Originally Posted by donnajean
You need to have a lot of patience. When I taught quilting at a local sew n vac shop, I used to break out in a sweat when someone wanted a demo on a serger. I don't know how much they have changed in last 10 yrs., but threading was a pain.
I have a "dinosaur" serger that still works very well, but threading it is a challenge - especially that lower looper. (I know about the tying the new thread to the one already in the machine and then pulling it through, but I haven't been successful) So I would recommend getting one that has the automatic threading feature. I've only seen them demonstrated, but it seems that the thread is "just sucked up into that machine" and before you know it, there's only the task of putting the thread though the hole in the needle
BTW, I've used the serger to make Kaye Wood's six-hour quilt.