Before sewing and especially serging, drink plenty of water. Fabric and thread put off dust and tend to dry out nose and eyes. Use a good hand lotion/moisturizer. This will keep your hands from getting dry and snagging fabric or threads. Set a timer for one hour and twenty minutes. This is to give yourself a break. Get up, drink some more water, rotate neck and shoulders, go look out a window at things far away. Take about twenty minutes to do this then reset your timer and now that you are refreshed go back to your project. Make Beauty! Aunt B

@Julija_Gobere

Жыл бұрын

Oh these are such great tips! 🤗

@06snydernancy

Жыл бұрын

Oh have a little air purifier close by.

@007lovediamonds6

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely 100% you are right

@GoldieHoffmanComedian

Жыл бұрын

Aw, these are GREAT and such important tips for our health, both physical and mental. we often forget this in advice/tips list, so thanks! :)

@isabeljohnston5020

10 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot for those great tips!😊

My little overlock-tipp after about 40 Years of sewing: The third cone from the left holds the thread that sews the actual overlock stitch; the other three sew more or less straight. Therefore, the 3rd cone uses considerably more thread than the others. So if you always put the obvious fullest cone in the third spot, you'll use up the cones evenly. So, in your tip for never using purple thread again, the cone should be put in 3rd place; the other three places are then occupied by the small bobbins.

@Julija_Gobere

11 ай бұрын

What a great insight! Thank you for this tip🤗

@eva_unrast

11 ай бұрын

@Transplanted1 On all the overlock machines I've used so far, the third cone was the one that went around the hem and therefore used a lot more thread than the others. Possibly this is not the same on all machines? You can find out by testing four different color cones on the machine you are using, then you can see from the seam color which cone belongs to the high-consumption ones.

@SBL1932

11 ай бұрын

Great ideas. Some I already knew, but not all. Thank you for sharing

@debrun3275

11 ай бұрын

Brilliant thanks

@linalice8318

11 ай бұрын

Good to know about it as I am a new learner,thanks! But I feel curious about the color arrangement. If using 4 different or contrasted colors of threads, should I think about how to put each one on the certain thread holder to create a master piece of view? Thanks!

I did know these tips already, but that doesn't mean they aren't valuable. My favourite tip is about tension settings. Once I have the settings right, I take a photo with my phone of the settings with a piece of the fabric on top. I often buy fabric by the roll, so I can easily check what settings the fabric needs by checking through the serger album on my phone.

@Julija_Gobere

Жыл бұрын

That is such a clever tip!

@cruznk9

6 ай бұрын

Excellent idea

@UpInTheSky2025

4 ай бұрын

Thankyou!

If your shoulder seam doesn't need to stretch, you can also stabilize with a piece of ribbon or twill tape. I don't like the feel of clear elastic so I often use cotton twill tape to reinforce my shoulder seams.

Wait, I can thread bobbins and use them for the serger? My Lady, this is the best find of the year!

I simply lift the presser foot when changing the thread that way, it removes the tension automatically.

I’m surprised at the number of sewist who haven’t sewn covers for their machines! Great scrap project.

I clip the elastic tape that comes on RTW clothes, unless I need it to keep the garment on the hanger. The strips can be used for reinforcing shoulder seams, don’t add to the landfill, don’t poke out when wearing the garment, and are free.

@Julija_Gobere

Жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea!

@zazmau

Жыл бұрын

In some cases, not all, you can use cut off selvage edge of woven fabric.Try to match color. It's free!!!!

@johannaholmgren8088

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant re-use of clear elastic!! Man, when I think of how many miles of that I've thrown out when I could have just used it...!!!!!

@daxxydog5777

9 ай бұрын

I’ve been doing that for years! I also use old vintage ribbon pieces I end up with when I buy random bags of notions.

@lilaholland5764

Ай бұрын

Great idea for reducing waste & saving $'s!

I have worked in a garment factory in the past and that's the way they taught us to change the threads. I've used it for 40 or more years. Really saves time.

@Julija_Gobere

Жыл бұрын

I learned this at sewing school, where we would change threads for industrial overlockers like that - those industrial are so difficult to change threads any other way!

Thank you for your tips! I have a few tips: use black and white as standard colours and only change the cones for the colour you need at the very left. And maybe the upper looper. So for a dark red sweater, you can use 1 or 2 red cones and 2 black. It is not visible in the seam! And the other tip; if your serger does not have a catching part for the scraps. There are plates for under the serger, with a bucket or net to catch the treads and cut of scraps. Your floor and lap will stay clean of treads.

@cassieoz1702

Жыл бұрын

I use grey and cream as my 'standards' and colour in the left needle if using the serger in 4-thread mode

@akbunny5221

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that....! Only just got a serger, it was gifted to me...😊. I've sewn loads of practice seams and they appear good. The biggest 'problem' I have is guiding the fabric along the distance marks (keeping the fabric straight under the needles) - I'm used to using flat bed sewing machines where it's easy. Any tips greatfully received....! Cheers. Mark.....

@MayowaOye

10 ай бұрын

This is spot on!

I use a fabric loop turner rather than a needle for tucking in the thread ends. A loop turner is like a very long needle but it has a small latch hook at the end instead of an eye. Push the the hook end in through the stitches, catch the thread tail, and pull the turner back out. The hook closes as you pull the turner and pulls the tail into the stitches. So it does the same thing as the needle trick, but it is faster and not as fiddly as you don't have to thread those ends through the eye of a needle.

@judykish1481

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for that idea. I normally thread a needle, but will certainly try the loop turner.

@cruznk9

6 ай бұрын

The loop turner is easier for arthritic hands too.

I didn’t know to lower down the dial to zero for changing the thread. I kept it at 4 and the threads would come undone. Thanks for this great tip!

@davernew.305

Жыл бұрын

Same here! Have used this technique but never heard of releasing the tension! Game changer and makes so much sense!

@beesan7478

Жыл бұрын

same here.glad to learn it.Thank you

@williamsews

Жыл бұрын

I don't know if you have the same terms for knots in your country, but you need to tie it off with a Reef Knot, not a Granny Knot, the Granny will slip. I haven't hand threaded an overlocker for decades.

@marysesiegmanngodet2454

Жыл бұрын

👍🏻 Very good tip, I will turn the tension to 0 as of now. Many thanks 🌸

@kthybrown007

Жыл бұрын

My solution is to lift the threads out of the tension disks (mine are knobs), pull the threads as described, then flip the threads back into the tension disks (and "floss" them to make sure they are in). It eliminates the need to (remember to) readjust the tension, which never seems to be the same as it was...

I love your tips. I, too, knew to tie the new threads when changing threads, but not reduce the tension. My favourite serger tip is to buy a book on sergers, which will tell you about the different serger stitches you can do, usually just by changing the tension of various threads.

@loves2spin2

11 ай бұрын

Can you recommend one?

Another tip is to frequently dust the serger's working parts. They create a huge amount of lint which affects their performance. Keep small paintbrushes handy and develop a habit of opening the machine and sweeping it. If you see a speck of lint next to the blade, you can be sure the inside is already dusty.

@trishgrant2715

Жыл бұрын

After every sew

@Julija_Gobere

Жыл бұрын

Ahh yes, that is very good tip and dusting more often is definitely something I should be doing!

@sherrillsturm7240

Жыл бұрын

Yes, many times faster than the sewing machine. While cleaning the insides, you can also check the positions of the loopers as they pass the needle(s) by rotating the wheel by hand. Once in a while, they are off timing, and might have a tiny piece of thread caught.

@bun04y

Жыл бұрын

I bought an attachment for my vacuum so that I can just suck out all the lint.

I buy 2 cones of the same color for use on the loopers. I wind bobbins for the 2 needles. Gray & taupe will blend with a lot of colors. You gotta have black & white cones for sure.

I was very interested to see how to make a sharp corner that looks fantastic! Thanks for the tip

Very helpful hints. I had heard about tying threads together to avoid re-threading the whole machine but no one mentioned changing the tension. I'll definitely be trying this again.

@debragreaves9550

Жыл бұрын

Once u tie properly no need to change tension.. DO IT ALL D TIME

@bun04y

Жыл бұрын

My serger recommended tying the threads but didn't say anything about changing the tension or just pulling. Instead it said to serge a chain to pull the threads through the machine. I'm going to try just pulling as usually the knots get stuck at my needles and break.

@bettyknowles8490

Жыл бұрын

Do it slowly when it reaches the needle cut the thread then thread the needle

@gdhhayes2129

Жыл бұрын

exactly the same for me! I was thrilled to get this tip as it's a game changer

@chrismcl6373

Жыл бұрын

I use a similar technique but rather than changing the tension and pulling the threads, I just run the machine until the knots on needle threads get up to the eye, then clip those and thread the needles

I knew most of these and they are good tips. The winding of bobbins is a great one I hadn't heard.

I love how you get straight to the point. Great video!

Fantastic tips. Thank you!

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I'll definitely implement tip #4! Thank you so much for sharing.

Well put together video and great tips.

Thanks for your great tips, especially changing threads

Tip #4 is so great. Thanks.

Good idea about the thread you are only using once or twice. I used to buy 4 cones of a fashion color and wound up with tons of serger threads. Didn’t know a bobbin wouldn’t work on a serger. Thanks 🙏 ❤

Thanks so much for those wonderful tips!!

thank you! You explained each tip great!

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Love love the bonus tip about using cloth groceries bag. Also the one about thread bobbins is new to me! Thanks for the awesome tips.

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I have an old fashioned serger, so I’m hoping these tips will work. Thanks, I’ll keep you posted!

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I change my threads the same way. Genius. It really does work like a charm. I love the clear elastic tape tip. I’m going to start doing that.

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@Julija_Gobere

Жыл бұрын

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@Julija_Gobere

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you enjoyed these tips! 🤗

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Awesome!! I will try these

Great tips some I knew and some I didn’t thank you. 2 of my granddaughters got sergers for Christmas and this is perfect for them.

Another thread saving tip is to use regular sewing thread in the needles. The needles don't use as much thread as the loopers, it's just like using the sewing machine in this way.

@zazmau

Жыл бұрын

Regular sewing thread is more expensive than serger thread. It is also thicker than serger thread and adds excess bulk.

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I already thread my machine just like you do. It really is a game changer. Thank you for the tips. Merci encore.