10 years of periodically trying to get my machine to stitch has come to an end! I just found you today Abi and am delighted I did! I have tried everything, over the years, that I thought could be possibly wrong and was about to throw my machine out! I never imagined it could be the needle position that was out! I hope after a little oiling, cleaning and a few more adjustments, I may be able to get creative again! Thank you so much!

Not even 3 minutes in and you've figured out the problem I spent all weekend trying to fix. Such a brilliant way of showing what is wrong with your machine!

Don't know why I didn't check your channel first but, after hours of mucking about with the machine, you've saved the day with a quick needle adjustment. Thank you so much!!!

Having only had my overlocker since Christmas Day and with much success until i broke a needle last weekend, was so relieved to find this video. I haven't installed the replacement properly! Thanks, Abi 😁

No wonder you are so smart Abi! You are an engineer! This video was so insightful. My issues always surface when upcycling and mending layers of clothing and knowing when the machine might not be able to handle it because I have no "test" fabric.

Just got my first serger and had been fighting with it for hours as it would not looping thread at all. I almost gave up and you just got me a simple fix. Thank you so much.

Hi, I own a vintage(!?) Singer 14U444B, which I have had for decades from new…..I love it and it suits my needs but sadly things started going wrong a couple of months ago….I was on the verge of taking into a repairer but the cost of a service would have been more than the machine was worth….so I decided to have a go myself! Thanks to your fab videos on servicing and troubleshooting I now have my beloved overlocker back! Thank you ever so much…..your videos are informative, well presented and inspire confidence! Thank you again 🎉🎉

Thanks Abi, I always know where to come when I have a problem, your a star...

You saved my machines life as it was headed out the second story window. I had put my needles in wrong and my timing was off. 🤦🏼‍♀️🤷‍♀️ So nice, that was the first thing you addressed. Like ✔️ subscribe ✔️ saved ✔️

Thank you so much! This machine was driving me absolutely crazy until I watch this video. Bless you!

I can’t thank u enough for this video, I thought my serger was broken. I’m a newbie and was intimidated to use it or try and fix it. I followed your tips and was able to bring it back to life. Thank u!

Fantastic explanations for small things turn BIG until I was ready to rip my hair out, LOL. I am glad I found you, checked out your website, saw that you are coming from many years as a sewing teacher for kids and adults alike. Bravo Abi, please keep up your great work.

I so wish I had found you before this evening. I spent an hour re-threading my machine. My last thought was check my needles. That's exactly what was wrong. My right needle wasn't in completely. Spent an hour fiddling about with it. Now I'll remember always check needles if everything else is threaded correctly.

You made it look so straightforward to put right what you made wrong, so when mine arrives tomorrow I'll be less worried about 'breaking' it and be able to enjoy experimenting instead, thank you :)

Love this approach. Breaking things to show what it causes 😂

Thank you abi once again for some worthwhile tips had a needle problem last week and it never corrected until having to replace the needle so can only surmise that I had not inserted the needle or perhaps was loosely installed kind regards, Robert.

Worthwhile tips Abi. It's good to know. Thank you abi. 👍🌹

Another great video, you are so knowledgeable, thank you.

love your channel Abi, just found it today and have binged my way through lots. Can't wait to get my overlocker now lol!

Thank you so much for this! Just had to straighten my threads. Usually something simple but I was so frustrated. Thanks again.

This video is so useful to keep it close to my serger machine . I really appreciated what you showed and pointed out what the right way to do as well ! Thank You for sharing !

My threads weren't in the tension disks!! Wow! Such an easy fix! Thank you Abi! (and I love your speaking voice -- could listen to you all day!)

Thank God I've found you! A pleasant voice, a clear teaching style and process! Here is my question: I cleaned my 1034D today after sewing gobs of fleece. I removed the throat plate, unscrewing the flat head AND the tiny Phillips head screw first. Upon removing the plate, a tiny "bar" fell into the works. I've tried over and over to replace all this, and each time, after running the machine, the thread all bunches up and will not release from the long tiny triangle piece and create any stitches. How can I fix it correctly?

Have just bought my first serger and this video was so helpful, now a subscriber 👍

Thank you! It was a simple as I didn't get the needle in the proper height when I went from 3 threads to 4! You're a life saver!

Thank you so much. I have not used my overlook for a while and just needed to check the needles as it was not in the right place now I can get back to my sewing wooooh. Thank you

Always informative Abi thank you 😊

Hello abi, I’m glad I found you on time , just in time my overlocker needle is not going in the needle hole but is crushing on the foot steel

hi your explanation seems so easy my overlocker was out away cos my thread was always cutting I'm now going to take it and give it another go thank

Thank you! A common sense approach to figuring out what the heck I've done! Yesterday the serger was fine, today it's skipping stitches :( It's like the machine has a mind of it's own! Off to investigate...

Thank you so much for the overlock machine information

My right needle left loops underneath my fabric - I never even considered removing the presser foot and adjusting the threads until you said it! My serger is saved, thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏

Thanks🙏. Appriciate your hard work.

Many Thanks Abi I was re threading my over locker many times over and over again and lost hope in middle of my sewing Thanks god I found your video I put the needle up and worked again I don’t know how to thank you enough 😄🙏

Excellent video! Just got my 1034D and I've made all those errors and more! thanks

great video most informative will look for more on your site thanks

really enjoyed watching this, thanks

brill, thanks for your help,, our needle was too low but needed to unscrew the second screw too.. thanks again very helpful

Thanks a lot for your instructive video.I finally got an answer to the problem with my machine. The needles.

Thank you for the great Help! I am not sure what tpyes of needles to use in my older serger, one broke. I have a Bernette for Bernina, Fun Lock serger. Are there certain needles to buy for it? I appreciate any help.

this helped me today, THANK YOU!!!!!

Great tutorial! Thank you

Thank you so much. Very helpful 😊

Great video, thanks so much!

Sparkling stars ⭐️

Just watching all your videos while waiting for my overlocker to be delivered.

Thank you so much! My loops went wonky all of a sudden, turns out one or both wasn't seated in the tension disc properly. I tightened them like you suggested & I'm back on track!

Oh my goodness. You saved me from throwing my overlocker at the wall 😂. Thank youuuuuu

10 seconds in and my problem was solved. Thank you. 😊😊😊

Thank you for showing us the causes of the some of the problems that can occur with the overlocker

Thank you so much this really helped

Hello Abi, so happy to catch you here. I got a second hand kenmore sear 385. I have done the threading but it won't even weave at all. Pleas do you have any idea what I need to do

Thank you!

You are genius. I've used mymachine for years never had an issue. Now put new needles for spandex. And wouldn't stitch perfectly infact pretty badly. My luck watching your video the first thing you addressed was the exact issue I had. Thank you so much.

You're a gem.

Thank you so much for this video!

Thank you so much, this helped a lot.

Amazing!

Hi Abi thank you for your video. When sewing knitted fabrics do I need to use a ballpoint needle or adjust the thread tension or pressure foot tension? I'm making mittens from upcycled sweaters so they have various thicknesses. Thanks for any suggestions.

Thanks very helpful

Great! Thank you 😊

How do I adjust my tensions back to the factory settings, eg all on 3 and then does the stitching perfect?

Hi Abby, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge on overlockers. Please will you assist me? I have a brother 2504D (South Africa) and it looks the same as the brother overlocker in the video. I was serging perfectly fine until i i tried to serge a lightweight strech fabric. The fabric seemed to bunch up and jam around the stich finger and or loppers. I re-threaded,changed needles, cleaned and oiled the machine, fiddled with tensions, even changed thread but it continued to happen. I tried using a different strech fabric to see if it will work but it keeps jamming under the needle plate.

Hi , I just want to know where did you buy the fabric cutting table?

Very helpful

I have a Brother overlooker and I noticed that the left needle tension dial is quite loose compared to the other dials. I had been using 3 threads, but needed 4 threads, but the Left needle thread was rather loose. I changed the needle and checked it was inserted correctly, but still not sewing properly. The only way I could get a decent stitch was to turn the Left needle tension dial up to 6, but the right is set at 3.5. I didn't have this problem previously, so was concerned that I do now. I always keep a note of test samples, so that I can have a reference to various fabrics. Do you think it's something to do with the Left tension dial being looser than the others and can I fix it myself.. Can you advise please. Thank you

Thanks so much for your tutorials, my issue is my lower looper thread keeps snapping on brother m340d, hope you can help, cant tell you how many times ive re threaded x

my brand new singer serger is a total timing mess and out of the box needs to go to be serviced! timing is entirely off, the loopers are pinching the needles and bogging down. to fix this is way out of my line of experience,, i have never used one before, let alone do this type of repair - you are incredibly talented and knowledgeable with these things,, you are awesome! thank you!!

I have this machine - the US version - and I have it torn apart to re-time for the second time, same problem. What I'd like to know is this: what company in makes the Jaguar machine that opens completely in the front - but is available in the US? Googling this gets me nowhere, only a long list of air-threaded machines and a lot of these Brothers (which I already have). My current problem is that my upper looper is losing the thread every time. I can feel where the needle is hitting the lower looper so I'm fixing that. But this is the second time; I'd really like a new, more dependable serger that I won't have to fix. Do you know what company makes a full-front access machine that's available in the US?

Hi ,,what a helpful video,,,,, so clear,,,,sister ,,what type or name of machine is it?

I am doing a rolled hymn on a skirt and cutting off 4 inches. What is the best way to measure 4 inches while you surge? I have tried tape on my machine and marking the fabric but it just feels clunky.

Thank you 🙏🏻👍🏻

Hi Abi I'm asking for my wife who has a janome 4 thread overlocker and she has a particular issue with threads not catching properly. I've got some pictures but not sure if I can post them on here. Would appreciate your help as she is getting frustrated.

Great video thanks. A question, I thought you should always have the foot up before changing tensions?

Hi Abi would you mind helping me fix my machine. Brother 1034d, it serging fine still and cutting ok as well. But I went to adjust my cutting width and the knob clicks loosely and it's not moving the width at all. It's stuck in the last position I put it on. I want to finish my top then attempt to take the cover off. But not really sure what I am looking for to fix the width which does nothing at this point. Knob itself is tight. Please help?

my upper looper and bottom looper are hitting each other instead of moving past each other any ideas of what this might be or how to fix it?

PLEASE help me!!!! i have a singer 14sh754 and it stitces fine for about 2 minutes and then i dont get any stitches??? I have tried every thing that you have shown but i wondered if there is any advice you can give me.

Hi Abi, can I ask whether you need specific needles for overlockers or are general purpose ones ok? Also I have been using Lidls thread with my Lidls overlocker but it keeps breaking- would I get on better with more expensive thread? Thank you. Love your videos, they are a godsend🥰🥰

Hi Abi! I need some help. I have an older Toyota 6600 and just put in new blades but it’s still not cutting. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

my overlock was making my life crazy, thank you so much, you have a new subscriber

Hi, I really enjoy your videos. I have a question and maybe you can help me. I am trying to fix my brother 925D but the needle hits the bottom left looper. What may I be doing wrong? Thank you

Thankyou

Thank you for this video. Did you have a video how to fix when the overlock doesn’t work with the left thread?

so far just about all this happened to me when I went to "check on my baby" ! This video saves me!!!!! I am a true beginner serger . My machine is one week old.

Just bought this today. The presser foot lift handle on the right is a little loose, is it supposed to be?

Hi, I have a Elna pro 905 dcx It does 5 thread, 4 thread 3 thread wide, 3 thread, overcast, cover stitch 2 different rolled hems, and straight stitch. The five thread straight stitches does form properly. And when I do a rolled hem or overlock with 3 thread or 4 thread my stitches doesnt cover my material. I tried adjusting my cutting width. Could you pls advice. Thank you

Hi Aby, I have a Serger Machine 1043D for around 10 years ago. I haven't use it for some time and she was working ok and today I plug her to use it and she won't turn on not even the light. It seems is the cord, it looks ok to me but I think it is not having contact. What do you think.

My machine(singer S0100) works perfect but I have been noticing a burning smell after sewing… any suggestions??

I know this is an older video, but my machine is new out of the box and the way they had it threaded did not work. I watched a how to video on threading and it is doing the same thing. When I start to use it, it doesn’t work properly and makes a grinding noise. Do you have any tips for how to fix this. I am fairly confident that I followed everything exactly how it was shown and it’s just not working. I would really appreciate any advice.

Hi Abi I haven't used my sewing machine for a long time and when I tried to start sewing the machine won't even move not even the wheel. What can I do please? Do you think it needs oiling? Thanks you so much for your help. Carmen

Really helpful, thanks Abi - hope the baby's okay 😂

Abi you are a godsend! I viewed this as soon as you posted and thought it very helpful. Two days ago I managed to comprehensively mess up my FR Jaguar. For some reason having previously moved the cutting blade out of action I then proceeded to restore it except not fully. As a consequence I closed the machine with the blade horizontal. I have absolutely no idea why I did this, must have been a senior moment. I started to stitch and the machine seized. I managed to open the front doors and see that the blade was now behind the upper looper! I was able to separate them and proceeded to sew again but of course it didn’t work, why should it. I thought that maybe I had bent the looper so I removed it, breaking an Allen key in the process, and then spent a day researching obtaining a replacement upper looper to no avail. On inspection it looked okay so I reinstalled it. I then rewatched your video, stopping at each stage to check each point. I had bent needles, and had managed to misthread BOTH loopers, TWICE. I corrected these but still it wouldn’t sew. I then discovered that I had reinstalled the upper looper badly causing it slip and rub against the needles. Once I had retightened it everything else fell into place and my machine is working perfectly again, thanks to you. The downside is that I had persuaded myself that maybe the time had come to upgrade to the newer model, which is now unnecessary unfortunately! What on earth would we do without you.

Hello! I’ve rethreaded my brother 1034d serger several times and followed all directions to a T. My upper looper(green) thread keeps snapping and in my stitches, the overlocker thread looks a little funny in a couple spots. I keep my tension at default settings so I really don’t know what I’m doing wrong. Any ideas on why the thread keeps breaking?

Thank you so much for your very helpful videos. I was just about to book in to an engineer, or tear my hair out! After watching your video, all fixed!

I have a Baby Lock Serger Model BL3-406D. The feed dogs don't move. What can I do to have them functioning the way they should. thank you for any assistance. Maria

Avi, I have a 1034D which has barely been used. The green (upperlooper) tension disc seems to not engage at all. The thread stays loose, and the tension release button seems jiggley. I have checked as well as I can to be sure no thread(s) are caught in there. Any ideas at all? I live very far from any repair people.

For the rolled hem at 3 4 7.5 the lower looper thread keeps breaking😢

Love this! Thank you🥰

Hi, I love this video but I do have a problem in my serger. The lower looper thread keep breaking and I don't know what's causing it. Please help

Hi, thank you very much for this video, I have a problem.. my overlocker Handwheel stuck and not turn at all, any suggestions?