Catherine Sews has a great tip for starting a seam to hide the tail. Start the seam a couple of stitches, raise the foot, pull the tail back through against the needles, and stitch a couple of inches and let the serger knife cut it off. It’s really good for an exposed seam at a hem or something where you don’t want so much bulk.

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

Also a great method! ☺️ ~J

Great ideas on tying off the stitches! Threading the needle through first and then the thread was genius! Thank you!

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

Glad you found it useful! Thanks for watching! ~J

@caroncrotz9204

4 ай бұрын

❤. Perfect I even use a tiny crochet hook, to pull thread through. works well also

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

It does! I need to dig out my tiny hooks 🤣 ~J

Instead of an embroidery needle, I use a double-eyed needle, since both ends are rounded. I often use a floss threader to get all four threads through the eye of the needle.

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

Good idea! Thanks for sharing! ~J

That folding the cuff is a genius technique 😊

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

Right?! Thanks for watching! ~J

Those tips _were_ actually useful! Loved that cuff thing you did. It bamboozled me, i had to rewind it and watch it again 😂 I’ve been trying to find out the ladder stitch for ages, your simple explanation made sense. I’m going to save this video. Consider yourself honoured 😂 🩵

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

We are honored!! Thank you for watching and for your kind words! ❤️ ~J

This is so good. Thank you. I have a Babylock Imagine too. One of the hardest worker in my sewing room. One of the best purchases I've ever made.

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it, thank you! ~J

THANK YOU I bought my first serger in the 80's basic the tension was always off.. I had a friend that had a 5thread singer .. she was always experimenting.. gosh I miss her.. Second serger later and Im complainant. thanks for reminding me what Donna showed me many year ago..

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

Awww, that's great you had someone to guide you along in your sewing journey. ❤️❤️ Thanks for watching! ~J

The cuff tip… mind blown!

@katiekimmell7514

5 ай бұрын

It’s a real game changer for me!

Great tutorial! I'm a visual learner and actually being able to see you do those techniques and manipulate the serger is invaluable! Thank you!!!

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I use the gathering foot to gather ruffles and attach to hem of skirt all in one motion. I sew dresses each year for Dress a Girl Around the World and it makes it so easy. Your ideas were all good, especially for beginners on a serger. It’s quite intimidating at first.

@LoveNotions

5 ай бұрын

you're so right! A serger can seem intimiating at first, but then it becomes so accessible and useful! How wonderful to make pieces for the dress a girl program!

@jeanettesmith5998

5 ай бұрын

I have only had my serger for about 6 months now, and knew it could do a lot more than serging, but was a bit scared to try! That was a great first introduction to exploring a bit further. It really helped boost my confidence!

@katiekimmell7514

5 ай бұрын

@@jeanettesmith5998I hope this helped give you confidence to try new techniques with your serger.

@katiekimmell7514

5 ай бұрын

I have a gathering foot as well but since it’s an add-on, I thought the simpler technique would be more universally used.

@barbarahall6368

4 ай бұрын

That was very helpful. I will use those techniques today on a dress I’m making for my great granddaughter.

Thanks for the tips. I’m learning to love my serger. I recently got comfortable threading it. Once I learned it’s a done deal.Have you tried or seen the way some will start the sewing then tuck the end of threads back under to allow the serger to go back over the tails. That seems to be another workable option.

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

Yes! I've done that for seams where I want a cleaner finish. So many different ways to do it, just gotta figure out what works best for you and your project. ☺️ Keep up the practice, you'll get there!! 😉~J

Thank you for this informative video. I especially enjoyed the "Lettuce Hem" & the elastic techniques.

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

Those are definitely handy to know how to do! Thanks for watching! ~J

These tips were great! The elastic tip will be a game changer! Thank you!

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

Awesome, so glad you found it helpful! ~J

I'm going to try that cuff technique on my next Sybil skirt 🥰

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

Woo hoo! Let us know how it goes! ❤️ ~J

You explain everything so well, thank you for the great tips and the information you give! This has been very helpful as I am thinking about buying a Serger! Great video thanks for Sharing Liz 😊

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

She did a great job, for sure! Thanks for watching! ~J

@elizabethvallely4044

4 ай бұрын

@@LoveNotions You're Welcome! 😊

Thank you for these serger tips. I am especially looking forward to the gathering tip - looks very do-able and will save so much time and finished the edge too!

@katiekimmell7514

5 ай бұрын

I particularly like that one too!

Thank you for the great tips. Love the elastic idea.

@LoveNotions

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Glad you found it useful! ☺️ ~J

Thanks for some great tips-cuffs especially!

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

So glad you found it helpful! ~J

Thanks for the serger tips.

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

You're very welcome, thanks for watching! ~J

Very good video.

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

So glad you think so, thanks for watching! ~J

Very good, thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! ~J

The elastic tip is an eye-opener!! Thank you.

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

So glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching! ~J

Excellent tips, thank you!!!

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!! ❤️ ~J

I love the way you did the cuff.

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

Such a neat method! ❤️ ~J

Great techniques & tricks.

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

So glad you think so, thanks for watching! ~J

Love these tips! Thanks so much!

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

So glad you love em, thanks for watching! ☺️ ~J

Good tips 🙂

@LoveNotions

5 ай бұрын

So glad you think so! Thanks for watching! ☺️ ~J

Learned so much! Thank you

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching! ~J

Love the gathering tip, fantastic..

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

You are very welcome, thanks for watching! ❤️ ~J

Thanks sooo much for sharing!❤️❤️❤️

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

So glad you liked it! Thanks for watching! ~J

I appreciated your clear instructions… some review and some new tips.. thank you.

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching! ☺️ ~J

Great informative video!!! I have one big comment ----- MAKE MORE VIDEOS!!!!🥰😀😝

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it! We will definitely keep adding to the library! ☺️ ~J

@lisagoldring2838

4 ай бұрын

So many great tips! Thank you! About serging the cut edges of your fabric before you wash it, it has another purpose. I throw the fabric in the wash as soon as I serge it. That way, if fabric edges are serged, I know it has been pre-washed. If the edges aren't serged, it hasn't been pre-washed. No surprises now with garments shrinking.

@melodygardner6169

4 ай бұрын

@@LoveNotionsYou have wonderful videos and classes. I mean with this cute girl. She is a very good teacher!!

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

You can see more of Katie's sewing content on her blog, gabeandzach.blogspot.com/ She may have more videos there, too. ☺️ ~J

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

Oh interesting! I've serged wovens for washing but not knits. Great idea! ~J

I love this! I'm ready to be more adventurous with my serger.

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

Woo hoo! Happy sewing! ~J

Thant you so much

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

You're very welcome, thanks for watching! ~J

Thank you for the tutorial! I have an Imagine and haven't used it much. Can't wait to get started now.❣️❣️

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

So glad it inspired you! Thanks for watching! ☺️ ~J

I too have this same machine and absolutely love it. I cannot bring myself to sew without my trusty surger. I also have the eight thread Baby Lock but find myself preferring the smaller one. I also have other feet that preform additional functions. I am so hooked on my surger that when mine went in for its annual cleaning I ended up buying another emergency back up machine from Wal Mart. It will do in a pinch but I much prefer my dual feed model. Thank you so much for your video. Even though I have been using a surger for many, many years I did learn a couple of new tricks.

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

So glad to hear you learned something, despite your experience! Thanks for watching! ~J

I found this really helpful as I am very new to garment sewing.

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

We love to hear it!! Thanks for watching! ~J

Looking forward to the crescendo jeans pattern and searching for accessories. I liked the video and the hints, thank you. Have you thought about selling a starter kit? With all the notions and thread, elastic etc. I will look at the shops you have recommended as there is truly a dirth of good fabric stores where I live!

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

We've done that before with the Legatos! They sold out very quickly!! But that requires coordinating with fabric companies to supply the bundles. For this release, several brought in stretch denim and some have already sold out! But they know the demand is there now, so it will be back! ☺️ ~J

I have the Imagine and i love it! Appreciate this video. On the rolled/lettuce stitch, your knob should have been in the the rolled area, not the standard. ❤😊

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

Ah, thank you! ☺️ ~J

Love your tips and techniques! Question; why is your light on your serger so bright? I have the exact same serger and the bulb is one of the old kind Thank you❤

@LoveNotions

2 ай бұрын

Might just be because of the lighting in the video, but now I'm curious! 😂 I'll see if Katie has any better insight. 😊 Thanks for watching! ~J

I just want know how to set different stitches on my Bernette 303. I am rather less of a beginner. Dixon refers to the clarity of pronunciation pronunciation of a language. Thanks.

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

Ah okay! Not familiar with that particular machine, so not much help there, but I bet there are FB or reddit forums specifically for your machine that could likely help! 🙂 ~J

When you were doing the cuffs, you’re not allowing for the fact that we have to secure the ends of those threads

@LoveNotions

4 ай бұрын

It does work in the round, you just sew over where you started before chaining off. Cut the chain, and you can give the needle threads a tug to secure it, or burn with a lighter (or however you prefer to finish, but it should be plenty secure just chaining off after going over the start and trimming.) ~J

@dcwatashi

4 ай бұрын

@@LoveNotions I will watch that again after reading your suggestions

Not for beginners. Dixion hard to understand, regrettably .

@LoveNotions

3 ай бұрын

Aw, I'm sorry it isn't easier! Is there something we can help clarify? We are here to help! (I don't know what dixion means, if that's intentional or a typo but if it's something we can help with, please let us know!) ~J