Re: Question for Sewmaster

dogsnus wrote:
> 
> Sewmaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
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> snip
> > Sorry to contradict, but *all* real sergers trim the
> > fabric as they sew.  They sew the seam & trim the fabric
> > simultaneously.
> Now, THIS, I like!
> >
> > Terri, before you buy a serger, make the store demo it for you.
> > They're much easier to run than they look.
> 
> They look very_ intimdating.

They're not, after you practice a bit.  You just put the 
fabric under the presser foot, make sure you have thread tails
coming off the back end, & press the foot pedal.
Once you got a little used to it, you'd never want to be 
without one again.  When I first got one, I couldn't 
believe how the quality of my sewing increased & 
the time I saved.
> 
>   My current
> > serger cost $300 & has great stitch quality; it's a Singer.
> I like the brand, love the price.
> Thanks!
> 
> Terri

One caveat with the Singer serger; it will only take Singer
needles, so keep that in mind.  I use Schmetz, otherwise.
The Schmetz needle shank won't fit into the Singer hole, drat it.
Just so you know.  Also, the Singer serger has a freearm.
That is not always the case with sergers.  Freearms are great
tools.

Sewmaster, let us know whatever you wind up getting.  :-)