Originally Posted by
Fabric Galore
I sewed for 35 years without a serger and I didn't miss it. I finally bought a basic Singer that was on sale for $149. It was difficult to thread the bottom loopers but I used it constantly and I even did Heirlooms sewing with it. I upgraded to a Janome with all of the bells and whistles and I can't remember the last time I used it. I think simple is better; at least for me.
That is also encouraging to hear. For now the threads are all in correctly and I plan to leave them in and do the tying on of new threads instead of threading it every time. One other person told me the simpler machine is better. Ironically she uses a very old singer also.