overlocker

what kind what model

my general version on how to thread a serger; remeber those things have minds of their own and first step of theirs is how do i spite you this time?

  1. turn it off and put it aside; let it est
  2. read the book; look at the video; maybe the cd that came with it
  3. rest a while; do something else
  4. repeat step 2
  5. come back to the overlocker (serger) in a humble manner
  6. with humility, pull all the threads out
  7. with all tensions released, levels set to 0 and foot up, start from right to left and thread according to the book. pay attention muchly to the last couple steps on each because that is where the problems happen now reset the tensions for the stitch you are using, probably 3 or 4 thread overlock.
  8. after doing one or both needles, turn the knob by hand several times to make sure all is threaded and see the chain starting to form and come out.
  9. then apply power gently and pull the chain.
  10. put in scrap fabric and with the chain ahead, then start and sew a length and then continue sewing while the fabric is pulled away with the chain dangling.

oh yes, if the machine came with 4 colors of thread, continue to use those for a bit. that way if something is going wrong, you can tell exactly which thread is causing the problem

serger: a powertool with thread

klh in va

d>hi i just bought a overlocker i have threaded it up as it says it will sew

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We prefer "innocent" to stupid. Sergers have tripped up all of us, including the most experienced and expert among us, and believe me, we have some real experts here. They are devilish creatures, these overlockers are. They are suspected of scheming against their owners sometimes.

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Pogonip

what a wonderful reply! You took so much of your time to compose it. You're a welcome member of this newsgroup! Cindy

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Cindy

When mine does that it is either because the thread tension disks are too tight, or the thread has gotten wrapped around something that won't let it freely unwind off the spool. If THAT isn't the reason the thread breaks, I figure it's just mad at me! Then I stop, de-fuzz everything, maybe oil it, and re-thread. HTH If I can be of more help, you can send me a private message. Barbara in SC

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Liz Hall

hi i just bought a overlocker i have threaded it up as it says it will sew ok for a few stitches then it doesnt threads keep breaking any sugestions what i might be doing wrong

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donna & david

te brand is homemakers it is a brand sold here in australia at kmart only a cheap one i went through the manual and unfortunatly i pulled out the threads before i threaded the other what a big mistake that was i realise now boy how stupid am i

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donna & david

And thank you for your kind remarks.

steps 1-5 are very important. when I bought my first serger, I checked a book from the library on everything you every wanted to know about sergers and read it extensively before I turned it on. The comment from it that stuck most was about threading: its not like sewing machines; you have no slack for doing it your way; you MUST do it per the instructions of your machine.

now that one has been replaced by a viking 936 with coerstitch and i still have to do the steps 1-5 sometimes when the serger is scoring more points than I do. the last time i hit the wall, i got out the viking cd, played it a couple of times and it was amazing how well it described how to thread!

thanks aga>what a wonderful reply! You took so much of your time to compose it. You're

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klh in VA

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