New to serging - going mad.

[rolenta]

Okay, I just got a new serger and was having a blast making some wipes with the thread it came with (already threaded) but when that ran out, I had to thread it again, which I did... and I was serging more wipes and thinking I was doing great, but then I noticed that while the top of the fabric looks normal, underneathe it's a total mess! It looks like there's just way too much thread, like one of the spools is feeding too fast or something. I don't know which one it is... I *think* it's the lower needle that's doing it?

I don't know if I'm even explaining this in a way that anyone will understand, I'm just so frustrated. Does anyone know of a serger troubleshooting guide?

[sabrinat]

Make sure you have it going through the thread path correctly. I have that happen when one thread comes off a hook or something. What about your tension...did you change any of the settings?

Originally Posted by rolenta

Okay, I just got a new serger and was having a blast making some wipes with the thread it came with (already threaded) but when that ran out, I had to thread it again, which I did... and I was serging more wipes and thinking I was doing great, but then I noticed that while the top of the fabric looks normal, underneathe it's a total mess! It looks like there's just way too much thread, like one of the spools is feeding too fast or something. I don't know which one it is... I *think* it's the lower needle that's doing it?

I don't know if I'm even explaining this in a way that anyone will understand, I'm just so frustrated. Does anyone know of a serger troubleshooting guide?

[rolenta]

I left the settings the same as they were before - they were all at 3 when I got it, so I figure I'll leave it like that until I use a different fabric. I will check to make sure all the thread is in properly.

[LittleOne03]

Check to make sure your thread is firmly seated between the tension disks. Give each thread a firm tug, holding above and below the tension dial. This was an issue for me before.

[Angelorum]

the above advice is good, and to avoid having to thread it next time, just tie the new thread onto the old thread at the spool and run it through on some scrap cloth. Makes for easy color changes too.

[eepster]

If your still having trouble figuring out which thread is doing what, thread each looper and needle in a different color. It makes it much easier to track down the culprit thread.