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Learn to Serge: Meet your Machine
Let’s take a tour of your serger today! In our Learn to Serge Series: Meet your Machine lesson I want to show you different parts of your serger so you know what all those parts are for! I have the Brother 1034D, so I will be using pictures of my machine to help you Meet Your Machine! Meet Your MachineTop of Serger The top of your machine is where you put in your thread and you can adjust the tension with the colorful dials. To the left side of those colorful dials, there is a disc that holds your thread. The lower the number on the dial, the looser the…
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Learn to Serge: How to Serge
Welcome back! I hope your adventures of learning to thread your serger machine were successful! If you are new, check out the Learn to Serge Series home page. Today let’s review how to serge. Serging can be very easy, once you understand how the basics of how to start and stop a serger. I was intimidated at first since it is faster than a typical sewing machine. However once you know the basics of how to serge you will feel more comfortable. To Prepare: Turn your serger on Make sure your serger is threaded properly (check here for threading your machine tutorial) Raise your presser foot (But make sure when…
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Learn to Serge: How to Clean and Oil Your Serger
I have to admit something…. I owned my serger for almost a whole year before I finally figured out how to clean it! The manual says to clean & oil your serger about once a month or if you use it frequently (which I do), then increase to once a week!! My poor serger! But the only reason I haven’t cleaned or oiled my serger yet is because I didn’t know how or didn’t have the tools!! (okay, bad excuse) But I come to you today with a very easy tutorial (with LOTS of pictures) that will help you not wait 10 months to clean your serger!! Especially if you…
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Learn to Serge: Tension Test
Now that you’ve met your serger and have a basic understanding of each feature’s function, it’s time to talk about the tension. This won’t seem important until you start sewing, but you will come back to your tension test all the time! Having the correct tension will not only make your project look better, but it will make for a stronger seam. This Tension Test tutorial covers tension adjustments for the 3 or 4 thread overlock stitch. The pictures are of my machine; I use the Brother 1034D. Keep in mind that the higher the number, the harder the tension discs will squeeze the thread therefore the tighter the thread…
