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Posted by Matthew Givens on July 25, 2006, 10:07 pm
My wife sews, a lot, and recently bought a used Serger. This is her first
time using it, and she's running into a STRANGE problem. With four spools
threaded through the needles, she runs it for a while... and when she stops
the thread is no longer through the eye of the needles. The thread didn't
break (she had to cut it), but all four threads are no longer through the
needle.
Any idea what is happening, here?
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Posted by Val on July 25, 2006, 11:36 pm
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> My wife sews, a lot, and recently bought a used Serger. This is her first
> time using it, and she's running into a STRANGE problem. With four spools
> threaded through the needles, she runs it for a while... and when she
> stops the thread is no longer through the eye of the needles. The thread
> didn't break (she had to cut it), but all four threads are no longer
> through the needle.
> Any idea what is happening, here?
First, before your question can be answered we need to know the make and
model of the serger. Non of them all thread alike and you definitely have a
threading problem, as in "it isn't threaded properly". Did you get user
manual with the serger? Many of the manuals can be found on the internet and
printed out. If you bought the used serger from a dealer you should take it
back there and sit down with the dealer and get a threading demo. If you
didn't buy it from a dealer, and there is a dealer of that brand of serger
near you, take it in and get a demo.
You are not threading it properly, that much I can tell you, HOW to thread
it properly I doubt anyone can tell you without knowing what kind of serger
you have.
Val
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Posted by Matthew Givens on July 26, 2006, 8:22 am
Okay, sorry. The machine is a Singer Ultralock with differential overfeed,
number 14SH654. She has the manual, and says she followed the threading
directions closely while making several attempts.
I don't understand, though, how a thread that is through the eye of the
needle can suddenly be outside the needle if the thread or the needle didn't
break. Stage magicians make pretty good livings on tricks like this one...
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>> My wife sews, a lot, and recently bought a used Serger. This is her
>> first time using it, and she's running into a STRANGE problem. With four
>> spools threaded through the needles, she runs it for a while... and when
>> she stops the thread is no longer through the eye of the needles. The
>> thread didn't break (she had to cut it), but all four threads are no
>> longer through the needle.
>> Any idea what is happening, here?
> First, before your question can be answered we need to know the make and
> model of the serger. Non of them all thread alike and you definitely have
> a threading problem, as in "it isn't threaded properly". Did you get user
> manual with the serger? Many of the manuals can be found on the internet
> and printed out. If you bought the used serger from a dealer you should
> take it back there and sit down with the dealer and get a threading demo.
> If you didn't buy it from a dealer, and there is a dealer of that brand of
> serger near you, take it in and get a demo.
> You are not threading it properly, that much I can tell you, HOW to thread
> it properly I doubt anyone can tell you without knowing what kind of
> serger you have.
> Val
>
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Posted by Juno on July 26, 2006, 10:21 am
Matthew Givens wrote:
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> Okay, sorry. The machine is a Singer Ultralock with differential overfeed,
> number 14SH654. She has the manual, and says she followed the threading
> directions closely while making several attempts.
>
> I don't understand, though, how a thread that is through the eye of the
> needle can suddenly be outside the needle if the thread or the needle didn't
> break. Stage magicians make pretty good livings on tricks like this one...
>
One more thing, sergers have minds of their own. They are beyond
reasoning. That happens to mine when the needle is not seated all the up
in the slot. Sharon Hayes recommended a needle inserter that can be
bought through Nancy's Notions. Best thing ever. It's a bright orange so
it's hard to lose and it gets the needle up into the proper position.
Juno
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Posted by MoM on July 29, 2006, 9:06 am
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> Matthew Givens wrote:
>> Okay, sorry. The machine is a Singer Ultralock with differential
>> overfeed, number 14SH654. She has the manual, and says she followed
>> the threading directions closely while making several attempts.
>> I don't understand, though, how a thread that is through the eye of the
>> needle can suddenly be outside the needle if the thread or the needle
>> didn't break. Stage magicians make pretty good livings on tricks like
>> this one...
> One more thing, sergers have minds of their own. They are beyond
> reasoning. That happens to mine when the needle is not seated all the up
> in the slot. Sharon Hayes recommended a needle inserter that can be
> bought through Nancy's Notions. Best thing ever. It's a bright orange so
> it's hard to lose and it gets the needle up into the proper position.
> Juno
I've looked on her site and can't see that threader. A blue one but no
orange one.
MoM
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> time using it, and she's running into a STRANGE problem. With four spools
> threaded through the needles, she runs it for a while... and when she
> stops the thread is no longer through the eye of the needles. The thread
> didn't break (she had to cut it), but all four threads are no longer
> through the needle.
> Any idea what is happening, here?