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OT recommend serger thread

It's all your fault. I've learned that really good thread (and yarn) makes a whale of a difference in stitch quality and I learned that here at rctq. Even the little caps that I knit for preemie babies is so much better with the yarn that Kate T over on the other side of Mississippi have gone from okay to lovely because of her recommendation. My sewing machines are reliable and happy with a superior grade of thread. But ! I just serged a hem on an entire bolt of flannel for receiving blankets. Vacuumed the serger several times, mopped the floor twice and smiled the whole time. My old Bernette serger has just been dealer tuned and oh she does a beautiful rolled edge. I noticed as I was humming along that the thread I'm using has thin spots and an occasional blob. Hemming 16 receiving blankets didn't take much attention to where I was going and I had time to glance at the threads coming down. Yuck. This can't be good for the serger or durability of the hems. Can you recommend a serger thread? I don't mind selling a hawg to pay for it; just don't want to use trashy thread for my love gifts. Polly

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Polly Esther
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I had a heck of a time with my serger, just couldn't get it functioning no matter what I tried, nor how many times I read the manual. Turns out that it was supplied with cheap thread - very cheap and very plentiful (2 boxes of black,2 boxes of white, one box of cream). My friendly sewing machine repairman recommended "Moon Thread" which I buy here in the UK and it turned everything around. Snarled seams became perfect overnight. It's not that expensive, maybe you can order it online from a US supplier? They have lots of colours, so now I can serge in peace.

-- Jo in Scotland

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Jo Gibson

Mettler do a good one. Gutterman's is lovely, but excedingly expensive and only comes in small cones.. And a VERY limited colour range. :( I like our UK spun Empress Mills thread. Their 120's polycore is great for serging cottons particularly. Polyester core wrapped in cotton. :)

Their standard 120's poly serger thread is also lovely.

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Kate XXXXXX

On Sat, 4 Jun 2011 23:38:07 -0500, Polly Esther wrote (in article ):

I generally use MaxiLock because that's what I can get at TSWLTH. I also have a couple of cones of wooly nylon thread that make nice edges for receiving blankets.

Maureen

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Maureen Wozniak

I enjoy using wooley nylon on the serger when I make blankets. I like how it makes the edges look. Barbara in SC

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Bobbie Sews More

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