owning a serger is great if you use it enough and get your money' worth out of it! I have a 4 thread Pfaff and it has sat in the bottom of my closet for...over 15 years! I used it to seam a favorite quilt & that was about it. life just kinda got in the way! It has differential feed [that you can change settings on] for different fabric thicknesses. You can use it for shirring. It also has extra feet to apply beads, sequins, lace, tape, cording, & elastic. It has double needles if needed & the best thing is it blindstitches! The best features is the fact that you can drop the blade down! and it sews 1300 stitches/minute
I would say check around & test drive them all -- see what feels right with you. they are real work horses & save loads of time!
Last edited by just_the_scraps_m'am; 09-03-2014 at 06:05 AM.