Anything about sewing machines and the tools we use.
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By lhilmer
#14730
I have an opportunity to acquire an industrial serger. It is a Willcox & Gibbs Superlock 3 thread. It appears to be older but in decent condition. I am curious as to how many of you might have an industrial serger? Do you use it very often?
By MalcolmM
#14731
Automotive and marine fabrics are generally backcoated so don't fray like other woven materials so it's not used a lot, but I make products out of cotton canvas and use it frequently to overlock the edges where I don't want to have a triple layer of fabric to hide a raw edge or use binding. Sergers are primarily used in garment construction as a way to reduce seam bulk, check out the inside of your jeans and you will see how often it's used. If you were doing a lot of residential upholstery with coarse woven material which is not back coated then a serger may be quite useful but I tend to only use it for cotton canvas.
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By John
#14768
I have seen factories use them like Nigel said but I have never needed one in all my years of sewing. I purchased one cheep form a shop that was closing up as a package deal. No idea how to use it but maybe it will be useful in the future.
By tchartwick
#15639
Don't have any experiences with industrial serger but i've been using this Brother 2340CV serger for several years and love this machine. I had tried to use a "serger stitch" from my regular sewing machine, but it took forever, and I had to do all sorts of adaptions to make it work. These machines just hems, but oh, how much time I save and how easy it is; it is amazing!
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