Originally Posted by Gilla
I've been making a bunch of pillow cases for my grandkids and also for a Craft Show. I have never figured out how to finish off the end of a serged seam. I gotta do something or it will unraffle, but what? I have been going in with needle and thread and sew a few stitches to seal it. Not to mention I just broke my sewing machine needle trying to do it by sewing machine.
Is there a better way?
Gilla
Here is the best way and easiest way. Get some floss threaders from your dentist next time you go (they're free there). Then when you finish serging your seam, leave about a 6" tail. Stick the end in the loop of your floss threader, then take the pointy end and thread it through the stitches you just made for a couple inches. Then snip off the excess threads. Voila, hidden thread ends. If you can't picture this I will make a tutorial for you.