Securing ends.
#12
On my Bernina 740 the scissor icon does not secure the ends. It just cuts the threads. I have to use Stitch #1324 to secure the beginning and ending stitches. Other Bernina models may work differently.
#14
I do start with at least 3 very small stitches and try to remember to do the same at the end. Sometimes I do forget. I try to check my threads as I go and if I can pull the bobbin thread up with the top thread, I pull it up and tie it. I use a self-threading needle, which sits right next to my machine and with it, I bury the threads as I go. I always hated this part but the self-threading needles have really made it fast and simple.
#15
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It isn't a misadjustment - this is the lowest setting on the machine. I have been doing some reading since and it seems that this is actually quite common on many machines although I haven't found anything referring specifically to my machine (Brother Fs100wt)
#16
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My Bernina also has a knot button that secures the threads. I'm getting much better at remembering to use it! Before I discovered it, I would set the stitch length to 0 and stitch a few stitches because I had read of this technique. However, I found that the 0 stitch length would come undone sometimes. Then I did the teeny-tiny (.03) stitches at beginning and end of a line of quilting. For extra security, I usually bury my thread ends, using the self-threading needle as yolajean suggests.
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