r/Bernina

Hi all! I need your experience and advice for a walking foot for my new-to-me Activa 145.

Has anyone had a good experience with an aftermarket "Bernina compatible" walking foot? Online reviews have made me a little leery of purchasing one.

Is the foot itself any good, are the soles well machined? I'm worried about them snagging on fabric or just not being well made. Would it be a good idea to buy a less expensive (I found one for $100) two sole Bernina walking foot on eBay and then get a $35 aftermarket foot for the stitch-in-the-ditch sole?

Thank you for the help!

The person selling it is the son of the owner so I don't think he knows anything about the machine to be able to check for me (I asked him what presser feet it had and he didn't know what it was).

I also don't know a whole lot about machines so don't want to mess it up/think I might be anxious trying it out. But don't want to miss something since I'd be spending an ok amount on it ($400) and wouldn't be able to get that money back.

Also I'd be using it for clothes.. what presser feet would you recommend? My last machine I just used buttonhole, zipper, walking foot, and regular.

Thank you!

I recently learned how to change my default stitch length on my 4 series machine from 2.5 to 2 on the straight stitch. That got me thinking that there must be other tips out there that I’m not aware of. Hit me up!

Go to the stitch you want to save the length to and adjust it to the length you like. Press the info button and then the save icon. That will save to the settings it’s currently on.

I recently acquired an old Bernina 801 sport which is a serious upgrade to my previous machine, and I was aware that Bernina had a proprietary foot system and that I would need to use an adaptor for it to accept other feet.

However, I need to be able to use compensating feet for a lot of my work as I do lots of topstitching, and these work much better than the edge guide type feet. And I have now realised the only adaptor available is for low profile feet, and not standard industrial feet, and there don’t seam to be many available options for low shank compensating feet.

Does anyone have a work around for this? Or will i just need to bite the bullet and use an adjustable stitch in the ditch type foot.

Many thanks in advance.

My question to you all! Is it worth repairing?

The body and the cover are in great shape. It looks like it was very well stored and cared for. What do you think? I really would appreciate some commentary. Thanks a bunch!

Hi I got a BERNINA Aurora 440QE recently and am still learning the ropes. I am currently trying to make a quilt but the feed dog isn’t powerful enough to push the fabric and batting through. After some research I believe I need a walking foot #50 pressure foot.

I just want to double check before I purchase the foot. I plan to try and find it online since the closest Bernina Dealer to me is 3 hours one way.

Any and all advice is appreciated!

So I have a 750QE and I used to mainly use Guttermann 50wt Sew-All poly thread as my main go to thread. I had no issues with it, it was readily available at my LQS and a good price. Then I took the class that came with my machine purchase and they told me I should be using Aurafil or Mettler. I got some Aurafil 50wt cotton and I honestly hate it. It makes so much lint, it keeps breaking and it always curls at the needle like a ribbon does when you pull scissors over it. I’ve tried rethreading the whole thing, I’ve tried a different sized needle, nothing helps. It’s driving me nuts.

TLDR; am I hurting my machine by using Gutterman poly thread? Is there poly option from Aurafil?

Any insight is appreciated!

hello all.

edit (i forgot to say the price lol)
it's $2100

I have the opportunity to buy a 750qe from 2013 with 265,000 stitches. vendor says it's in good condition and will make sure embroidery module (it comes with that) is in good condition as well. 90 day warranty. vendor has 5 stars on google (with legitimate looking reviews)... is this a good deal? is the 2013 model so outdated? It would be my second bernina for another location i spend 1/2 the year in... thanks for any advice...