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Old 03-14-2013, 10:42 AM
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I bought a serger and have never used it because I have no idea how to thread it and if you have to watch a dvd to thread the darn thing i'm not really interested. I do good to operate my sewing machine and my quilting machine.
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Old 03-14-2013, 11:42 AM
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I have a brand new White, ( brand new because I never used it ). It is probably 10 yrs old. I just never could thread it.
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Old 03-14-2013, 12:22 PM
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Sounds like a lot of you could use help from my Super Hero Threading Monkey!
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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE mine. Just upgraded from Babylock Imagine to the Evolution. So sweet!
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Old 03-14-2013, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by quilttiger View Post
Love my Babylock Imagine serger....it comes with automatic threading . This is my third serger. The first one was a real bear to thread!
I have a Babylock Eclipse with auto threading. Amazing sergers and extremely dependable. Big thumbs up!!
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I have two sergers, both 18 yrs old I think. One Singer & one Viking. I use the Singer all the time. A person gets used to threading them and I use a floss threader for dental. that sure helps. I wouldn't want to be with one!
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Old 03-14-2013, 08:19 PM
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Can't do without my serger. I have the same brother as you. My DH threads it for me. I have done it and much easier than the simplicity and singer I have.
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Old 03-15-2013, 01:58 AM
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my sister actually uses hers to do her 1/4" seams on quilts. Brave woman.
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Old 03-15-2013, 08:06 AM
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My serger is probably from the late 1960s or 1970s -

My tip for the last part of the threading process (when I have to start over) -

I poke a stiff thread - like quilting thread or stiff nylon through that one arm that has holes on both ends - and then tie on the serger thread and pull it through. I could never get that thin, soft thread to go through those two holes .
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Originally Posted by bearisgray View Post
My serger is probably from the late 1960s or 1970s -

My tip for the last part of the threading process (when I have to start over) -

I poke a stiff thread - like quilting thread or stiff nylon through that one arm that has holes on both ends - and then tie on the serger thread and pull it through. I could never get that thin, soft thread to go through those two holes .
That is a great idea! Thanks for sharing it. And to echo some of us - not everyone can afford to or want to spend the $$ for the self threading Babylock. Other alternatives seem to work for lots of us. To each our own!
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