Serger thread woe

It wasn't a finer moment in sewing, just a needed one. I was serging receiving blankets for NewBorns in Need. Miles and miles and miles. I noticed that the thread coming from the cones had thin spots and lumps. I asked this question over at my quilting group but only received answers from UK - not helpful here in the USA Gulf Coast Swamp. It seems to me that using thin/lumpy thread on my sergers is not good for the results OR the sergers. I find that Metrocor by Mettler is recommended but, my Golly! It would cost about $80 to load a serger at that price. MaxiLock is what's on the sergers now and even with my old eyes it wobbles in quality. I stitch for newborn babies who own nothing except the disposable diaper they have on when they leave the hospital. Somebody help me! Polly

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Polly Esther
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My old Singer Serger, about 25 or 30 years old, is happy with just about any thread I put on it. Most of the thread I use I have gotten from the reject bargain bin from a clothing place that closed about 4 years ago. Most of the that has 20,000 and more yards and is industrial type thread. I don't know the manafacture's name. Other serger thread I got at the flea market, plus I use Sulky on the two lower loopers. Well, it looks like the Sulky, but did not have the Sulky name on it. When I only need less than 1,000 yards, I use Coats & Clark SM thread and lay it on the side in a plastic bowl so it will run off easier. I've seen catatlogs from an alteration shop, don't remember the name, that had the larger cones, don't remember the name. Guess I'm not much help to you! Barbara in SC

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Bobbie Sews More

Hi Polly,

When I took my serger in for repairs last year, the repairman replaced the thread I had on the machine with Maxi-lock. That's the brand he recommended. I have to add that my serger is at least 20 years old, takes all kinds of abuse and lack of attention, and isn't fussy about the thread I use. Heck, that was the first time it had ever been serviced, even though I do clean it myself. If I hadn't tried to sew over a pin hidden in some furry fleece, it still wouldn't have been serviced. I tried wooly nylon once on a rolled edge for napkins and hated it....the napkins curl up and won't lie flat. Maybe I didn't do something right. Anyway, if your serger doesn't protest, I wouldn't worry about the inconsistencies in the thread. You know, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

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Alice in PA

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