Not that I truly have the money, but....

[ysobelle]

For those of you who sew, and might have experience with different kinds of sergers, is a five-thread that much better than a four-thread? The thought of not having to sew a seam with a regular sewing machine first is oh, so tempting, especially since we're usually talking about long straight seams here: skirts, for the most part. But is the $500 I'll probably pay justified? If the straight stitch on a 5-thread is that good, it would cut my skirt-time in half, But IS it that good?

Comments

[curiouschilde.livejournal.com]

Not that sergers are fun to thread at all... but a 5 thread is significantly harder to manage. I've never trusted the stitching that the fifth thread provides either.

[ysobelle.livejournal.com]

Seriously? Okay. That's just what I needed to hear.


You have any free time this week, btw?

[curiouschilde.livejournal.com]

Sergers are awesome though!!!!

And free time.. ROFL.. i wish. This week starts rehearsal for a show i'm designing. It's a super fast turn around and we open next week.

[ysobelle.livejournal.com]

Crap. Cos I think I just lost my minion. And Fling is coming. Oh, the joy of being me!


Of course, it'd be easier if I stopped spending all day online....


Anyway. What's the show? Do tell!

[silverstah.livejournal.com]

I'd say just go for the four thread. IIRC, the 5th thread is used more for decorative edging, etc. If you're just planning on using it for finished edges on skirts/chemises, etc, a 4-thread will be fine. I was able to use my 4-thread for all internal work on skirts/chemises, plus as a decorative rolled edge for ruffle-edged chemises.

[fondor.livejournal.com]

Five threads with a good safety stitch! I have two, (I use my Juki a lot!) and I've paid for, but not picked up a third (a Rimoldi). The industrials really aren't that hard to thread. Once you thread them, if you are changing colors, you just tie off and use some scrap material. I've used them for everything from silks and lining materials all the way up to coating wools for my cloaks. They are great for all of it, with very little maintenance. I've replace the knives in my Juki once in 14 years (I bought it used, too). I replace needles whenever I work on lightweight or more delicate items, but they last forever in the machine. Let me know if you want an industrial and I'll see what I can do.

[ibukij.livejournal.com]

some sergers even have helpful colored lines to where you thread them so it's pretty easy. I have a 4 it's pretty damn sturdy, though I'd like one where you can adjust the width of the surged stitch.

[ladyapple27.livejournal.com]

Let me ask Big Boss, also known as Momma. She's a pro seamstress.