things that get put in the machine to use it…I want to learn more about it! Thank you again for all the great information! ❤
Thank you for this very informative video. It was really well shot; I could see everything you were doing and showing us quite well. I have a "new" to me Nova and have taken it to quilting class. It is MUCH lighter than my 1230, but still sturdy enough not to dance around the table when I sew fast. Great machine.
Very helpful. Thank you. I've just restored this model after finding it in the local land fill recycling shed. It was missing the pedal (and a few other small issues), but I found an old Singer pedal that works well with this machine after removing the electronic board from the bottom and hooking the pedal rheostat directly in line with the motor. Works great.
@@annamariapoelmann2611 there should be a spot for the plug. If it doesn't fit I'd get the exact match but most older ones would work as long as it's a Bernina foot
I always imagined I was listening to Mark Steyn. The intro to this video shows Mr. Stitches and my delusions have been dashed ;-). I recently acquired a Bernina 831 and have really enjoyed the information you have provided.
excellent video and review! Thanks very much. I was looking for my manual, but you covered so much I may not need to order one. Kudos great voice and instrstructions
I love this Design! So cool! Like the supernovas, but better! Great demonstration video! I'm ⌚ ng all of them! I Would love to see your assessment of the early necchi models.
Thank you so much for this upload absolute life saver recently acquired this machine and you helped me know what to do right off the bat 😎..🐈..Sweet cat an what a great machine.
What a lovely video! Thank you! I have a Bernina Nova that belonged to my grandma and I have been using it as straight stitch machine with the occasional zigzag stitch. I have found out that I have an overlock foot (#470) but I can't seem to make it work... do you know what kind of sitch I should be using? I tried C and G?
He called it an applique stich and that's correct it's also your overlock stich! You can use the zigzag too you just want to make sure that your needle is going over that bar in the middle of the foot! This is my dream machine. I've wanted it for years! I have an Aurora 440 and LOVE it. I had an 1100 too that I gave to my mom. These machines are actually made to last forever! The entire concept is so beyond where our society is. .. oh well.. I know you enjoy this machine it's so glorious! The feet aren't too hard to find online. Depending on what you do I'd recommend at least a rolled Hemmer of any width. There is a foot for everything as they are also geared towards making clothes especially in this era! 🤩
Awesome! A machine manual and sewing lessons! Thank you! I just picked up one of these, however it looks like it had a bit of a rough life! It is my first encounter with a bernina. I gave it a good wipe down but there is lots of rust and many of the markings are worn off. The redline suggesting upper tension is not apparrent. I heard that the bushings can be a problem on vintage berninas, so I haven’t plugged it in yet. Do you think the bushings are behind the two black big screws on the underside?
Thank you for this video. I am testing one out prior to purchase... I think the machine I'm looking at needs a thorough service. I was hoping to see if your "reverse" knob judders while you sew. Also I appreciate your reply to Mart B who was wondering about regulating the speed; this one takes off full speed, and is not smooth. Can an independent repair person find those capacitors, or is it proprietary to a Bernina repair shop?
The reverse knob juddering could be lint build up in between the feed dogs and throat plate (needle plate). Try cleaning and oiling. It could also be a sign on seizing? The capacitors are off the shelf items and any repair person should be able to supply them. Thanks.
Hello, I want to buy a Bernina sewing machine but i dont know what is better : bernina 900 nuovo or bernina 1000 special. I have an AEG 795 now. Thank you.
Greetings from Spain and thanks for your work. Your video inspired to buy a Bernina Nova 900 and I love it! It is in beautiful condition. I had it professionally serviced by a Bernina technician when I first bought it, but then moved continents and didn't really get to use it until this week. It it running pretty well and the stitches are gorgeous. However, it is a little sticky when starting off on sewing a seam (more of a hesitation really) and it doesn't really like going slowly (same thing happens). Occasionally there is a little hiccup when it is running at normal speed. I checked and this does not result in a skipped stitch or anything. I was wondering if any of these symptoms sound familiar to you and what you might advise. As I said, it sews perfectly well, but I am wondering if I should be concerned about the issues I describe. I hope you have time to answer. I just bought a Singer Featherweight and so I'm off to watch your video on this machine. Many thanks! :)
Hello! That could be a faulty capacitor in the foot controller. I have a series of videos on the Nova 900 but I can't remember if I specifically covered the foot controller capacitor. Thanks.
Thanks for this nice information. I got myself a machine exactly like this in a thrift shop. I got is serviced, but noticed that my bobbin isn't winding properly. The bobbin winder clicks up very fast (I think you call it disengage) while it isn't full. Do you have any idea what might be wrong? Thanks again for making this video!
Hi, I have recently rescued two Bernina Nova 900 machines, to add to my collection of Berninas, both have the same fault in that they will only sew a straight stitch. Do you have any suggestions as to what the problem may be please? Many thanks from Wales, UK
Sorry, I don't. Not sure where you'd find them. It depends where you are but you could try sewing machine shops or look out for a broken machine for parts.
I'm not sure exactly what you`re meaning but if it's taking off at full speed when you put your foot down a little then there could be a capacitor blown in the foot controller.
Hi. I was able to buy a machine like this cheap at a garage sale. It works well but needs an O ring (?) in the bobbin winder which is not available here. Would you know of anyone who may have a second hand O ring in good condition? Thanks 😃
I fixed this exact thing myself by just buying a rubber ring that looked close and then cutting it to size and supergluing the cut ends together and it worked super well.
Thank you so very much! I purchased a well maintained Nova several years ago, but it didn’t come with a manual. You were exactly correct at the end when you said this was a video manual! I have saved it for future reference. Learned several things I have been doing incorrectly. Maybe me & my Nova will be getting along better after watching this! 😆
Thanks great exposure to machines I
wouldn’t know about.At 68 year old male
former health professional I have fallen in love with fabric and these beautiful machines
Thank you! This has been invaluable. Dusted off my beautiful nova after 20 years in hibernation, couldn’t remember the threading at all
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. We inherited one of these and now I’m much more confident to use it!
Thank you for the video. I have had my Apple Green Nova 900 for about 5 years and really haven't used it much. Your directions are very clear and easy to understand, and I realize some small details I was missing when setting up to sew with it.
Thank you for this. I rescued one of these from a charity shop warehouse. Paid a reasonable amount as I thought even if it couldn’t be saved I could use the feet and other accessories for my lovely Bernina 910. Last week, it came back from the Bernina dealer, having had a minor repair and thorough service. Today I followed your excellent video to wind bobbin and thread. It sews like a dream, whispery quiet, precise. A delight, just as I hoped it would be.
Absolutely fabulous 🪡✂️🧵 Just got my hands on a Nova and can't wait to use it. Thanks for this informative video. I learned two new things from it 👏👏 😍
This video is just wonderful, I bought one in NZ about a year ago and finally opened it up and wondered what I was doing wrong with the buttonholes - you cleared that up straight away. Really appreciate the time and effort involved in this. Thanks again.
She’s a beauty! Thank you! I’m a newbie, just learning. Thoroughly enjoyed your teaching.
I’ve just inherited my 1977 Bernina Nova 900 from my Mum who's downsizing. It still has both original manuals and going by the purchase date, she was about 12 weeks pregnant with me when she bought it in Sydney after her Swiss friend raved about Bernina 😊
Thank you so much for a wonderful teaching 😀. I just got one of them from my lovely friend who passed away 3 years ago gave me. And then I can start doing sawing things. 🙏🙏
My MIL gave me her sewing machine about 2016 or 2017… that was a few years before I learned to sew! I just started looking at the book that came with it and saw your video on TH-cam! Thank you for all of the useful information! I have a new Brother sewing machine that I love. I really want to keep the Bernina up and running! I also inherited my MIL’s first sewing machine…I haven’t spent a lot of time looking at it yet but it has these white “casette” things that get put in the machine to use it…I want to learn more about it! Thank you again for all the great information! ❤
This video allowed me to make an informed choice about buying a Nova (I did, and at a great price too!) Thank you so much for this video!
Thank you. Excellent tutorial.
I love your little friend Molly, great video as always Gary
Thanks Suzet. She makes a good 'supervisor'.
Thank you for this very informative video. It was really well shot; I could see everything you were doing and showing us quite well. I have a "new" to me Nova and have taken it to quilting class. It is MUCH lighter than my 1230, but still sturdy enough not to dance around the table when I sew fast. Great machine.
Thank you for the comprehensive demo of this fabulous machine.
Glad you liked it!
Very helpful. Thank you. I've just restored this model after finding it in the local land fill recycling shed. It was missing the pedal (and a few other small issues), but I found an old Singer pedal that works well with this machine after removing the electronic board from the bottom and hooking the pedal rheostat directly in line with the motor. Works great.
That's SO cool!
My foot pedal is missing too, Could you tell me how to put on this spare foot pedal directly to the machine ?
@@annamariapoelmann2611 there should be a spot for the plug. If it doesn't fit I'd get the exact match but most older ones would work as long as it's a Bernina foot
I always imagined I was listening to Mark Steyn. The intro to this video shows Mr. Stitches and my delusions have been dashed ;-). I recently acquired a Bernina 831 and have really enjoyed the information you have provided.
I'm not sure who Mark Steyn is but I'll take it as a compliment anyway :)
Excellent video! Thank you very much!
I've got one arriving today , I'm super excited. But I'm going to service it first . There's plenty of advice and walkthroughs on the internet.😊
Just considering buying one of these retro swiss gems. Many thanks for the tutorial.
excellent video and review! Thanks very much. I was looking for my manual, but you covered so much I may not need to order one.
Kudos great voice and instrstructions
Very helpful, thank you for an extremely well-made video.
Bonjour, Je viens d’en acheter une d’occasion en Suisse, elle est magnifique, votre vidéo d’une grande aide, merci 👏
I love this Design! So cool! Like the supernovas, but better! Great demonstration video! I'm ⌚ ng all of them! I Would love to see your assessment of the early necchi models.
Thank you so much for this upload absolute life saver recently acquired this machine and you helped me know what to do right off the bat 😎..🐈..Sweet cat an what a great machine.
Very clear, helpful and easy to follow. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
You make me easy life!!!! THANK'S SOOOO MUCH!!! very explained!!!!!!
Happy to help!
Great video so helpful as I just got myself one of these machines
So well explained! GREAT detail with every step.. Thanks :-) Btw 'Hello Punch' :-)
Thank you very much👍❣️
I want a yellow one! ❤
What a lovely video! Thank you! I have a Bernina Nova that belonged to my grandma and I have been using it as straight stitch machine with the occasional zigzag stitch. I have found out that I have an overlock foot (#470) but I can't seem to make it work... do you know what kind of sitch I should be using? I tried C and G?
He called it an applique stich and that's correct it's also your overlock stich! You can use the zigzag too you just want to make sure that your needle is going over that bar in the middle of the foot! This is my dream machine. I've wanted it for years! I have an Aurora 440 and LOVE it. I had an 1100 too that I gave to my mom. These machines are actually made to last forever! The entire concept is so beyond where our society is. .. oh well.. I know you enjoy this machine it's so glorious! The feet aren't too hard to find online. Depending on what you do I'd recommend at least a rolled Hemmer of any width. There is a foot for everything as they are also geared towards making clothes especially in this era! 🤩
Awesome! A machine manual and sewing lessons! Thank you! I just picked up one of these, however it looks like it had a bit of a rough life! It is my first encounter with a bernina. I gave it a good wipe down but there is lots of rust and many of the markings are worn off. The redline suggesting upper tension is not apparrent. I heard that the bushings can be a problem on vintage berninas, so I haven’t plugged it in yet. Do you think the bushings are behind the two black big screws on the underside?
From memory, take off the back cover and the motor brushes should be accessible from there. Thanks.
@@InStitches Thanks! I’ll give it a try!
Can you use universal needles with this machine or would you advise sticking to the 705B needles?
Thank you for this video. I am testing one out prior to purchase... I think the machine I'm looking at needs a thorough service. I was hoping to see if your "reverse" knob judders while you sew. Also I appreciate your reply to Mart B who was wondering about regulating the speed; this one takes off full speed, and is not smooth. Can an independent repair person find those capacitors, or is it proprietary to a Bernina repair shop?
The reverse knob juddering could be lint build up in between the feed dogs and throat plate (needle plate). Try cleaning and oiling. It could also be a sign on seizing? The capacitors are off the shelf items and any repair person should be able to supply them. Thanks.
Hello, I want to buy a Bernina sewing machine but i dont know what is better : bernina 900 nuovo or bernina 1000 special. I have an AEG 795 now. Thank you.
Great video. You must be a Kiwi.
Greetings from Spain and thanks for your work. Your video inspired to buy a Bernina Nova 900 and I love it! It is in beautiful condition. I had it professionally serviced by a Bernina technician when I first bought it, but then moved continents and didn't really get to use it until this week. It it running pretty well and the stitches are gorgeous. However, it is a little sticky when starting off on sewing a seam (more of a hesitation really) and it doesn't really like going slowly (same thing happens). Occasionally there is a little hiccup when it is running at normal speed. I checked and this does not result in a skipped stitch or anything. I was wondering if any of these symptoms sound familiar to you and what you might advise. As I said, it sews perfectly well, but I am wondering if I should be concerned about the issues I describe. I hope you have time to answer. I just bought a Singer Featherweight and so I'm off to watch your video on this machine. Many thanks! :)
Hello! That could be a faulty capacitor in the foot controller. I have a series of videos on the Nova 900 but I can't remember if I specifically covered the foot controller capacitor. Thanks.
Thanks for this nice information. I got myself a machine exactly like this in a thrift shop. I got is serviced, but noticed that my bobbin isn't winding properly. The bobbin winder clicks up very fast (I think you call it disengage) while it isn't full. Do you have any idea what might be wrong? Thanks again for making this video!
There is an adjustment but you'll need to remove the lid. It's difficult to explain in the comments but I may do a video on the subject.
@@InStitches Thanks for the reply! Ill stay tuned .
Hi, I have recently rescued two Bernina Nova 900 machines, to add to my collection of Berninas, both have the same fault in that they will only sew a straight stitch. Do you have any suggestions as to what the problem may be please? Many thanks from Wales, UK
Hi, it sounds like the zig zag mechanism may be seized up. Servicing the machine may fix the problem,. Thanks.
Thank you for your reply, I’ll arrange a service, fingers crossed! 😀🏴
I would like a walking foot for my nova , is it necessary to buy the expensive ones or could I get an alternative
Many thanks
The Bernina ones are expensive but you can get third party ones cheaper.
Do you know where I can find the user manual for this machine? Also is there a reliable way to find presser feet that fit this machine?
Hi, I found a free one here - www.manualslib.com/manual/1019447/Bernina-900.html#manual
Any Bernina shop should have the presser feet. Thanks.
I'm a man and I have my grandmother's Bernina .. which I've never opened and plan to make a Corona virus mask! Hold thumbs!
Good luck!
Hi again.. you don't happen to have any spare red dials or know where to find 1
Sorry, I don't. Not sure where you'd find them. It depends where you are but you could try sewing machine shops or look out for a broken machine for parts.
@@InStitches thanks anyway😎🤙🏽
Can I buy a model of this sewing machine? Tell me please
❤😊
Hello can you tell me how you can regulate the speed of this machine
I'm not sure exactly what you`re meaning but if it's taking off at full speed when you put your foot down a little then there could be a capacitor blown in the foot controller.
Hi. I was able to buy a machine like this cheap at a garage sale. It works well but needs an O ring (?) in the bobbin winder which is not available here. Would you know of anyone who may have a second hand O ring in good condition?
Thanks 😃
Sorry, no
I fixed this exact thing myself by just buying a rubber ring that looked close and then cutting it to size and supergluing the cut ends together and it worked super well.
Thanks,but mine was not working
Hola por fabor pueden tradusirlo a espanol gracias
Cognitively, but not disclosed the purpose of all accessories.
Thanks.
Really finding it hard to use
Following your demo l dont know where l went wrong😭
You for spnahis please my mashin not word
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