I bought this machine last year, initially I liked it a lot but unfortunately it was faulty and my experience was awful. I had to travel 600km one way to the dealer so that they would change some piece and repair it under warranty. after one month of waiting I finally could take it back, but when I tried to sew on it at home all of the decorative stitches were broken, the machine would sew in one spot. only the straight stitch functioned. so I took it to the dealer again, they promised to fix it, after 2 weeks I came to take it back, they said it's fixed, I tested it right there but decorative stitches still didn't work. I was tired of riding 1200 km back and forth every time so I've returned the machine but they kept 15% of it's price. not mentioning the road expenses, VAT I had to pay both in the country where I bought it and in my country and projects I never finished on time because of the broken machine. If you're looking for sewing machine don't fall only for features and looks - choose sewing machine that can be serviced near your home and is easy to get spare parts for.
Great video. I’m beginning to wonder why I own an expensive 475. The Bernette 77 with even feed, the same control panel and foot up and down at the foot pedal are all great features and a few that I don’t have. . Add to that no matter what I do, tutorials I follow, AND use the uneven fabric guide under the foot, a consistent automatic buttonhole does not exist on my 475.
I would recommend having a certified technician take a look at your machine's buttonhole foot to make sure that it is properly calibrated. You should be able to achieve a beautiful buttonhole on your B 475. If you are sewing buttonholes on thick materials (like a jeans waistband) the buttonhole compensation plate is very helpful. Here is a blog tutorial with some helpful information. weallsew.com/bernina-buttonhole/
@@BerninaInternational Thank you for your reply. I “do” have and use the compensation plate. I just sewed 13 buttonholes on the front of a dress placket. I used the add on plate due to one side of the placket being a tiny bit higher than the other due to seams. After programming everything in the first 10 holes went in beautifully. When traveling down the first side and halfway down the machine kept pounding into the same position without continuing to move. Had to rip it out and start over. Very frustrating. I know there are no easy answers and thank you for yours. 🌵🇺🇸
I've got a Bernina 570, just had for 2 months now. Trying to find a tutoring on creating a hem for knit using a twin needle. I've taken the initial instructional classes for my machine and still overwhelmed with how much I need to know to use my machine.
He recommends a good all purpose thread- to me this is generally a polyester thread (strong and stretchy) for sewing knits. weallsew.com/sewing-knit-fabrics-without-a-serger-tips-and-tricks/
I bought this machine last year, initially I liked it a lot but unfortunately it was faulty and my experience was awful. I had to travel 600km one way to the dealer so that they would change some piece and repair it under warranty. after one month of waiting I finally could take it back, but when I tried to sew on it at home all of the decorative stitches were broken, the machine would sew in one spot. only the straight stitch functioned. so I took it to the dealer again, they promised to fix it, after 2 weeks I came to take it back, they said it's fixed, I tested it right there but decorative stitches still didn't work. I was tired of riding 1200 km back and forth every time so I've returned the machine but they kept 15% of it's price. not mentioning the road expenses, VAT I had to pay both in the country where I bought it and in my country and projects I never finished on time because of the broken machine.
If you're looking for sewing machine don't fall only for features and looks - choose sewing machine that can be serviced near your home and is easy to get spare parts for.
Great video. I’m beginning to wonder why I own an expensive 475. The Bernette 77 with even feed, the same control panel and foot up and down at the foot pedal are all great features and a few that I don’t have. . Add to that no matter what I do, tutorials I follow, AND use the uneven fabric guide under the foot, a consistent automatic buttonhole does not exist on my 475.
I would recommend having a certified technician take a look at your machine's buttonhole foot to make sure that it is properly calibrated. You should be able to achieve a beautiful buttonhole on your B 475. If you are sewing buttonholes on thick materials (like a jeans waistband) the buttonhole compensation plate is very helpful. Here is a blog tutorial with some helpful information.
weallsew.com/bernina-buttonhole/
@@BerninaInternational Thank you for your reply. I “do” have and use the compensation plate. I just sewed 13 buttonholes on the front of a dress placket. I used the add on plate due to one side of the placket being a tiny bit higher than the other due to seams. After programming everything in the first 10 holes went in beautifully. When traveling down the first side and halfway down the machine kept pounding into the same position without continuing to move. Had to rip it out and start over. Very frustrating. I know there are no easy answers and thank you for yours. 🌵🇺🇸
@@k3of5ks We appreciate your feedback. It is helpful to us to know the use cases like that people experience. Happy Sewing!
I've got a Bernina 570, just had for 2 months now. Trying to find a tutoring on creating a hem for knit using a twin needle. I've taken the initial instructional classes for my machine and still overwhelmed with how much I need to know to use my machine.
Try this tutorial:
weallsew.com/sewing-with-a-twin-needle/
Do you have to use a certain kind of thread?
He recommends a good all purpose thread- to me this is generally a polyester thread (strong and stretchy) for sewing knits.
weallsew.com/sewing-knit-fabrics-without-a-serger-tips-and-tricks/