You can use the serger a bit and be historically accurate for early 20th century dresses. I have a lingerie dress, lightweight cotton with lace insertion, from approx 1905, with some overlocked/serged seams.
I had a very early Viking home serger, bought about 25 years ago, that was always such a pain to thread and the tension would get screwed up easily. I haven't had a working serger for about 10 years now and I miss it. Does anyone have a recent Viking serger, any recommendations? Katy On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 8:27 PM, Sylvia Rognstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think it is necessary for woven fabrics, not so for knits, since they > don't fray. Of course, if you're doing historically accurate costumes, > you probably don't want to serge them, but since I'm not into that, I > always serge, and can't stand costumes or clothing that aren't serged > anymore > > Sylvia > > On May 11, 2008, at 5:35 PM, Lavolta Press wrote: > >> I've never liked serging but: Is it useful for fabrics besides knits? >> I >> know it can be used on woven fabrics, but there are a variety of seams >> that can be used on those but less of a variety for knits. Thing is, I >> never sew knits. And I never wanted a serger before but now that I'm >> adding to the machine collection. . . >> >> I'm really regretting selling that early electric Singer with the >> bentwood case that I had years ago, it worked perfectly and had a great >> straight stitch. It's just that I was a college student, I also had >> another machine, and I didn't want a lot of stuff to haul around. Is it >> easy to get them into good condition? Mine was like new. >> >> Fran >> Lavolta Press >> http://www.lavoltapress.com >> >> Kim Baird wrote: >>> >>> You need a strong thread for serging, because there is a bit of >>> jerking >>> going on, and high speed. I use polyester thread for serging, whether >>> it's >>> dedicated serger cones or just spools of Guterman or Metrosene. I >>> also like >>> to use wooly nylon in the loopers, because it covers the edge so well. >>> However, you have to be careful when pressing the garment. Too much >>> heat, >>> and wooly nylon becomes stiff and scratchy. >>> >> >> <snip> >> _______________________________________________ >> h-costume mailing list >> h-costume@mail.indra.com >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume >> > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.VintageVictorian.com Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
