Threading A Serger
#61
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: N California
Posts: 35
Mary Parrish of course the presser foot should be down when serger is in operation..sorry if i did not word that correctly..however even tying on and pulling through sometimes the knot on some models will not get "into" the tension and there will be difficulties/ most models are quite easy to thread and if you use a serger even tie ons break occasionally and you should be able to thread without tying on.
#62
Originally Posted by clem55
Arent they the hardest things to thread? But! The manual tells you how, and you must follow the directions. Those darn things must be threaded in the correct order or it just don't work! Ask me how I know! Oh, you casn buy a looper threader that really helps with that lower looper!
#63
I have an old White serger that has served me very well. Yes, at first threading is difficult, but with practice, it gets better. The lower looper is the hardest for me because of the delicate threading tool used to get the thread through the part below the needles. My old machine (1987) has markers for each thread passage. All I have to do is follow the path of red triangles, circles, diamonds, and squares.
Someone mentioned getting a good stitch after threading. If I don't get a good stitch after I've threaded the serger, I cut the threads and start over. I find I save time by doing this.
Also if I need to adjust the tension knobs, I turn all of them back to zero and work my way back up again.
Someone mentioned getting a good stitch after threading. If I don't get a good stitch after I've threaded the serger, I cut the threads and start over. I find I save time by doing this.
Also if I need to adjust the tension knobs, I turn all of them back to zero and work my way back up again.
#67
Originally Posted by elizabeth
does the baby lock puff the threads all the way to the needles, so all you have to do is thread the needle?
#69
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Midland ON
Posts: 11
I have a Janome, threading is easy. Although the manual says to thread in order 1, 2, 3 then 4, my thread will keep breaking. I have discovered that if I thread it 2, 1, 3 then four it works every time without the thread breaking. No more frustration, and it only takes about 5 minutes to thread. Might want to try that.
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