Creative Serging: Innovative ApplicatIons to Get the Most from your Serger

by Nancy Bednar, Anne van der Kley

A serger is a multi-threaded, multi-needled appliance that sews at an average speed of 1500 stitches per minute--three times faster than most sewing machines. Though expressly designed to finish edges and seams, the introduction of microchip technology has enabled the serger to go well beyond those simple tasks. Sewers who want to take full advantage of this miracle machine need look no further than this thoroughly up-to-date and comprehensive manual. It's fully illustrated with both photos and line drawings, and offers complete instructions for every type of serger available to the hobbyist today. Each one is listed by brand, with a description of its pros and cons. And that's not all; there are plenty of projects, too, including scarves, throws, shirts, gowns, bedcovers, and quilts. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club.

Genres: Sewing, Crafts, Nonfiction

176 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Trena · Rating 3 out of 5]

My rating of this book is probably unfair, because it's partly because most of the book is not applicable to me. The vast majority of the projects depend on the coverstitch function of a top of the line serger, and my machine does not have a coverstitch function. It has useful information and several projects. The projects are of the "wearable art" variety that is completely not my style, but I appreciated the techniques.