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
When I got my new serger a few years ago, I learned something in the "get to know you machine" class that might help you.
Let's see if I can explain:
1. Take just a few stitches past the end of your seam.
2. Lift the presser foot.
3. Without pulling out a lot of thread, flip the piece around and place it under the presser foot, positioning it so that you will be sewing back down the same seam in the oposite direction. Be sure you angle the work piece a little so that the cutter does not cut the orriginal seam.
4. Stitch several stitches, gradually running it off the side.
5. Clip the threads and you're done.