Sewing

A serger must be thread in a specific order every time. Lower Looper first, followed by Upper Looper, Left Needle and lastly Right Needle.

If your thread should break during operation, rethreading MUST BE done sequentially, and yes, this means you must unthread it to rethread it.

The thread path you follow for each looper and needle is usually shown on the inside door of your serger. If not, it's in the owner's manual.

When changing threads, many people tie on the new thread to the old to avoid unthreading and rethreading.

A seam roll is the name given to a roll of fabric that is used with an iron to press a seam flat.

Shirring a dress is as easy as sewing a simple straight stitch. Purchase elastic thread from your local fabric store. Load a bobbin with the elastic thread and sew several horizontal lines around the neck line for as far down as you wish the shirring to go. Make sure the elastic is on the wrong side of the fabric.

If you have the manual, refer to pages 28-31.

Making a buttonhole

NOTE:

1. It is recommended to practice making a buttonhole on a scrap piece of fabric before attempting it on your project.

2. Using tailor's chalk to mark the position and length of the buttonhole on the material is also recommended.

Step A: Bar Tack

1. Set the stitch length between 0 and 1 (F), stitch width to 5 and the needle position to R.

2. Lower the presser foot over the top right corner of the buttonhole mark and sew 3-6 stitches.

3. Stop the machine when the needle is in the material on the right side of the stitch. (Turn the balance wheel counterclockwise if necessary.)

Step B: Right Row

1. Set the stitch width to 2.

2. Sew the predetermined length of the buttonhole to the other end.

3. Stop the machine when the needle is in the material on the right side of the stitch. (Turn the balance wheel counterclockwise if necessary.)

Step C: Final Bar Tack

1. Set the stitch width to 5.

2. Sew 3-6 stitches.

4. Stop the machine when the needle is in the material on the left side of the stitch. (Turn the balance wheel counterclockwise if necessary.)

Step D: Left Row

1. Lift the presser foot.

2. Turn the material 180 degrees using the needle as an axis and set the stitch width to 0. Lower the presser foot.

3. Turn the balance wheel toward you (counterclockwise) to sew one stitch. This moves the needle from the left to the right.

4. Set the stitch width to 2.

5. Sew until the needle reaches the other bar tack. Stop the machine with the needle in the material on the right of the stitches.

Securing the stitching and cutting the buttonhole

1. To secure the stitching, turn the material 90 degrees counterclockwise, set the stitch width to 0, stitch length to 1, and sew 5-6 Straight Stitches.

2. Remove the material from the machine.

3. It is recommended that pins be placed across both bartack ends of the buttonhole as protection against cutting the stitches.

4. Cut an opening in the middle of the buttonhole with a seam ripper tool. Be careful not to cut through any stitches.

Hello, I've recently purchased ELNITA 200 and I'm not too sure if I'm threading it correctlly. Can someone tell me the correct way to thread this machine. Thanks.

varies depending on year made, condition, etc. Have seen them 1889 go for 1200.00 and others later dated with cabinets around 500.00 right down to 50.00 so it is really hard to tell unless specifics and then you have to find a collector

A black or white are always a basic way to go.

A tan is also an easy way to match things.

It is a sewing machine needle that has a small ball at the tip, rather than the usual sharp point and is for used for stitching knitted or elasticated fabrics. As the ball enters the fabric, it pushes the fabric threads to one side rather than splitting them as a standard needle would and so is more "gentle". The holes that ball point needles leave in the fabric are larger than they would be with a standard needle, but because of the nature of knitted and elasticated fabrics, the holes become reasonably well hidden.

My mother sewed all my toddler clothes on a Wizard sewing machine and I was born in 1960, so I know she purchased it between that year and about 1964. She gave me this sewing machine and it still sews like it's brand new. I love it!!

The value of model 5151 sewing machine is between $250 and $350

To make a 60" round tablecloth, you must first select the fabric desired. Fabric comes in widths, 36", 48" 60". If you buy 60" fabric, you would need 1 2/3 yards, if the fabric is 45" you will need double the length or3 1/3 yards.

The thread that should be used is 80# polycore spun. This is obtained in 1000 - 2000- 5000m cones. It is a bit expensive but is cholrine colour fast and very tough.

The amount of fabric that you need depends on the project. Your pattern should specify yardage right on the back of it, where it lists supplies. However, if the measurements are not in yards, check out the link included with this answer. Scroll down to length converter and enter the amount of whatever fabric you need in the quantity box. From there, click on the measurement you are starting with in the "From" column and click on yards in the "To" column. After clicking "Go", the site will bring you back to the top, where it will say Result:, followed by the conversions. Hope this helps! Let me know if you'd like more information!

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Hi, I just came back from the fabric district yesterday. I got some material to make a duvet for my daughter's king size bed. You need 11 yards according to an employee at Michael Levine's in Los Angeles.

The Brother XL5020 was manufactured in 2000. It is a strong machine, suitable for most home projects. It is fully supported by the Brother Company and all manuals are available for free.

It's 58% polyester and 40% rayon, and is a knit fabric that has some spandex to make it stretchy.

To make sure it does not slip out of the way

1968 or 1969

Well, my grandmother brought hers from New York to Puerto Rico in 1962. My mom still has it and it works great!

It is used to hand sew any fabric youself to make it to your suitability.

use string

Off white with brown under the buttons/levelers area, says 1263 on it.

Is heavier then heck.

Has straight, zig zag, blind stitch and buttons holes.

Single or double needle.

A universal 10/70 is just fine. Kate ADDITIONAL ANSWER:Needles, thread and fabric are project specific. If you are using a light weight fabric a 70/10 Universal needle should work nicely. However, if you're sewing with denim then you would need a "denim needle" or a universal 90/14 to a 100/16. Medium weight fabrics do well with the Universal 80/12 needle and standard sewing thread you can find in any fabric store. If you are sewing on a stretchy fabric then you need needles designed to slide through the fabric without tearing. And, here again, the size of the needle depends on the weight of the stretchy fabric. If you are sewing on leather, you'll need a leather needle. The best place to learn about needles, thread and fabric is "Threads Magazine" - they have excellent resource guides on their website. Sewmetheway

My mother-in-law bought hers in June 1975 - brand new. But it could have been manufactured the year before, of course.

Sewing machines were computerized in order to streamline the sewing process and take work load off of the end user. These computerized sewing machines do all of the work themselves after being programmed.

You can download the manual for 385-81524, which is almost the identical machine except that it has one extra stitch feature from this site. It costs $5.99 and is 61 pages at Sew Consult (link below).