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Entry Level Serger?

I am coming out of my cave and getting with it. I want a serger. I don't have much money, so I have been looking at either a used machine or a new machine that is at the bottom of the line. I do for sure want rolled hem and differential feed. I also want professional-looking finished seams. I decided to go with a machine from a store and not ebay because serging will be brand new to me and I can take my new baby to the store for advice. Also, a couple of the stores I talked to have a policy of giving $100 of my purchase price off on a trade-up if I do so within a year. If I love it I will want to trade up.

So far I have looked at White, Viking, Pfaff, and a couple others. White gets the iffy-est reaction from salespeople, especially the entry level machines. The Pfaff seems to be the best value for the service and features. The Pfaff machine I am looking at is the hobbylock 4752, for $399.

Soooo, what do you think?

Xena

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La Vida Xena
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La Vida Xena scrawled in bright red lipstick:

Have you considered used? You can get some great machines that don't have as many features as the new ones, but they are great workhorses that do all the basics. I'd think your money would be better spent on something like that than a bottom end machine.

example : I have a Babylock 2/3/4/ that I've been using hard for 16.5 years... amazing. And it wont' quit.

Penny S

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Penny S

I second that -- do consider a good used one. I, too, have an old Babylock that is like the Energizer bunny....just keeps going and going. My sister bought it new over 12+ years ago and I bought it from her two years ago. By far one of the best sewing deals I ever made.

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IMS

Only Pfaff one I ever tried was a right skiddle to use! Everything in just the wrong place for me to use without thinking! I love my Huskylock 910 (Husqvarna serger) as it does everything just right and everything is in just the right place for me. Best thing to do is try them all for size, used ones included, and buy the one that fits you best. Take lots of scraps of the things you like to sew most! I took some very fine silk and a pile of polartec 200 and 300, cos I do quite a lot with them, and the 910 coped well with both. You can see some of what I do with it on my web site - url below. There's also a comparison between the Huskylock and a Frister & Rossman serger, which had one outstanding feature that I loved, and another that drove me nuts! So, the mantra HAS to be: try before you buy!

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Kate Dicey

I'd never trade my Pfaff sergers for anything else. I have an 'old but good' Hobbylock #776(from early 90s) that is a 4-thread w/diffferential feed & rolled hem; and a Coverlock 4872, 5-thread with all the amenities that I can foresee ever needing or using at my age. I keep the older one set up for a simple 4-thread overlock stitch and use the newer one for everything else. Emily

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Emily

I love my 910, too!!

Val

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Valkyrie

Oh, there was nowt wrong with the Pfaff ones I tried, except for the controls just not being where I expected them! Dunno what it is with Paff - they never have made a machine I could use comfortably! This is why you MUST try before you buy!

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Kate Dicey

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Maureen Wozniak

Entry Level Serger?

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sewingbythecea

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Cea, which one do you have, I have the BL4-428 2-3-4 , got it when my oldest was an infant...

Penny S

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Penny S

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