Wanting to learn how to use the serger

I would like to know how to thread and use a serger so that I can make my daughter and sister clothes. I know how to sew on a regular machine, fabric types, and how to read a pattern already. Just need help with the serger!

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Im happy to help you! Ive used it a couple times. Ill be at the DMS from 11am to maybe 2-3 tomorrow. Does that work?

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That is perfect!!

The Sewing SIG is meeting tonight at 7pm. Persons interested in the sewing area should stop by.

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Dunno if @athequeen will mention this, but when you serge it’s crucial not to put any tension whatsoever on the fabric. That’s almost guaranteed to snap needles. It’s important to carefully guide the fabric and let the feed dogs pull the fabric so it floats past the needles. This is difficult to do on tight curves.

I mention this because I’ve broken a lot of needles with heavy-handed steering.

Thanks!! We are meeting up at around 11ish so she can teach me!!

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