Re: How useful is a serger

Olwyn Mary wrote:
Juno wrote:


I'm not a professional either but love my serger. It has made sewing knits a simple job, makes great napkins and I get a second life from old towels. That's just a few of things I use it for. I have made it a point to use it all the time.
The big thing with a serger is to use it. The more you do, the more you love it.
Juno


I have been sewing knits very successfully for 30 years, using my simple mechanical sewing machine and a roller foot. To edge old towels, I simply use either a three-step zigzag or the overlock stitch.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

Olwyn Mary,
I know I can do those things on a conventional machine but it's just fun on the serger. I would never have gone out and bought one but, my DH wanted me to have one and had me pick out what I wanted for a Christmas gift. He does things like that. I got my first computer because he wanted me to have one. He knows I love machines, Not toys but machines. My gathering attachment for the serger came today and I'm anxious to start using it. I have never been good at gathering. I could have bought one for my conventional machine but because it's a Viking it would cost a fortune.
Juno
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