How to Adjust Serger Tension

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In this video I share tips for adjusting the thread tension in your serger and show some common tension problems.
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@dianecharron7751 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, you explain in such details, so informative, most appreciated.

@SewDIY 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful!

@hoorayo6452 4 жыл бұрын

Really wish you had close ups on your stitches, the most important part to show. Zoom in super close please

@SewDIY 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback.

@albarnes95124 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, close ups of each stitch.

@vmturner1093 2 жыл бұрын

Can you show what perfect tension threads look like?

@qiuwbr091 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. You seem patient.

@denisecooper731 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for using different colors of thread.

@reneehughes7860 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you. I just purchased this machine and it's my first serger.

@thao-u-do-it Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the explanation. You helped me resolve my problem. 😊

@SewDIY Жыл бұрын

Yay! I'm happy it helped.

@lindathompson4012 7 ай бұрын

Helpful, thank you. New to serging

@maureenmurray3922 3 жыл бұрын

That really helped-along with my manual

@joanbraaten1174 Жыл бұрын

Extremely helpful! Thank you!!!!!

@SewDIY Жыл бұрын

I'm happy to hear that. Thank you Joan!

@pearlalanson4027 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful! Thank you

@SewDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@pascalemcintyre4183 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@OlgaLing 4 жыл бұрын

Im working with a 4 way stretch knit fabric and I need the serge stitch to actually stretch with the fabric and come back together with the fabric. So far the stitch wants to slide, as if I did a gathering basting stitch on my regular sewing machine. Or it will pull with the fabric and won't come back, keeping the fabric stretched out. Any master tips for a 4 way stretch setting? Btw. Thank for the videos. They are helpful. Please let me know if i missed a video you did on knits.

@SewDIY 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Olga! I'm so glad that the videos have been helpful for you. It sounds like maybe one of the needle threads is too tight. The stitches should be able to stretch with the fabric. If you can't get the serger and this fabric to cooperate, you could do a zig zag or lightning (aka stretch) stitch on your conventional machine. Both stitches will stretch with the fabric. The lightning stitch is also very sturdy and unlikely to pull at the seams. Good luck!

@clareireland9614 3 жыл бұрын

Would have been helpful to see the threads up close. Perhaps some closer shots of the detail?

@pherbiastephens2878 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful

@SewDIY 3 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that!

@tiffanystoppelmoor8226 4 жыл бұрын

I doing a 4 way stitch on a one way stretch fabric.... what settings should I try first? I don’t have much scrap fabric to use as I already cut my fabric for what it’s being used for

@SewDIY 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Tiffany, The default would be all 4's. If you have a similar fabric, you could use it to test stitches first.

@late6899 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Beth, super helpful and well explained, thanks! I usually sew with three threads and often have the problem that if I sew two parts together, you can see the thread on the other side if you pull the fabrics apart. Tried a lot of different combinations already but still couldn't find the perfect tention. Do you have any recommendations for that?

@SewDIY 5 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad that it was helpful. :) Is the problem that when you open up the fabric, you can see the thread on the right side of the garment, in between the two pieces of fabric? I would try tightening the tension for that. If you are seeing the needle thread on the back side of the stitching, it could be that the lower looper is too tight or that the needle thread is too loose.

@late6899 5 жыл бұрын

@@SewDIY Thank you for your replay! I tried out different tension combinations (especially for the needle threads) and it got better😊

@SewDIY 5 жыл бұрын

@@late6899 I'm so glad that it was helpful!! :)

@hannahkizito3187 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Please how do I get this over locking machine? Thank you

@SewDIY 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I got mine on Amazon. Here is my affiliate link: amzn.to/2Mq1jq8

@triciap3803 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information, exactly what I needed to know and made the adjustments super easy.

@SewDIY 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@Trish312 Жыл бұрын

What would you set your tensions on for flannel fabric?

@SewDIY Жыл бұрын

In my experience, I have to fiddle with the tension every time I sew. At first I made notes about different kinds of fabric and the tension that worked but those numbers didn't always work in the future. My only idea for why is that it has to do with humidity or something.

@bacon_girl1155 9 ай бұрын

I love your top! Do you have a pattern for it? I really want to sew one for myself!! Thank you!!!!!

@SewDIY 8 ай бұрын

This is the Willamette Shirt by Hey June Patterns.

@agnesaj9199 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent, REALLY helpful video. I have been on KZfaq for over an hour trying to find a fix for my serger that keeps causing puckers in my fabric. It's the needle tension...who knew?! I can't thank you enough....PLEASE make more serger videos (i.e. how do you do seam allowances on sergers without a guide), as there aren't nearly enough of them on KZfaq.

@SewDIY 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful!

@TaDarling1 Жыл бұрын

I have that same puckering issue. Did you adjust your needle tension up or down to correct the problem?

@jaii9301 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I can't find my book....We have the same Serger🎉🎉🎉🎉 I lowered #1 and #4...made a big difference...Thank you!❤❤❤❤

@robertfowler4319 4 жыл бұрын

What is the cause of the loops standing proud of the edge of material?

@SewDIY 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Robert, I'm not totally sure what you mean. It sounds like one of the tension dials is too loose, likely the lower looper. Hope that helps!

@leticiarachaeldiffee6730 Жыл бұрын

Hi I will try that, but happened when doesn’t sew at all, what do you think could be?

@SewDIY Жыл бұрын

Hmm, it could be a lot of different issues. It's hard to trouble shoot without more details. If the machine turns on and the needles move and threading is correct, there may be an issue with the needles being old or bent.

@kaysmyth7099 3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t learn what my problem is it’s like the needle threads are doing basting stitching and 1 of my lower loopers is extending past the fabric edge and thoughts

@SewDIY 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kay, I'd check the dials on the left bottom part of the machine to check the stitch length. Then, try tightening the tension on the lower looper to bring the thread loops closer to the fabric edge.

@kaysmyth7099 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you I will try it😊

@krga822 2 жыл бұрын

I have this same surger and it frustrates me to no end. Usually I give up and just use my sewing machine. I'm thinking about buying a more expensive surger but afraid I'll have the same problems.

@SewDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Karen, If you do want to look for another machine, I'd try shopping at a local dealer. They often will provide hands on instruction when you purchase a machine. Plus, before you buy, you'll be able to try out the machine in the store. You can ask the sales people questions and even request demonstrations for threading or adjusting tension. You can also bring fabric with you that you want to test sewing with. Good luck!

@curvalisiouscurves5579 2 жыл бұрын

Please just give me a number to turn mine to cause I'm tried of testing and based on the fabric or thread thickness I have to reajust and can't remember what I last had it on😭😭😭

@SewDIY 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I could! When I first got my machine, I diligently wrote down the settings that worked for different types of fabric but they never seemed to work twice. I'd always have to fiddle a bit to get it right again. I feel like the machine is really sensitive (maybe to humidity or something?).

@minabrite Жыл бұрын

How could you teach us if you don’t use different colors for the threads. Please do this again with colors and closeups .

@eboniec1589 3 жыл бұрын

My thread keeps getting stuck and threading giant loops even when my tension is tight

@SewDIY 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Ebonie, If you've triple checked that you're threading the machine correctly, then it sounds like there might be a bigger problem with the machine. Sometimes, a low quality thread or bent needle can also cause a problem. I'm sorry I can't be more help. If changing thread and needles and adjusting tension discs doesn't change anything, I'd take it to a repair shop.

@auntrambo8203 3 жыл бұрын

Informative, but pics a little too far out for us to appreciated exact stitch appearance.

@bimhay2096 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your audio instructions very much, BUT could not see clearly the examples. Are you able to re-do the video to show these please - or do another vid showing the examples? I have lost my instruction book but your explanations were very clear, but couldn't distinguish needle threads and looper threads on my machine without cutting the thread and re-threading YUK !! and couldn't see your examples

@SewDIY Жыл бұрын

Hi! This was one of my first videos so I've learned a lot about editing and filming since then. It's on my list to do an update. :)

@lynncuthill7424 3 жыл бұрын

It was very difficult to see your stitching. You please need do bring the camera closer to the example.

@JoMarieHartup 2 жыл бұрын

My machine manual did not help me 😂

@ph6310 3 жыл бұрын

You need to close up your camera for us to see the stitch. We cant see the stitches really.

@rosac8168 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos have good content but for those of us that are not very advanced sewers can I suggest you zoom in close it kind of defeats the purpose when we can’t see what your talking about 😊

@trudyberry3267 Жыл бұрын

Some close ups of what the incorrect stitches would have been more helpful.

@shelleysmith4469 2 жыл бұрын

holding the fabric way too far away from the camera, cannot see stitches.

@yatimorad 3 жыл бұрын

not helpful at all. you did not tell how to correct it. whether to move the dial up or down? like if the upper loop is tight-so we move to bigger number or smaller? vice versa

@SewDIY 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for the confusion. If it is too tight, then you need to move to a smaller number. The higher the number, the more tension there is.

@hollywoodfamouz9061 4 жыл бұрын

This video wasn’t that helpful in regards to the adjustment on the tension

@jaskaran-ll3xk 3 жыл бұрын

True it’s completely useless

@dtharge4082 3 жыл бұрын

This did not tell me one thing to help me. I didn’t understand my book that’s why I tuned into this video. Not Informative at all, sorry!!

@madelaine3209 Жыл бұрын

Poor video. Can’t see the stitches and not enough examples. I totally disagree with you saying see the manual. The manual photo sketches are not clear and do not show my stitches.