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Lily loves her new little sister!
Lily Sue 8.17.2009
Forever loved and missed...Dot 6.14.10, Little Bit 8.20.10, Speck 3.16.11
Adair Leigh 3.27.12
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Serger...what do I need?
What do I need to get started? I'm going to order the serger and I wanted to get the right kind of thread to get me started. I will start with just white to do the rest of the wipes (I figured that would be a good learning project anyway), that way I can use it for anything later on. Poly? Cotton? What am I supposed to use?
Anything else I'm going to need? Planning on getting that book as well.
Lily loves her new little sister!
Lily Sue 8.17.2009
Forever loved and missed...Dot 6.14.10, Little Bit 8.20.10, Speck 3.16.11
Adair Leigh 3.27.12
Re: Serger...what do I need?
Congrats on the new addition - love the new siggy pic!
Just get a few cones of the cheapy serger thread from Joann. It's $2.29 a cone and the brand is serge-well (it was actually $1 a cone thursday through yesterday). In my store it's on an end cap of the thread section. I actually only use this serger thread and don't buy any of the more expensive brands. Serger thread actually is much cheaper by the yard than regular thread because you get so much of it in a cone. I think its like 3000 yards or something like that.
For wipes it wouldn't matter so much if you used regular Gutterman thread, but If you start using regular sewing thread for clothing on the serger, however, you can end up with bulky seams, because serger thread is much lighter weight.
Also, you can pretty much put anything in a serger, including yarn in the loopers for a decorative look. The book that I think Justinlove mentioned is actually pretty helpful and talks about using different types of thread. Putting them in the loopers is akin to bobbinwork on a regular sewing machine (in my opinion anyway).