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Posted by Candide on February 6, 2007, 12:12 am
> Candide wrote:
>
> >
> > Pssst! Why do you think I'm anxious to have my sewing repair guy to
> > "tune up" my machine! *LOL* Once it threaded can pretty much
"follow"
> > what has been done. To me that is allot easier than trying to follow
> > diagrams from a manual. From what one has been able to find out, yes
> > five thread sergers (IIRC Elna also made one), are not the easiest
> > machines to work with, but I do lots of projects on canvas and items
> > that require strong seams. This requires a five thread safety
stitch.
> > Otherwise would have had to "serger and sew" seams.
> >
> > Thanks for the well wishes!
> >
> > Candide
>
>
> You should be able to tie on new thread once it is threaded the first
time.
> I rarely completely rethread my sergers. Follow your manual
instructions
> for this. But generally speaking what you do is cut the thread just
off the
> top of the cone (the cone that is threaded into the serger already.)
Then
> Put the new cone on the rack. Tie the end of that cone's thread to
the end
> you cut (where it's dangling down from the thread tree.) Now, set all
your
> tensions to zero and raise the presser foot. Tug on the thread chain
from
> the previous thread (oh, always leave about a 6" or better thread
chain
> after you serge something....duh! Should have said that first! lol)
Ok.
> Pull the thread chain directly back towards the back of the serger,
never
> out to the side, always straight back. When the knots come to the
needles,
> cut the knots off (knots won't go through the needle eyes.) Once the
new
> thread is pulled through the loopers, all you have to do is thread the
> needles. Nifty huh?????? It saves A LOT of time.
>
> Hope that all makes sense!!
>
> Sharon
> ---if only you could see my hands flapping while I'm explaining it
would be
> so much easier!! lol
Thanks for the tips!
Just spent more time than I should have this evening playing
around/getting to know my new toy and noticed the previous owner left
three threads in place, all different colours. So in essence she did
what you are suggested, just cut the threads off at the cones, and left
everything else. Would have been nice if she left the thread cones, but
guess one cannot have everything! *LOL* Will pick up some cone thread
this weekend if the weather warms up.
Thank you for your instructions regarding "rethreading" a serger using
previous threads. Read up on that tip in the group archives, and it may
have even been one of your posts. My Singer "The Complete Photo Guide to
Sewing" shows step by step pictures of the technique of rethreading via
previous threads as well, so I'm well off then, aren't I?
As usual these eBay goodies arrive when one is swamped with work/other
projects so cannot sit down for a long play session just yet. Hopefully
will clear some time this weekend for myself, get some thread and see
what is what. Am thinking it would be better to try the machine before
taking it in for a tune up in case there are one or two things I want to
call his attention to/question him about. Nothing is worse than taking a
machine in, waiting for it to come home only to realise one or two
problems you really meant to have addressed never came up in the
conversation! *LOL*
Thankfully the serger came with two Bernina owners manuals, so at least
have some night-time/coffee break reading.
Candide
"Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level. It's
cheaper."
Quentin Crisp 1908 - 1999
_+_+_+_+_+_+__+_+_+_+_
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys
the
> pig.
Agreed!
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