Originally Posted by
RebeccaG
Now that I have it, I'm afraid of it. Plan to conquer that fear and start using the thing. I have trouble with 1 tension knob, let alone 4!!!! lol
There's nothing to fear with a serger. I've written a few times about easy ways to "read" a serger test sew. It'll be in the vintage area, possibly talking about Singer sergers. Once you "get it", it's a breeze.
I really loved the Singer sewing reference book - "Sewing with an Overlock" - because the images are so well done and easy to see what needs to be adjusted. Definitely do some test sews with 4 different colors and you can start to see what needs to be adjusted. All the other reference links I have for you regarding tension, I can't post or they'll be deleted anyway.