Sergers and Sewing Machines: When an Overlock Machine Is Worth It
A serger finishes seams and edges in one pass, and it cannot replace a sewing machine. Here is when the extra machine pays off.
Author: Ruth Ellison
Ruth Ellison spent fourteen years teaching sewing and quilting at a community workshop in Ohio and later running the machine demonstration room of a fabric and notions store. She watched new makers buy machines with more stitches than they would ever use and then struggle with the basics. She writes Craft Machine HQ for makers who want to sew well, not buy the most features.
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