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Posted by Kate Dicey on September 9, 2005, 3:38 am
BEI Design wrote:
> Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to reply wrote:
>
>>BEI Design wrote:
>>
>>>I bought one like this:
>>>http://www.babylock.com/sergers/product.asp?Product_ID=BL101
>>>I'm probably going to eBay it, for the amount of set-up time
>>>to change threads and test it on different fabrics, it's not
>>>worth it to me.
>>
>>I'm very disappointed to hear that they are such a pain, as I
>>have longed for one for many years, but if that's the way they
>>are, I'm glad to have found out before I bought one. *wistful
>>sigh*
>
>
> Melinda, you left out my "YMMV" (Your Mileage May Vary). :-) I have
> used a serger for years, and find them relatively easy to thread and
> test on different fabrics when compared to the hemmer. I found the
> blind hemmer to be a PITA. YOU may find it to be the best thing since
> sliced bread! ;-) Try a test drive?
>
> I can do acceptable blind hems on my singer 401A, and if it won't
> produce the result I'm looking for, hemming by hand will. <shrug> I
> have many useful tools, I just think the blind hemmer is over-rated.
>
> Beverly
>
>
Great for those making curtains for a living! And I've tried the
domestic Babylock too, and it is a PITA. Like Beverly, I decided to
save the space for something less irritating. If I ever have the space
to set one up permanently, I'll get an industrial one.
--
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