BERNINA Combination Mode: Lettering

Gayle from BERNINA of Naperville shows you how to use combi mode to spell a word and then stitch out the word with the sequence stopping autommatically. You will use Pattern end, group, the thread cutter and and other functions in this easy lesson.
Machines that can apply this technique: BERNINA 880 PLUS, 790 PLUS, 880, 790, 770, All 5 and 7 series and older artista 200/730 and 830 computerized machines.

[@sherrypace8980]

My motto is why do it by hand when I paid so much for the machine.😉 there are those times when it’s unfortunately necessary…great video, clear instructions, love the humor. I’m ready to try combi mode! I’ve gotten into it by accident and couldn’t get out. So frustrating. Now I think I get it! Thanks.

[@tatyanasurenyan-krech6372]

Your video on this is better than the book and every other KZbin. Thanks again. I just saved my label

[@2marduke]

I wanted to say how much I very much appreciate you and your videos. I watch a lot of them. I love your enthusiasm! You have taught me a lot about my Bernina. I am super new to sewing and went all in on the Bernina. I am just learning to sew and bought a 590 and have been thrilled with it, but don’t know how to use it. You have great video as and if I ever get out to Naperville, Illinois am coming to visit! I live in Brooklyn, NY. Thanks again for doing these great videos.

[@springslady1]

I love watching all of these videos! I return to them often as I’m still learning ! But the hand sewing! I’m only getting better at that because of epp! Thanks!!

[@kathrynchadwick9915]

Another clear, relevant and watchable video - thank you, Gail

[@Quilts4fun]

Really enjoy your video. Great explanation of how to use the combo mode. I have struggled with this and now that you have shown how to do it I feel more confident. Thank you.

[@melindafisher1584]

I have been looking for just this instruction video to learn how to use my 570QE. Thank you! Thank you!

[@liz.mcdonough]

OMG!! This is one of the best tutorials on using the machine I’ve seen. I’ve had my 765 for a few years but was never told how this was done. Yes, I could have gone to the manual but who has the time. I’m so glad I found your channel. Thank you so much.

[@nellenejooste4636]

From where I'm sitting, your hand sewing looks pretty darn good. And I am a (self-proclaimed) hand sewing expert. Love your videos 💖

[@lindamellet1583]

Gail, you are so cute, I love watching your tutorials. It's like medicine for my soul. Keep up the good humour.

[@tinacassese2882]

Thank you so much. Your explanations were precise and easy to follow. I especially love the ability to be able to slow you down a little bit so that I could follow step-by-step. I finally feel confident enough to tackle labels.

[@jaynekilbride5620]

Thank you. I haven’t tried lettering on my machine but will try this with your video at my side! Wonderful..

[@cjsews]

Not only educational, but fun! You have it! Thanks.

[@user-xs4nn5vc9w]

Thank you luv all your quilting tutorials 💓

[@amypetiprin8435]

Thanks. Love your videos. Keep them coming.

[@paulahutt4116]

Thank you so much! I have tried and cried with trying to do the lettering for quilt labels and other. This helps me so much!

[@connieallen6234]

How do I delete letters that I can't get rid of?

[@pamelaserrano9604]

Excellent info. You always do a great job explaining things

[@suzanneeardley7618]

Fantastic tutorial - I have learnt so much and very easy to follow your instructions.

[@marilyng6744]

Great video! Thanks Gayle❤️

[@maryjones3369]

I really enjoyed this tutorial! Thank you❤️

[@mwj050508]

Hi Gayle, this is Linda. I appreciate all your videos. This was a good one. I'm learning Berninas at work and was too intimidated by them, until they offered me to take a B570 qe home to practice on it. OMG!!! I'm so in love with this machine. Your videos are great and so helpful. Thank you for your quirkiness, love it.

[@danischaeferschaefer1730]

You have taught me SO many things in your videos!!!!

[@nickibair999]

Oh this is so neat! I needed a new machine when my Janome literally died on me while quilting so I did find a really nice one on eBay, used, but new for me. I'm still learning about it. At the moment I can't think of the one I have but these videos will help learning more of what my machine can do. Thank you.

[@debco12]

This was a great tutorial. Thank you! And just so you know, you aren’t the only one who hates hand sewing.

[@karinfryday8314]

A very helpful video Gayle, just as others have been for me. Thank you! I am now a subscriber to your channel.

[@cvan1075]

Thank you. Sorted all the steps out for me after I experimented last week and became vague with the manual open in front of me. Keep looking beautiful, Beautiful

[@marilynfairfull259]

The thimble works best on your middle finger! I’ve used one for years!

[@karenegeberg6007]

Thanks for the great information!

[@janwebster3749]

I was grateful of this you tube wanted to sew Happy Birthday on my sisters birthday. Thank you your videos are brilliant. 😊

[@georgemcduncan5391]

I just found your channel. This was my first video to watch. I thought your hand sewing was perfect. I hate hand sewing too. I'm a Husqvarna Viking baby and it's fun to see how other machines program. 30 years + sewer/tailor. Not a big quilter but I love heirloom clothing and there are so many hand look stitches that can be reproduced by the machine. When I have to hand sew running my thread through a bounce dryer sheet really cuts down on the tangling. But seeing you sew with silk thread I think I'll have to try it.

[@susanshimel2358]

Thanks so much for clarifying what the user manual explains.

[@CarolynAnderson-gb6uf]

Thanks for the tutorials!

[@janetburkett3496]

I have tried lettering and was confused. Thanks for the tutorial. It was helpful.

[@DD-ek8qc]

As usual, lov;e your tutorial, even your hand sewing. I don't know of many people that do like it when we have these machines that do almost everything for us. BTW, you're just too cute.

[@norakathleenbertoglio4414]

I can’t thank you enough for this tutorial! I have tried SO many times to use the combination mode on my 770 to do the lettering! I just installed my plus upgrade last week an am experimenting with the cool triple stitch. So much fun! Would you consider making more instructional videos on the 770 QE’s upgrade? Like the embroidery?

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

Hi Kathleen, thanks for watching. We will be doing all kinds of tutorials, but now with the upgrade, the B 790 instructional embroideries and 880 plus are relevant to your machine. Just look out for videos concerning pinpoint placement, break apart and resequence.

[@danandterriwhiteman328]

Thank you, much appreciated.

[@ruthpisani4088]

Thank you sooooo much for this video!!!!

[@patsorbello7440]

Great information

[@tatyanasurenyan-krech6372]

Thank you .

[@jamievanskiver8380]

Thank you soooo much!!! 😊

[@glynisreynolds446]

I found that when making labels on my 750QE machine that it often changed the font sizes from one line to the next, which really spoiled the look of my labels. I struggled with this a long time, but realised that rows of writing with ‘descenders’ - like ‘This quilt was’ etc then the font size was small, but without ‘descenders’ - like ‘November 2021’ then the font was huge. Now I add a space at the end of the words I’m writing and add a ‘g’. Since I started doing this my labels are much better - no change of font size 👍👍 🇬🇧

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

That’s one way to do it, but it seems you are referring to the embroidery side of the lettering. This tutorial works in the sewing side. Also, instead of adding spaces in you lines on the embroidery side, consider writing your first line of text and then adjust that to the actual font size you like. Then, adjust each additional row to the same letter height using your resizing capabilities In the embroidery editing tools on the machine. This will keep the leading a d keening accurate.

[@glynisreynolds446]

@@BERNINAofNaperville It’s the only way I know how to make labels. This was one of the reasons I bought this machine. My screen looks different to the one on your video too, but I just thought if I’m struggling then others might be helped by my way to stop the font size changes.

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

@@glynisreynolds446 that’s why I gave you the suggestion above.

[@glynisreynolds446]

@@BERNINAofNaperville It’s the only way I know how to make labels on my 750QE. It was wanting to make labels that was one of the reasons I bought this machine, then when I kept getting font size changes I was disappointed, but explored how I could solve the problem. I reasoned that if I’d been having problems then perhaps others might be too, and my solution might help others.

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

@@glynisreynolds446 like I mentioned earlier. This is why I posed the suggestion above. Yes the screen I use looks different but it works the same. You can enlarge and reduce and see the exact size change on your screen. The 750 has a different operating system and unfortunately we are not in practice to perform tutorials on out of date operating systems. Perhaps a visit to your local BERNINA store for a refresher is necessary.

[@elizabethjacobs3359]

I have recently purchased a 570 QE and am trying to learn how to make labels

[@janetimberlake3302]

I can make the labels by machine ok, it’s the sewing them on only. I don’t like the way they look with my hand stitching. 🥴 But, I love the machine stitching so much better. Having severe inflammatory arthritis makes it difficult, sometimes. So I’ll stick with my machine labels 🥰. The labels are ok, I just like sewing by machine much better. Have a great day Gayle!

[@dbnoir]

Hi guys! Your videos have been so helpful, I’m new to the Bernina machines. I have a Bernette B79, I use the fonts for my garment labels, works great but is there any way to edit the width between the letters? I feel like there’s a lot of space between each letter when I’m sewing. Any advice would be awesome! 🙌🏻

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

You could shorten that under score by adjusting the stitch length

[@sewmyownclothes2125]

Excellent video. Two questions. You mentioned that you prefer your 20D. Until my budget allows, I have a 1D and a 20C for my 570QE. Which is better the the openness of 20C or the dual feed feature of the 1D? Also what is your preference for needle type on the cotton linen/quilting cotton: do you use an embroidery needle, Bernina universal or other? I am making labels for my neighbor who makes quilts. Thank you!

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

So. You would be best served for an open toe foot, so use the #20C. Secondly, for the needle; universal Needles are a Jane of all trades, master of none. I like a microtex size 80 for tiny detailed stitching. You can purchase microtex needles in the brand Schmetz or the BERNINA ones. www.berninaofnaperville.com/products/schmetz-chrome-microtex-80-12-needles-5-pack?_pos=1&_sid=80c1d68a3&_ss=r

[@miriamjuhl1941]

Is it possible to make the stitch wider? I want the words to be taller. I have a Bernina 535.

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

@@miriamjuhl1941 not on the B 535. That machines maximum stitch width is 5.5mm. If you want larger lettering, you need to either add the embroidery attachment or invest in a 9mm stitch width machine like the B 570, 590, 770, 790, 880 or 990

[@debbyvieira3625]

I’m doing as you directed have put my name in but it shows a blue line only

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

We need more information. Do you have your straight stitch needle plate selected or a foot selected that only allows you to do straight stitching.

[@MassonLifestyle]

I need this tutorial for my Bernette!!!!!!

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

If you have the b77 or b79 it works exactly the same.

[@MassonLifestyle]

@@BERNINAofNaperville I have the b38. does it work the same way?

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

@@MassonLifestyle not exactly, but I will work on a b 38 version.

[@MassonLifestyle]

@@BERNINAofNaperville thank you so much!

[@nileremsing3382]

Does the 880 have the same instructions?

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

Yes

[@Artsy_RV_Bum]

I do not have a 1D foot however I do have a 20C which looks the same as the 1D. My machine is giving me an error and telling me the foot I have on the machine is a 1C which it is not. Is there a way for me to tell my machine the actual foot that is on the machine. Thanks for any help you can give.

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

I do not know what model machine you have, nor what version. Please provide more info or visit your local BERNINA dealer for instruction on using your machine.

[@Artsy_RV_Bum]

@@BERNINAofNaperville Thanks for your quick reply and sorry I did not give you all the information you need to help me, however I did find another video that recommended I clean a few things. After doing that my machine finally recognized the foot. BTW I have a 770. Also want to let you know I really liked your video, very helpful and very straight forward. Thanks

[@pamclose2638]

This is so helpful. How do I insert a space between two words?

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

The space is a character after the number 9

[@pamclose2638]

@@BERNINAofNaperville thanks so much. Is there a way to resize a whole combo group ( word)? 9 mm is too wide for the ribbon I want to put the lettering on. You are so great at explaining and demonstrating each feature of these machines. Appreciate your tutorials.

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

@@pamclose2638 you can just tell the machine you have the 5mm needle plate on or group the design like I showed in the video and adjust the width with the top knob.

[@pamclose2638]

@@BERNINAofNaperville the 5.5 stitch plate worked fine. Just what I needed for this project. Thanks! But grouping did not. Adjusting using knobs after grouping ( three vertical boxes icon) did not cause all letters to change together, just the single letter while other letters did not change. Must be user error on my part.

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

@@pamclose2638 sometimes I get things wrong. I wasn’t near machine to double check it for myself but I’m glad to 5.5 MM metal plate worked for you.

[@quilting7595]

Can I use my 39 foot or my 20 C foot if I don’t have a 97d foot?

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

This is a video on combination features which require a foot that allows the widest possible stitch. Therefore we did not recommend a 97d.

[@quilting7595]

So what feet do you recommend?

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

@@quilting7595 the ones I’m using in this video that you are commenting on.

[@user-tg4gr5xf3p]

hi are using a mouse for clicking the touch screen ???

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

No. U use a simulator in videos so there is no glare trying to film the sewing machine screen

[@user-tg4gr5xf3p]

thankyou very nice

[@sylviaminter4247]

I have the 770QE Plus but I don't seem to have the counter you have on yours telling you how many letter you have, is there something I've done wrong please?

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

Have you engaged combi mode? It’s the plus sign at the bottom of your stitch viewer

[@sylviaminter4247]

@@BERNINAofNaperville Yes the Combi mode is activated.

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

@@sylviaminter4247 what do you mean by counter?

[@sylviaminter4247]

@@BERNINAofNaperville When you put in homemade and at the end of "e" on your screen it said 8/8

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

@@sylviaminter4247 that’s the difference between a 5 Series Machine and a 770. Your machine will still perform this task the same.

[@suebabe100]

Hello! I'm trying to make 2 words with a space in between but I don't see any instructions for that. Can you help? Tks, SK

[@cathleenmichka8703]

Use an underscore to make a break between words.😊

[@suebabe100]

@@cathleenmichka8703 Thank you,Cathleen! Duh- didn't think of that! :)

[@merylblair9000]

Does the 820 as well

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

Yes the B 830 does this too.

[@elizabethyoung7812]

How to go from 5.5m to 9 mm?

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

You have to have a machine that does the 9mm and then you need a codes foot. Either a C or D version. On machines that are 9mm the default stitch width is 9mm.

[@sandan2358]

Mines not working right. I have broken 2 needles.

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

We have very little information. Did you make sure that you have your zig zag needle plate on.

[@sandan2358]

@@BERNINAofNaperville - No, I guess I missed that part in the video. I had the single hole plate. Thank you, I’ll try it again.

[@sandan2358]

Gayle thank you so much, after changing the stitch plate I made it work and have a baby girl quilt back labeled!

[@elizabethsanzo6795]

Cost of squirt bottle

[@BERNINAofNaperville]

You can find that item here: www.berninaofnaperville.com/products/nifty-notion-mist-spry-bottle?_pos=3&_sid=93ac76d7b&_ss=r