Maybe Time To Start Another Thread?
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The Bernina 5 thread serger looks the same as their 4 thread, just one extra cone. There are only four tension dials because tension for the fourth and fifth threads are adusted differently.
Threading isn' that difficult, once one knowns how, just a royal pain. Used the old trick given to me in several sewing groups, and used by professional; simply cut off thread at the cone, tie the new thread to the end of the old in a good tight knot, then gently pull the old thread (from the needle end), until one has rethreaded through the loopers and up to the needle. Cut off old thread and finish threading needle. Simple as cake, long as one's knot does not get stuck/come loose.
Still, it is a good idea to learn how to rethread a serger from scratch backwards and forwards, which is where the pain comes. In the case of my Bernina, the last two threads (4&5) are the hardest because if something is going wrong and one is not getting proper stitches, you have to unthread the lower looper AND the upper chain needle.
Gansky:
Yes, by all means look into getting a serger, but decide what you want it for before purchasing. A four thread will do a "mock" coverstitch, which while ok, is not the same as the five thread real thing. Sergers are also great for doing rolled hems and thus can make whipping up napkins and table cloths easy as pie.
Home sergers came on the scene so home sewers could work with knits and strech materials like they do in commercial settings. Because they cut and stitch at the same time, one can do wonders, especially after a few lessions and one gets the hang of things. Sergers also promote good sewing techniques such as "pin-less" sewing. That is instead of cutting out, piecing, pinning, marking seam allowances, sewing, pressing etc; one simply cuts out whatever, mark seam allowances (just simply set the serger), and away one goes.
Lots of busy moms and grandmothers run up bibs, and other baby things quickly on a serger. Because so much of the sewing fuss is eliminated, one can spend more time having fun with embroidery and decorating.
L.
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The Bernina 5 thread serger looks the same as their 4 thread, just one extra cone. There are only four tension dials because tension for the fourth and fifth threads are adusted differently.
Threading isn' that difficult, once one knowns how, just a royal pain. Used the old trick given to me in several sewing groups, and used by professional; simply cut off thread at the cone, tie the new thread to the end of the old in a good tight knot, then gently pull the old thread (from the needle end), until one has rethreaded through the loopers and up to the needle. Cut off old thread and finish threading needle. Simple as cake, long as one's knot does not get stuck/come loose.
Still, it is a good idea to learn how to rethread a serger from scratch backwards and forwards, which is where the pain comes. In the case of my Bernina, the last two threads (4&5) are the hardest because if something is going wrong and one is not getting proper stitches, you have to unthread the lower looper AND the upper chain needle.
Gansky:
Yes, by all means look into getting a serger, but decide what you want it for before purchasing. A four thread will do a "mock" coverstitch, which while ok, is not the same as the five thread real thing. Sergers are also great for doing rolled hems and thus can make whipping up napkins and table cloths easy as pie.
Home sergers came on the scene so home sewers could work with knits and strech materials like they do in commercial settings. Because they cut and stitch at the same time, one can do wonders, especially after a few lessions and one gets the hang of things. Sergers also promote good sewing techniques such as "pin-less" sewing. That is instead of cutting out, piecing, pinning, marking seam allowances, sewing, pressing etc; one simply cuts out whatever, mark seam allowances (just simply set the serger), and away one goes.
Lots of busy moms and grandmothers run up bibs, and other baby things quickly on a serger. Because so much of the sewing fuss is eliminated, one can spend more time having fun with embroidery and decorating.
L.
