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From: gworth510
Date: 03-24-2004, 08:33 PM (1 of 8)
hi, I'm pretty new at the serger. Some things i had serged, the seam had become all unraveled. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? 
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User: gworth510
Member since: 01-31-2004 Total posts: 2 |
From: woodywoodpecker
Date: 03-24-2004, 10:16 PM (2 of 8)
| When you came to the end of the seam did you cut the threads off or did you leave a tail and thread them back up the sergering seam an inch or so or use fray check or anything like that? |
User: woodywoodpecker
Member since: 11-07-2003 Total posts: 242 |
From: gworth510
Date: 03-25-2004, 03:33 PM (3 of 8)
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thank you, for answering. i left the tail and then put it back inside the seam, for an inch or so. The serging didn't unraveled, the fabric is what had unraveled all the way to the left part of the seam. I can't figure out if i'm using to big of a needle or what, it happen when i used flannel, and with 2 very light fabrics. |
User: gworth510
Member since: 01-31-2004 Total posts: 2 |
From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 03-26-2004, 06:59 PM (4 of 8)
Sounds like 2 things.. Needle too big, or not sharp enough any more, if its old. Also maybe the stitches are too close together.. I have to adjust my stitches per inch a lot on my serger.. That is why I keep samples beside the serger with the numbers on the samples. I set the number and then, to be safe, I do a little sample before I start any new project..
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User: LeapFrog Libby
Member since: 05-01-2002 Total posts: 2022 
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From: bren
Date: 03-26-2004, 07:13 PM (5 of 8)
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That's a good Idea Libby ... to keep samples. I remembered when I took a small course year's ago on my first serger ...that was one of the first thing's they told us to do keep a book of your samples handy. Bren:
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User: bren
Member since: 11-30-2002 Total posts: 489 
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From: MartySews
Date: 03-27-2004, 02:08 AM (6 of 8)
Sounds to me as if the tension was not quite right for the difference in the fabric weight. I also find sometimes if I don't remember to drop my presser foot  I'll have stitches that unravel and look messy. Happy Stitching! Marty
It takes one moment to change a life.
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User: MartySews
Member since: 02-23-2003 Total posts: 504 
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From: foxy
Date: 03-28-2004, 11:44 AM (7 of 8)
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Originally posted by gworth510 hi, I'm pretty new at the serger. Some things i had serged, the seam had become all unraveled. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? The stitch length should be 3 & the upper & lower looper should kiss the edge. Use needle according to the fabric just like when you are sewing with the sewing machine. |
User: foxy
Member since: 11-13-2003 Total posts: 58 |
From: weB2cats
Date: 06-30-2004, 10:00 AM (8 of 8)
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I've had to take my serger into the dealer when I had a problem with threads coming out correctly. The bottom tension was so screwy that the thread couldn't make the loop. I hate to adjust tension as I'm not sure of what I'm doing and don't want to worsen the situation. Fortunately, I just had the thread in the first guide (the one that goes into what would be the bobbin) not "cinched up" tight enough to be catching with the top threads going down into the bobbin casing area. Now I always make a sample after cinching things up a bit. If it weren't for the color guides on my machine, I'd be lost when it comes to threading. Unfortunately, my eyes are not what they use to be. |
User: weB2cats
Member since: 11-07-2002 Total posts: 232 |
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