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Posted on: 8/18/06 11:36 PM ET
I had a serger but never used it because it was so difficult to thread, it just wasn't worth it. I'd like to get a new one but I want to be sure the threading is not going to be an ordeal. Any suggestions?
  
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Re: Serger thats easy to thread? (posted on 8/18/06 11:44 PM ET)
I have a Viking Huskylock, it is really easy to thread - takes about 3 min.
  
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Posted on: 8/18/06 11:53 PM ET
BabyLock Imagine (jet air threading) - so very easy, takes me maybe a minute or so to thread it. I've had my machine about 3.5 years and still love it as much (if not more) than I did the day I bought it - not a bit of trouble either, a major workhorse!
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Posted on: 8/18/06 11:57 PM ET
I have a Viking 936 which is very easy to thread. If I was to do it over again I'd go for the Viking 910 which is identical to the 936 except it doesn't have a coverstitch. I ended up buying a separate coverstitch since it was a bit of pain to covert from overlock to coverstitch.
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Posted on: 8/19/06 8:50 AM ET
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How many years ago was this? Modern sergers are easier to thread than the ones made more than 15 years ago. I had a Pfaff made in the late 80's and it was a real pain to thread, but a later Pfaff, bought 3 or 4 years ago, was quite easy. Now I have a Juki, which is slightly more difficult than the newer Pfaff was, but still easier than that first one.
The Babylock with the jet-air threading is probably the easiest of all.
  
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Posted on: 8/19/06 11:18 AM ET
I traded in a Pfaff Hobbylock 788 two years ago for the Babylock Imagine because I needed the jet-air threading (very bad arthritis in my hands) and I wanted the auto tensions. I am very happy with my Imagine. I haven't had any problems with it and the threading works perfectly and I never have to fiddle with tension dials to get a perfect stitch. I clean out all of the lint, sometimes even in the middle of a project like sewing the flannel baby blankets I make, and I do oil it regularly as well. Wonderful machine and I would never have any other brand again. I got my first serger, a 3-threader, in the mid-80's and it was a real pain. The Pfaff was a little easier to thread but not by much. I cannot say anything about other brands that require manual threading because I haven't tried any. Maybe they are all easier to thread than they used to be.
  
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Re: Serger thats easy to thread? (posted on 8/19/06 11:36 AM ET)
Babylock Imagine. Easy to thread (I match my thread colors to my material because it is so easy to do) and the no tension feature makes it a dream to use. I get perfect stitches every time.

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Re: Serger thats easy to thread? (posted on 8/19/06 1:48 PM ET)
I like the Elna 744/945. They take less than a minute to thread also, but there is no jet air threading. I tried the Jet Air threading, but it wasn't any faster than threading my Elna. On the Babylock, I kept spending a long time trying to get the tail of the thread in the jet air tube so it would take it in. It was just as easy to thread the whole machine myself! LOL It wasn't worth the extra for me, but it obviously helps some people. You probably have to go try the machines out to see for yourself.
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Posted on: 8/22/06 11:30 AM ET
I just purchased the Imagine by Baby Lock at my girlfriend's recommendation. It is wonderful! I didn't want to purchase a serger after hearing all the horror stories of threading. This serger almost threads itself, and you can go in any order. After I bought it, I was so afraid to use it, but now that I am used to it, am anxious to try all the new stitches. Check it out.
  
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Posted on: 8/22/06 5:40 PM ET
I have a Juki MO655 and it is a breeze to thread --- when shopping I specifically asked if I could have the manual and rethread one from scratch to see how difficult it was.
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