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Hello :) I think you'll really like your Bernina serger as much as I like mine.

Phae

Hi there Helen, and welcome! It sounds like you are all set up for some grand new sewing adventures. You have some good machines there. I am about to order an 1150DMA serger from Bernina, to replace a dead Huskylock. I'm just getting used to my new Brother 1034D serger with a free arm. For straight forward sewing I tend to switch between my all singing all dancing Husqvarna Lily and a collection of older machines, one dating from 1909! :) Just this week I'm giving an Elna Lotus a workout.

What do you like to sew? Or are you just exploring that now, along with the new power tools? ;)

For the Canadian grands, why not work up some fun polar fleece hats and mits for Christmas? That way at least they'll know you exist! And any time you want to move to England, you'll find me here, perched on top of the North Downs!

Just a little hint: we tend not to cross post as it can cause confusion! :)

I sure hope so. Is it normal for oil to be leaking out the bottom? I unpacked it and placed it on a counter and when i went to move it there was oil all over the counter.

MoM

I had a serger before but I ended up so frustrated with it I gave it to my daughter.

Now I'm ready to try again and I'm back to Bernina.

I see you're in the UK. I'm a Scot and I'm married to a Londoner.

MoM

What did your dealer say?

I too am a dressmaker, but I don't use industrials: I don't have the set up or room for them, so I just have tough domestics! :)

Ah... I bought my first a few years back, and loved it from the start, even through the frustrations! It was a 3 thread Toyota that I later sold on to a sister. I upgraded to the Huskylock 910 in 1998, and wore it out! When I was left stranded, I bought another Toyota as a back-up machine. I've been very pleased with all of them so far. The latest purchase was to give me back the free-arm and a second string machine, and the new Bernina is to replace the Huskylock. The Toyota I panic bought for filling the gap when the Huskylock went in for repair has moved on this week to a new owner.

You'll love it! but be patient with yourself: there's quite a learning curve...

Ha! I too am a Scot, married (in my case) to a lad from Sunderland. We have but the one bairn: James, now going on 12. He's a 'canny lad'! ;) We roost on top of the North Downs.

bairn? på svenska, det är barn so did the vikings learn from gaelic or was that a word the vikings vrought with them to Lindisfarne and York_

I'm no dressmaker at least not at the moment. I know all the skills but I'v always avoided getting serious mainly because I didn't like when my mother was one and I did all the skut work. I detest ripping out seams.

I don't remember what my old one was. But it was a royal pain in the a**!

I'm trying to find out if there are any lessons that go with mine. That would help.

This time I plan to stick it out. I know I can do it.

I have an odd background. I was a war baby. My mom was a war bride who came to Canada in 45. So all my schooling was in Canada. But I've always yearned to come back.

My husband was married once in England before emigrating. Early marriage, had to, etc.

Now we go back to visit every few years to be with his daughter and her family.

They live in Lincolnshire. Not far from Skegness.

The OED thinks the word is from Old English, so it may well be one of those Viking imports. It's commonly used in Scotland and NE England.

I know Skeggy! My dad was in the RAF and we spent vast tracks of my childhood in Lincolnshire. :) I just love that wiiiiiiide horizon and the emptiness...

Yes, the countryside is very much like where I live in Ontario Canada. Lots of great beautiful vistas.

My step daughter lives in Spilsby.

BTW, I went down yesterday for a quick lesson on the serger and learned a new trick that might have saved me giving up my first serger. He showed me how to change thread colour without having to rethread the whole machine. Great trick.

Helen

The thing I really remember about Skeggy is the way that at low tide you can walk out to see for about 4 miles in ankle deep water as the beech is so shallow!

We lived in North Hykeham, Stamford, Tattershall, Waddington, and Sutton on Sea. I was at school in Lincoln and Louth in addition to this.

Ah, pulling through! Yup, zero the tension and tie the threads on, and you can just pull them through! :) Oh, and if you have larger needles in the machine, you can even pull a reef knot through the eye! :)

Something they often forget to tell you: as with an ordinary sewing machine, try to match needles to fabric. I always use stretch/ball point/Jersey needles with Lycra and knit fabrics, and 70's with finer fabrics, 90's with thicker ones. It helps a lot! :)