Serger School: Serging Sheers
Serging shears can be intimidating for beginner and even advanced sewists. Some of our favorite summer-weight fabrics can be problematic to serge. F…
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Lettuce Hems on Your Serger
We all know a serger is a fantastic thing to have in your studio for sewing knits and finishing woven fabric edges, but with a few tweaks in the setti…
Common Serger Feet & How to Use Them
A serger isn’t just for finishing raw edges. Learn about useful serger presser feet that take your sewing to the next level and help you take full a…
8 Knit Fabric Patterns to Serge
Did you know that April is National Serger Month? We love serging away all year long, but in April, we can appreciate this special machine that much m…
How Katrina Walker Got Me Over my Serger Fear!
I know I can’t be the only sewist in the world who is petrified of their serger! I mean, take a good look at any serger and you have to admit it loo…
Serger School: Chainstitch Basics
|Sponsored| Do you own a coverstitch or a coverstitch/serger-combo machine, but haven’t tried the single needle chainstitch? This underutilized stit…
Serger School: 8 Tips for Creating Activewear + Swimsuits with Spandex
|Sponsored| As our wardrobes take an athleisure influence, Lycra (or spandex) begins to play heavily into the fabrics we select. Create durable spande…
Sew with Your Serger (It’s Not Just for Finishing!)
If you think that your serger has a place in your studio just for finishing woven fabric edges, think again. Sergers can also be used to sew sea…
Do You Need a Serger? 5 Things to Consider
There comes a point in every sewist’s journey when they ponder a new machine and/or a machine upgrade. Honestly, that can be part of the fun of sewi…
