Top Overlocker Serger Tips - A Beginners Guide To Starting A New Project
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Get yourself into good habits when you serge/overlock. Every time you follow a project, you want to have easy, foolproof results and I can help you with that.
Top Serger Tips - A Beginners Guide To Starting A New Project #sewwithabi
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@johnmarshall124 2 ай бұрын
Brilliant video, you are better with one hand than I am with two. I learn something every time I watch. J.
@bits-and-bobs 2 жыл бұрын
I'm very addicted to your videos. I even watch some of them a few times, in case I missed something. I suppose it's a healthy kind of addiction 😂 xx
@arwensreads6191 3 жыл бұрын
I am very grateful for your videos, they are extremely helpful. I am about to do a small project to raise money for an animal shelter, so keep your fingers crossed!
@AbisDen 3 жыл бұрын
🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
@sheilajones4491 Жыл бұрын
Abbi i cant thank you enough for this video and your ones in differential feed. Iv finally got tension right and understand how to adjust. You are an amazing teacher 👏🎉
@AbisDen Жыл бұрын
Thank you Sheila, I hope you enjoy sewing with your overlocker, thank you for your kind words! 🌷
@blairecottingham5839 Жыл бұрын
This was so incredibly helpful! Thank you for the explanation and tutorial. I haven't used a serger in years and cannot wait to get started on my upcoming projects!
@tiarayong5377 2 жыл бұрын
Great tips, the last tip on a clean chain off was something I was specifically looking for. Thank you 😊
@AbisDen 2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@sharonjones6063 3 жыл бұрын
This is by far the best overlocker help video I’ve seen. Thank you!
@AbisDen 3 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
@plasma800 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent, thank you! I always get those funny pointy curves when chaining off. I knew there had to be a better way.
@lorenzosousa1949 3 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ very usefull video abi Your videos are always excelents
@Twisterjoe Жыл бұрын
Thank you. So simple, and clear, and suddenly thread tensions look easy to understand for a new sergester like myself.
@cecilianilsson1594 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for those tips, despite using my serger for many years, I learned quite a few things :-)
@susansams1027 2 жыл бұрын
Love your tigers!!! Thanks so much for those tips.
@944gemma 3 жыл бұрын
Is it any wonder why I love your videos.
@pammunford7102 3 жыл бұрын
Wow 👍 I was very happy with my overlocker and thought I knew what I was doing . Thank goodness I thought I might learn something. I’m pleased to say , I haven’t got “the hump “ anymore . That tips worth its weight in gold . Thank you so much 😊
@AbisDen 3 жыл бұрын
I always try to sneak something in for the pro sewers. Glad you clicked too
@user-22- 3 ай бұрын
*Great* tips! I’ve had a few sergers but just don’t use them often enough to remember how to or even do the simple things well like exiting the seam without being very noticeable . *Thanks!*
@bcvahsfam 2 жыл бұрын
This is very helpful to me a beginner at using a serger. Thank you so much!
@944gemma 3 жыл бұрын
In my humble opinion, this is the best and my favorite sewing video channel. Lots of good information. And, you make everything look so easy and doable.
@sujeybermudez9947 11 ай бұрын
Love your videos and attitude Thank you for sharing your knowledge 😉
@AbisDen 11 ай бұрын
You are so welcome
@nikkimaguire177 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! I have used my new serger just enough to have made all the mistakes that you show how to avoid. SUPER HELPFUL!!! Now I am eager to go try again using your teachings
@AbisDen 3 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@robertanderson-ve1uv 3 жыл бұрын
great tips once again from you Abi thanks you, I am learning a lot from your video's just like a private teacher in my own home, thanks once again.
@teresaroberts7376 3 жыл бұрын
You are truly a wonder, Abi. Thank you so much!
@andyk1k1 3 жыл бұрын
I love, love, love your tutorials Abi x
@donnamcsorley6777 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant demo
@AbisDen Жыл бұрын
Thank you Donna 🎂
@loopabasewing2108 3 жыл бұрын
Please more overlocker videos. Brilliant!
@Soloniite 3 жыл бұрын
That's I'm meant too🙂
@annieearley6692 3 жыл бұрын
Yes great tips as always Abi thank you
@ElewinaX 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video! I recently got my first overlocker and I loved it, but I've been pretty clueless and you answered all my qiestions here!!
@katiegrace6968 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Thank you so much!!
@eleniavgerinosorman3181 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Abi! I love your videos! 😊
@brendaeves3236 3 жыл бұрын
This has been a fantastic video for reference. I am new to overlooking and this video has been so useful to me. Thank you, you have taken a lot of the fear away with your clear explanations!
@15SecondsWithMona 2 жыл бұрын
This helped me so, so much. Thank you!!
@lotionspotions3143 3 жыл бұрын
This is so helpful Abi - thank you ♥️
@sSsimona27 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, it really helps a begginer, i was a little overwhelmed about not getting the right seam, it really has sense now❤️
@lindas8956 3 жыл бұрын
Your videos are so clear and easy to follow - looking forward to practicing more on my Lidl overlocker.
@angelamcgovern1525 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a fab video. I brought an over locker in January used it once and put it back in the box. I think I will watched your video again and give it another go.
@s.dc.r.4614 3 жыл бұрын
❤️Thank you very much!!!! I have same same overlock and I have prayed for someone to show how to adjust tensions and get the right stitches!!! Thanks again!, very useful! 😘
@anthonykirkendhall4344 3 жыл бұрын
You are a godsend!!!
@millydollydame 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I've learnt a lot and am actually looking forward to getting the overlocker back in action tomorrow (at last).
@Maridith2 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I picked up some great tips!
@purple4lavender 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video once again. I've had my overlocker a couple of years but still need help esp with differential feed! I always recommend your channel to beginners. Maybe something you could consider for future video - changing the stitch finger
@thriftinguk 3 жыл бұрын
Wow i have learned so much in 9min! Thank you so much
@leedavis5958 3 жыл бұрын
That was great Abi. So useful. 🌹😊👌
@lindaa8822 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Abi! Another great video, and despite having my serger for over a year, I have learnt a lot! I didn’t know about increasing the needle tension if the stitches show, and my ‘joins’ always looked a mess, as I thought that chaining off at an angle was the only way to join circular serging Looking forward to the next video!
@CaritaFelizzSFO 2 жыл бұрын
Hi 👋🏼 This has been such a helpful video! Thank you! I'm a newbie with my serger and I sooo would like to be an expert at using it.
@AbisDen 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Glad to have helped
@xristinamaniati8095 3 жыл бұрын
perfect!!!!!!!thank you!!!
@AbisDen 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like it!
@MyDaisy66 3 жыл бұрын
Very helpful. Thank you 🙂
@kaybomba 3 жыл бұрын
Really useful video thanks Abi x You’re the best!
@AbisDen 3 жыл бұрын
You're so welcome!
@Soloniite 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Abi❤ I'm working with sewing machines 40 years but new wave overlockers is mystery to me 🥴 I'm very excited for this hacks 🤩
@veroniqueappere911 2 жыл бұрын
I recently bought a surger...I had never used one before. This tutorial has been a tremendous help. A thousand times Thank You! 🙏🏻 I ´m not scared of the machine anymore 😉.
@pattiselanno58 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing
@AbisDen 3 жыл бұрын
My pleasure
@suzannajarvis1143 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Abi, this is really helpful for knowing how and when to alter the tread tensions and stitch length. Also the meeting up and chaining off too. Could you possibly show us how to adjust the cutting width on the SINGER S0101L. I can’t see any markings to indicate positioning it. I thought I could use a sharpie to mark it if I knew what I was doing 😉 I’ve just used mine to overlook the edges of the fabric I’m using to re upholster my office chair before I sew it together on my sewing machine. Your videos have been invaluable to me in learning how to use my overlocker. 👍🏻💕
@camit3763 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@nickilee9822 3 жыл бұрын
Great tips. Thank you. I am always learning from you
@AbisDen 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@colleensmith4285 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you great video, I’ve an overlocker on my Xmas list x
@AbisDen 3 жыл бұрын
Exciting to have something to look forward to! I'm sure you'll love it!
@tinajefferies5682 3 жыл бұрын
So helpful Abi. Bought the Lidl Singer overlocker S010L two weeks ago. Your videos have helped me overcome that initial ‘fear’ of using an overlocker. So chuffed - I made the lounge pants you showed in another video from a £5 B&M fleece blanket. So cozy!
@AbisDen 3 жыл бұрын
Mmmm. That sounds so cosy! 💕hope we can’t see the stitches on the good side now 🌷well done
@Sheilacharnley 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video I really love your tutorial's I have a Gemini pro overlocker bout 3 mths and my go to tutorials are yours thank you
@AbisDen 3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@lora3677 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! You have helped me tremendously today. :)
@AbisDen 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant 🌷
@marisabudi8675 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Abi, many thanks for this video, I'm having a hard time using my overlocker. I'll follow your tips!
@AbisDen 3 жыл бұрын
Tell me what’s going on
@mecraftytoo 3 жыл бұрын
Great video Abi, I really needed to see this, first thing tomorrow I will be oiling my machine and watching you again and follow along. Great stuff, thank you. x
@AbisDen 3 жыл бұрын
You got this! Did you?
@mecraftytoo 3 жыл бұрын
@@AbisDen oh yes thank you, I oiled, changed needles, and re-threaded all. Now I have a perfect stitch.Thank you so much. x
@sewingmachines6369 3 жыл бұрын
nice👌
@thepowerofsteele 3 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️ Yaaasss, just got the Singer overlocker from Lidl and definitely needed a video like this
@AbisDen 3 жыл бұрын
glad to help
@lunasmum6869 3 жыл бұрын
I don't use my overlockers as much as I really could. I love these tips as they can easily be forgotten when I don't get to my machine. Thanks so much. That meeting the first stitches and finishing off without the awful pointy bit is so clever but I always seem to forget. My memory left and has been replaced by a Forgettory!! If I watch enough times and, importantly, get my overlockers out, I may actually remember things! I love all your hints and tips and look forward to your next ones. My Singer overlocker keeps stopping as the cable is loose and falls out. I've jammed it in with a little bit of paper but I wonder if that is the best way to keep it connected. Very frustrating but I kept it because it has the sleeve arm which is so useful. I have no idea if it is the cable that is loose or the machine connection. The machine was well out of guarantee before I found the courage to use it! Maybe I will try a new cable and, if that doesn't work, then I will just have to carry on with the bit of paper!
@AbisDen 3 жыл бұрын
Oh no. That’s not safe is it? See if a new cable works, hope you’re feeling braver now Keep commenting so I know !! Love reading all of the comments. Don’t always have time to reply 💕🌷 love the support. Thank you 😊
@lesleycharlesworth1808 3 жыл бұрын
Hi. Brilliant videos, thank you. The problem I have had is that some of my seams have snapped in wear or after being washed. I wonder why that might be? Also, am I right in thinking that with a four thread overlocker, the seams should be strong enough on their own, rather than having to do seams first on a regular sewing machine?
@eileenharrison7816 Жыл бұрын
As a complete beginner this was so helpful. I still haven’t quite got the hang of threading 😢.
@AbisDen Жыл бұрын
If you have a new brother 1034, return it and treat yourself to a better machine. The brother will fail again and again and you think it’s you. It’s not you. It’s the machine. They’re rubbish
@koalasez1200 2 жыл бұрын
Great tips; interesting to see these techniques on thick fabrics like the fleece and fleece/furry fabrics you use here. I’m guessing the same approach works w/wovens plus some slight adjustments.
@AbisDen 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Just a tweak here and there until you’re confident with the stitch out. If it all fails go back to the standard settings and try again! ✨ woven fabric need hardly any change at all.
@dcwatashi Жыл бұрын
No one ever mentioned increasing the tension on the left needle before of course it makes sense now . 🤪I always wondered why my stitches could be seen if I was tugging on it a little bit
@AbisDen Жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@sheilajones4491 Жыл бұрын
Hi abbi, i returned to this video having saved it - so glad i did as haven’t used my lidl singer overlocker in some time and i have now bought some stretch fabric to make a new dress and was nervous of attempting it. i was repairing some stretch dresses and on shortening hem it got all wavy, will try again with yr advice. What is yr view on stretch plastic for shoulder seams ? Will seam tape do the job? Yr channel is wonderful.
@AbisDen 11 ай бұрын
Thank you. The plastic (stretch) tape for shoulders is excellent. I’ve used it a few times. The problem is that it’s plastic. Instead, try a piece of woven fabric cut on a slight bias so you’ll have a little stretch. Much better for the environment. Using your scraps and saving you money x triple win x
@magpie64 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Abi, great informative videos your doing on an array of overlockers. I have been looking at some Brothers and Janome models and wandered if you had any advice or recommendations for me on either of these makes? as I seem to be going round and round in circles trying to decide!! 🤔 Thank you.
@magpie64 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your response Abi 😀
@annwarren4171 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for a great tutorial as always Abi. I was looking for a video about settings for fleece. I have the Janome 9300dx machine, but trying to sort out settings for the thick fleece seams. This is a used machine, but it was stuck on the RH settings, but managed to free it. Would you please tell me what needles are best for fleece? Thank you.
@AbisDen Жыл бұрын
Hi Ann. I would use ballpoint needle with fleece but found some fleece which may be thinner prefer a stretch needle it’s a bit pointier.
@annwarren4171 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Abi. He’s a cute animal. What settings did you find were best for the fabric? I appreciate your replies. Happy new year to you. Regards, Ann.
@AbisDen Жыл бұрын
Happy new year!I tend to keep factory settings and tighten the left needle to 6 or 7
@rhondafosson9219 3 жыл бұрын
Why does my brand new thread break when I tighten the tension slightly. I have the Brother 1034D serger. Thanks for your help! I love your videos!
@AbisDen 3 жыл бұрын
Good question! open up the left side - your looper guide might be bent as in one of my previous tutorials.
@rhondafosson9219 3 жыл бұрын
@@AbisDen send me a link?! Ty
@rosaliepingree4198 3 жыл бұрын
What brand threads and needles do you like? Is there any way to stop the serger from shaking and sounding loud?
@AbisDen 3 жыл бұрын
I like Gutermann and if you’re in the uk,moon threads from coats. If your machine is shaking, you’re possibly sewing fast. Make sure the suckers adhere to the table well.
@michalabakes9174 2 жыл бұрын
I just bought the same machine in your video, is it normal size cotton or do I buy bigger ones?
@AbisDen 2 жыл бұрын
You can buy cops which have 1000m or cones which have 5000m.
@cm380 5 ай бұрын
Hi Abbi, i noticed your needles were overlocker / serger needles. What needles did you use for this project please. Thanks so much.
@AbisDen 5 ай бұрын
For the fleece fabric I used regular universal size 12 needles. I do not use ‘serger’ or ‘overlocker’ needles because they’re not special. They are just ordinary universal stretch needles and will not work on this fabric.
@bearender1184 2 жыл бұрын
Which needle is for denim please ? Xx
@AbisDen 2 жыл бұрын
I tend to go a size up on the overlocker. So I normally use a 90 but I’d use 100 on the overlocker. I hope that’s useful :-)
@joanwillison9922 2 жыл бұрын
Tighten the needle? I didn’t see you tighten the needle? How?
@AbisDen Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry - Go up in the numbers - the higher the number on the needle tension dial, the tighter the tension x
@IMOO1896 2 жыл бұрын
You’ve covered settings I’ve not seen mentioned on other channels
@AbisDen 2 жыл бұрын
For a long time servers have frightened people. Even sales staff. When I started making serger videos to help my students there wasn’t any other available and I’m realising how wide the problem is. Hopefully I’ll get through it all
@kymclinton3140 Жыл бұрын
I've been sergeging for years but can I politely ask why you use the foot pedal as a hand pedal or is it just for demonstration only I have two serger one I brought one I won plus I have two sewing machines for the same reason but I use the sergers more than the machines I'm in the UK and I use the moon threads I sew both for myself and to earn myself a small amount of pin money I've just started sewing lycra and other stretch materials I was a bit daunted at first but the first garment I made was from some reduced lycra (yes you may laugh but I have a very large teddy bear almost two foot tall ) he is now sporting a pair of lycra shorts and top and I also I hasten to add I'm sixty two on the 1/10/22 and they look perfect I've since made myself cropped leggings and full length leggings
@AbisDen Жыл бұрын
Haha! Sounds like you're a fun sewer. It's great to let your hair down and you just enjoy sewing, that's brilliant. I demonstrated the foot pedal by hand, just because when I repair machines, I find it easier to have the pedal next to me x Also, congratulations on your many wins, National Lottery next, you could be a winner !
@kymclinton3140 Жыл бұрын
@@AbisDen thank you for your reply yes I definitely would love a lottery win my local haberdashery wouldn't have much stock left after I'd been in after a lottery win.. I've just been asked to make eight men's waist coats for the restaurant I live next door to and the owners are my landlords (indian) they want a Christmas themed back and black fronts plus matching ties .. so I've got to pop down tomorrow so we can look online to find the fabrics as they will have to order as I can't order stuff on line plus there can pay from there account and I'll make teddy one out of the left over material
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