Originally Posted by
fruitloop
I was at a retreat this last weekend and a Bernina dealer was there. She was sewing next to me. She had the top of the line 830 Bernina. Her thread kept breaking. She said I can't use Aurifil on my Bernina, it doesn't like it and that is the thread I packed not thinking about the machine I was bringing. I said I thought Aurifil was one of the best threads. She said it is but the new high end Bernina's sew at their best with poly thread.
Berninas have always been set with high upper tension at the factory. I've had two and had to lower up the upper tension for a lot of thread or it would break. I use aurafil on my Artista 180 with no problem at all. I don't even have to lower the tension. In the 20+ years I've sewn on Berninas I have people tell me that they can't use specific threads on them because they would break. I've been able to use most any thread with a bit of tension adjustment.