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Posted by Beth In Alaska on September 11, 2007, 1:49 pm
so I've managed to figure out how to use my auction serger without a manual
but of course, I have issues.
When overlocking a single layer of jersey the end corner pulls out of line
and doesn't get stitched. Any ideas what I can do to fix it?
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Posted by BEI Design on September 11, 2007, 2:58 pm
Beth In Alaska wrote:
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> so I've managed to figure out how to use my auction
> serger without a manual but of course, I have issues.
> When overlocking a single layer of jersey the end corner
> pulls out of line and doesn't get stitched. Any ideas
> what I can do to fix it?
Practice with scraps...a lot! On curves or corners, you
need to learn how to push-pull-guide the fabric "just so" so
that the edges are under the needles *after* leaving the
cutter. It takes some doing, but practice, practice,
practice.
Do you have one of the Palmer Pletsch serger books?
http://www.palmerpletsch.com/store/index.htm
They have wonderful tips and illustrations, I have two and
they were my bibles when I first got a serger.
NAYY,
Beverly
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Posted by Beth In Alaska on September 11, 2007, 3:31 pm
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> Beth In Alaska wrote:
>> so I've managed to figure out how to use my auction
>> serger without a manual but of course, I have issues.
>> When overlocking a single layer of jersey the end corner
>> pulls out of line and doesn't get stitched. Any ideas
>> what I can do to fix it?
> Practice with scraps...a lot! On curves or corners, you need to learn
> how to push-pull-guide the fabric "just so" so that the edges are under
> the needles *after* leaving the cutter. It takes some doing, but
> practice, practice, practice.
> Do you have one of the Palmer Pletsch serger books?
> http://www.palmerpletsch.com/store/index.htm
> They have wonderful tips and illustrations, I have two and they were my
> bibles when I first got a serger.
I have "sewing with sergers" and it says nothing about this corner issue!!
I'm glad its something thats just a skill i can learn instead of somethign
wrong with my machine. I know I'm a sewing novice already!!
And I just found out wooly nylon is hard to sew with. Oops. I'll buy
something else today.
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Posted by BEI Design on September 11, 2007, 3:37 pm
Beth In Alaska wrote:
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> I have "sewing with sergers" and it says nothing about
> this corner issue!! I'm glad its something thats just a
> skill i can learn instead of somethign wrong with my
> machine. I know I'm a sewing novice already!!
I think the problem may be that as the last bit of fabric
slides under the foot, it pulls slightly to the left, and
therefore is not getting caught by the threads. It might
help to gently guide the fabric with your left hand, pushing
to the right to keep it straight under the foot. Also, be
sure the weight of the fabric is not pulling it offline.
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> And I just found out wooly nylon is hard to sew with.
> Oops. I'll buy something else today.
??? I love wooly nylon for some things, it's very useful if
you need lots of stretch in a seam. And it can be
decorative.
When you say it's "...hard to sew with.." do you perhaps
mean it's hard to thread through the looper eyes? If so,
try waxing it with beeswax first, that makes it nice and
stiff and narrow enough to thread even through a needle eye.
Beverly
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Posted by Beth In Alaska on September 11, 2007, 3:44 pm
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> Beth In Alaska wrote:
>> I have "sewing with sergers" and it says nothing about
>> this corner issue!! I'm glad its something thats just a
>> skill i can learn instead of somethign wrong with my
>> machine. I know I'm a sewing novice already!!
> I think the problem may be that as the last bit of fabric slides under the
> foot, it pulls slightly to the left, and therefore is not getting caught
> by the threads. It might help to gently guide the fabric with your left
> hand, pushing to the right to keep it straight under the foot. Also, be
> sure the weight of the fabric is not pulling it offline.
I've been trying to shove the fabric under there but I'll practice on some
scraps and see how it goes. It does NOT do this on double layers of the
same fabric or thicker fabric (fleece works great).
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>> And I just found out wooly nylon is hard to sew with. Oops. I'll buy
>> something else today.
> ??? I love wooly nylon for some things, it's very useful if you need lots
> of stretch in a seam. And it can be decorative.
> When you say it's "...hard to sew with.." do you perhaps mean it's hard to
> thread through the looper eyes? If so, try waxing it with beeswax first,
> that makes it nice and stiff and narrow enough to thread even through a
> needle eye.
I have no idea what I mean. In another place onlinne they told me that its
difficult to sew with!! Harder to get the correct tension is what I expect
they mean.
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> serger without a manual but of course, I have issues.
> When overlocking a single layer of jersey the end corner
> pulls out of line and doesn't get stitched. Any ideas
> what I can do to fix it?