I personally prefer to have one needle in the right hand position and only use three threads on my overlock/serger.  Four threads are really for when you are sewing lycra and other stretch fabrics.  If you are just overlocking a garment from an alteration or making a garment, you really only need the three threads. […]

When you use the over locker or serger for a while, the fluff from the garments will accumulate inside the machine.  I always use my vacumn cleaner to get rid of the bulk of the fluff when I vacumn the house.  Make sure that the tension is on for the threads, and don’t put the […]

I have had some people tell me that the best way to change the thread on your overlocker or serger is to run it though using the pedal as if you are sewing.  I don’t agree with this theory because what that can do is throw the tension out on the tension dials.  Running a […]