Serging satin fabric to prevent fraying- advice needed

I will also be making a pillow with some of this type of fabric, will it pull apart at the stitched seams??? What would be a way to stabilized it to prevent this? Interfacing?

Have you tried simply staystitching, i.e. putting a row of fairly fine stitches just 1/8" away from the cut edge? I do this to every piece of fabric which comes into my house, before I pre-wash it. If you don't like the amount of raveling you get from this, you could follow up with a three-step zigzag from the staystitching to the cut edge, just to tame the threads a little more.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

For edging for work cloths like this, there's no need to roll the edge. Just use a 4 thread overlock and a smallish stitch and leave it at that. If you MUST roll the edges, try a wider cut and a slightly longer stitch.

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