My first serger was/is a Baby-Lock from the 1960s or 1970s. I learned that if I stiffen the end of the threads with something like Fray-Check - it does help with the threading.
I have also learned that machine is "happier" if the only setting I change is the stitch length. It also needs to have one of the knives changed every 30 years or so.
I use it to overcast the raw edges of fabrics before I wash them. If I need that last little bit of fabric, the overcasting is much easier to remove than zigzag stitching done by a regular machine.
I also use it to finish seams in the bags I make. I even finish the seams that will never show - because I am hoping that these bags will be washed and used until they are in shreds.
Last edited by bearisgray; 11-28-2019 at 04:57 AM.