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Getting binding and underarm to line up when serging? Any fail proof techniques?
suchtreasures Intermediate OR USA Member since 11/13/06 Posts: 123	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 6/12/07 11:38 AM I feel like it is hit or miss with me in getting edges to line up when serging. When I coverstitch a binding on a neckline flat and then go to serge up the shoulder seam, I have a heck of a time getting it to line up. I have tried serging from both directions. Does anyone know any trick or tip to make sure they stay lined up? They go under the foot lined up but then by the time they reach the needle, one has pulled ahead. Now for the underarm point. I am seaming the arm seam and side seam all in one pass, after having put the arm into the garment flat. I line up the arm hole seams and then serge. Invariably, even though they go under the foot lined up, one will pull ahead. Thanks for any help you can offer! ------ Love, Wardeh ("Wardee") Oakland, OR My Blog: www.suchtreasures.com
sewinfiend   Advanced FL USA Member since 3/17/06 Posts: 170	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 6/12/07 12:57 PM What I do is quickly hand baste the neck edge with a few stitches and then serge. Or I just serge, trim, and then use a few hand stitches to fell down the cut edge. I'm too lazy to experiment with the differential feed, but that's probably the best way to do it. That way your edges should come out even. I'm sure somebody else has a better line on this than me.
ValerieJ   Advanced Beginner PA USA Member since 6/14/06 Posts: 537	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 6/12/07 3:25 PM I baste the underarm seam where all the edges are coming together and that helps quite a bit.
Michelle T Intermediate BC CANADA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 4176	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 6/12/07 4:12 PM I use the thread tails from the arm seam and tie them together, this holds the seam in place. ------ Proud parent of a Dwight International School Honour Roll Student
ryankckids Intermediate Member since 1/3/06 Posts: 472	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 6/12/07 10:07 PM Lately, I've been using wash-away-wonder-tape to stick the layers together. For me, it's faster than traditional basting. ------ heather I **was** on a 2008 fabric fast. My numbers have been removed (for obvious reasons) ;-)
Levone   Advanced Beginner NC USA Member since 2/10/03 Posts: 30	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 6/18/07 4:40 PM I tie the thread tails as well to get the underarm seam (as well as crotch seams) to line up. I started doing this after reading this tip hear on PR(sorry, can't locate it again). I'm also hit or miss with sewing the shoulder seams and sometimes have to rip out the seam and start over. Maybe I will try using some wonder tape or a few small handstitches as well.....
suchtreasures Intermediate OR USA Member since 11/13/06 Posts: 123	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 6/18/07 5:52 PM Thanks for your help, everyone. I tried tying the thread tails together but I still get some shifting. I'd like to try some of the wash away wonder tape in lieu of basting, but I will have to get some. Thanks. ------ Love, Wardeh ("Wardee") Oakland, OR My Blog: www.suchtreasures.com
LauraLo Advanced ROMANIA Member since 1/25/06 Posts: 76	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 6/19/07 3:23 AM What I do is use wonder tape at the beginning of the seam, then sew the first 3 cm with my sewing machine (it's so much easier to align seams with it instead of the serger) and then serge the seam. It takes 5 supplementary minutes to do all this and the results are worth it. LauraLo ------ Sewing blog at http://laurasewingroom.blogspot.com

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