tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600319387472537110.post9194040261448982581..comments2024-03-15T15:30:48.835-04:00Comments on Vacuuming the Lawn: Featured on STGD; Vogue 1236 in progress, Serger 911, foodKylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06074339341919661384noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600319387472537110.post-78459969274607747302011-06-25T07:09:15.227-04:002011-06-25T07:09:15.227-04:00Is it me? It looks to me as if your threads are r...Is it me? It looks to me as if your threads are right about where they should be -- at least, I find that my best serged edges look very much like yours. <br /><br />If I can't see any looping at all at the edge, normally that means my tension is too tight, and the allowance is getting pulled to one way or the other.<br /><br />When I refer back to my serger class, I see that the samples provided, and the ones we made, seem to confirm that this is what a properly serged edge looks like. (It's important that the loops are even, of course.)<br /><br />I'm not sure about the cone thread twisting. My newish serger came with nets to put over the thread cones; I think they are supposed to prevent thread twisting, but I've never had to try them, and I'm not sure I'm convinced they'd work. <br /><br />Is the twisting causing problems, or just annoying to see? (I'd hate seeing it!)Noilehttp://www.noile.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600319387472537110.post-18335547837994929622011-06-23T18:57:29.599-04:002011-06-23T18:57:29.599-04:00I'm another one who likes your stitched-down p...I'm another one who likes your stitched-down pleats.<br />My only advice re serger troubleshooting is whenever I have problem, I try EVERYTHING under the sun with tension/stitch length adjustment, and it doesn't work, and then I remember to change my needle and rethread and suddenly it comes good.EmilyKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202548680341378684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600319387472537110.post-39070279582262030782011-06-23T12:30:08.136-04:002011-06-23T12:30:08.136-04:00I like how you stitched the pleats down. Othrwise,...I like how you stitched the pleats down. Othrwise, they tend to stick out. Oh, that soup!gwensewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809115166600229262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600319387472537110.post-90622002702102868062011-06-23T08:46:01.023-04:002011-06-23T08:46:01.023-04:00The pleats look nice! Clever to seam together fab...The pleats look nice! Clever to seam together fabric for the pockets. I'm no help on the serger front. My old serger always had a loop in the right needle thread and I never figured out how to fix it (short of actually taking it in for repair, which I did not do).The Slapdash Sewisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668474749166329852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600319387472537110.post-12624105919326603232011-06-22T10:08:32.130-04:002011-06-22T10:08:32.130-04:00Hi, I am a new reader of your blog, and this is my...Hi, I am a new reader of your blog, and this is my first time commenting :) Regarding your serger question, it looks like the serger knife cuts too much into the fabric. It happens to me from time to time, and I just adjust the knife's button that lets me move it a bit to the right. Go check the manual to see where is that button on your serger :) Good luck!<br />Olga(RO)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600319387472537110.post-48666936578800411692011-06-22T03:22:23.608-04:002011-06-22T03:22:23.608-04:00Hmmm I don't know what causes that looping but...Hmmm I don't know what causes that looping but mine has started doing it too - now that its due for a service I'll get the mechanic to sort it out - I have a vague feeling it's something that happens to the machine after a while if you use poor quality serger thread (guilty your honour).<br /><br />I meant to write earlier about how lucky you and Antoinette were to be able to get together and go fabric shopping. Bet she kept trying to drag you into a second hand shop to buy something to upcycle though. You were very brave to go with someone who might talk you down from buying something frivoulous and (gasp) wasteful! <br /><br />Just kidding - but you knew that didn't you???Mary Nannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02577449410716501317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600319387472537110.post-9590480489716862322011-06-22T00:59:24.177-04:002011-06-22T00:59:24.177-04:00I'd try fiddling with the tension on the threa...I'd try fiddling with the tension on the thread (it's one of the loopers) that needs tightening up. I think if you tighten the tension just a bit it will help. If it is too tight it will fold the edge over, too loose and there's too much thread (like you have now).BeckyMchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07858460068535872136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8600319387472537110.post-52073793230895754212011-06-22T00:01:23.898-04:002011-06-22T00:01:23.898-04:00I do like the pleats stitched down. I still can&#...I do like the pleats stitched down. I still can't believe you kept that serger a secret. I'm not for sure what is keep the loops of your thread further away. I'm pretty sure it's an adjustment - stitch width, mayber. But I do highly recommend the book Sewing With Sergers by Palmer/Pletsch. It's my go to book.Jacquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16521791532735722062noreply@blogger.com