Tips & Techniques

Serging shears can be intimidating for beginner and even advanced sewists.  Some of our favorite summer-weight fabrics can be problematic to serge. From silk-feel to rayons and gauze, to linen, lawn and voile, we love them all but those lovely fabrics can be tricky to sew and serger with. Use these tips for maximum serging success.

To avoid slippage issues and puckered seams, try the following:

Loosen your presser foots screw adjustment, allowing the fabric to feed through without any drag.

Dial down your differential feed to a minus setting, causing the rear feed dogs to pull the fabric through…