Gentles of the Historic costume List, just for the education of my House, who are still muddling along making medieval garb and other fabric items, using a collection of fully-serviced, secondhand but older [i.e. - no computers] domestic sewing machines, - would any Gentle of the List explain to us [ and other beginners similarly ignorant] what is the difference between a serger and a "normal" domestic machine; - and what are the advantages of having a serger for use in the making of replica historical fabric items? I have done an internet search - but - due to my online ineptitude, I have no doubt, - have not found any answers we can readily understand.
with thanks for your clarifications, "Lord Matthew Baker", of the SCA-[UK] --- On Sat, 29/11/08, Zuzana Kraemerova <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Zuzana Kraemerova <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [h-cost] Toyota sergers To: "h-costume" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, 29 November, 2008, 10:32 AM Hi, This might be OT, but I really don't know where else to ask and I haven't found any reviews - my friend is a beginning to intermediate sewer, but she doesn't have any sewing machine except for a badly-working, loud Singer. She wants to take a step forward and buy a new machine. She would also dream of a serger, but buying two machines would take her out of her budget. I've just seen someone selling a brand new Toyota serger for $125!! http://www.strickmaschine.de/machines/over/700-620.htm I know Toyotas are not the top brand, but what do you think - would it be worth the price? Do you have any experience with this brand? Would you buy this serger and replace it perhaps later for a better machine, when your sewing skills would improve? Thanks for advice, Zuzana _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
