After a lot of serging on polarfleece, my serger blades were coated with a light film of who-knows-what and weren't cutting as well as before the marathon polarfleece sewathon. One of the members of a sewing list suggested that I try cleaning them with a cotton swab and alcohol. Magic! Not only was the film gone, the blades were cutting nicely again.
PhyllisC said... Patti, I was just about to suggest that you post this tip! I'm glad you did. 3/26/06 1:29 PM
NoraNora said... Great Tip! Thanks for posting it! I wonder if I've thrown away blades that could have just been cleaned? I'm going to try this today! 3/27/06 11:45 AM
Deb Bee said... Great to know! I also use rubbing alcohol to clean my needles when I am sewing glitter dot fabric on my regular sewing machine. (I would NEVER run that stuff through a serger!). I love cheap, simple fixes! 3/31/06 7:34 PM
bluebirdie said... I just bought an used serger and used this tip on the gummed-up-blades. It worked wonders! 4/3/06 2:21 AM
Patti B said... bluebirdie -- so glad that it worked for you! 4/4/06 9:26 AM
Linda E. said... Alcohol is great for cleaning the different parts on the sewing machine and serger it does not cause rust like water can. 4/5/06 9:06 AM
Danielle said... Very useful tip! Thanks! 5/28/06 6:16 PM
Patti, I was just about to suggest that you post this tip! I'm glad you did.
3/26/06 1:29 PM
Great Tip! Thanks for posting it! I wonder if I've thrown away blades that could have just been cleaned? I'm going to try this today!
3/27/06 11:45 AM
Great to know! I also use rubbing alcohol to clean my needles when I am sewing glitter dot fabric on my regular sewing machine. (I would NEVER run that stuff through a serger!). I love cheap, simple fixes!
3/31/06 7:34 PM
I just bought an used serger and used this tip on the gummed-up-blades. It worked wonders!
4/3/06 2:21 AM
bluebirdie -- so glad that it worked for you!
4/4/06 9:26 AM
Alcohol is great for cleaning the different parts on the sewing machine and serger it does not cause rust like water can.
4/5/06 9:06 AM
Very useful tip! Thanks!
5/28/06 6:16 PM
Excellent tip!
4/21/09 9:39 AM