Years ago when my children were small until about middle school, I made about all of their clothes. I used my serger constantly. The first serger I got was a Singer 5 thread. I was always having to refer to the manual about threading, even though I used it a lot. I got so frustrated sometimes. Then I bought a babylock that is self-threading for the loopers. Believe me, that makes all the difference in the world to me. Love it. It's great for making small rolled hems for napkins and tablecloths, and hemming. If I were just quilting and or doing embroidery, I would not have one.