Ok, I've just started serging with a Babylock (an old, all metal babylock model 418).
It seems to be working great. The tension dials can go round and round and round before stopping so getting the tension right seems to be a bit of a challenge. The needle thread is fine but the other two are fighting! lol Sometimes the middle thread that is supposed to be at the edge of the material is a little under and sometimes it's so under it's at the edge of the lower thread! I don't know that anyone would have any advice on that but I thought I'd throw it out there! The manual shows me how to adjust it to move that middle thread to the edge but it never seems to adjust quite right.. still playing with it though.
It's almost right, I think.
Second, is it supposed to be cutting off matieral? Is that how I know I have it in the right position when I'm feeding it through? How far toward the knife should I have it over? I'm not sure if that's a clear question but I want to start sewing diapers again tomorrow and thought if I posted my questions I might have enough answers to begin "real" serging.
Third, the thread I have is 100% polyester (it was given to me with the serger) - is that ok for diapers? Some of it is Coats and another is Talon - I know Coats isn't the best name but it should hold, right?
Hmm.. any other tips you have would be greatly appreciated.
Fortunately I'm not running into problems with loopy thread all over - probably because I've got the stitch length where it needs to be.. or at least that's what I'm thinking!
Thank you again!
It seems to be working great. The tension dials can go round and round and round before stopping so getting the tension right seems to be a bit of a challenge. The needle thread is fine but the other two are fighting! lol Sometimes the middle thread that is supposed to be at the edge of the material is a little under and sometimes it's so under it's at the edge of the lower thread! I don't know that anyone would have any advice on that but I thought I'd throw it out there! The manual shows me how to adjust it to move that middle thread to the edge but it never seems to adjust quite right.. still playing with it though.
It's almost right, I think.Second, is it supposed to be cutting off matieral? Is that how I know I have it in the right position when I'm feeding it through? How far toward the knife should I have it over? I'm not sure if that's a clear question but I want to start sewing diapers again tomorrow and thought if I posted my questions I might have enough answers to begin "real" serging.
Third, the thread I have is 100% polyester (it was given to me with the serger) - is that ok for diapers? Some of it is Coats and another is Talon - I know Coats isn't the best name but it should hold, right?
Hmm.. any other tips you have would be greatly appreciated.
Fortunately I'm not running into problems with loopy thread all over - probably because I've got the stitch length where it needs to be.. or at least that's what I'm thinking!
Thank you again!
