I think it is necessary for woven fabrics, not so for knits, since they don't fray. Of course, if you're doing historically accurate costumes, you probably don't want to serge them, but since I'm not into that, I always serge, and can't stand costumes or clothing that aren't serged anymore
Sylvia On May 11, 2008, at 5:35 PM, Lavolta Press wrote: > I've never liked serging but: Is it useful for fabrics besides knits? > I > know it can be used on woven fabrics, but there are a variety of seams > that can be used on those but less of a variety for knits. Thing is, I > never sew knits. And I never wanted a serger before but now that I'm > adding to the machine collection. . . > > I'm really regretting selling that early electric Singer with the > bentwood case that I had years ago, it worked perfectly and had a great > straight stitch. It's just that I was a college student, I also had > another machine, and I didn't want a lot of stuff to haul around. Is it > easy to get them into good condition? Mine was like new. > > Fran > Lavolta Press > http://www.lavoltapress.com > > Kim Baird wrote: >> >> You need a strong thread for serging, because there is a bit of >> jerking >> going on, and high speed. I use polyester thread for serging, whether >> it's >> dedicated serger cones or just spools of Guterman or Metrosene. I >> also like >> to use wooly nylon in the loopers, because it covers the edge so well. >> However, you have to be careful when pressing the garment. Too much >> heat, >> and wooly nylon becomes stiff and scratchy. >> > > <snip> > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
