Excellent video Gail. Camera work was awesome. It’s so nice when the camera is in focus lol. Don’t recall ever seen any videos that precise and showing the stitch finger and the needle pins. I will be sharing this with a few of my friends that I know have over lockers and hopefully they will share it as well .
@@GailPatriceDesign , I already sent it out to about five people. I guess you didn’t get my email yet about the specialty threads hopefully it did not go into your spam folder.
Oh my gracious! So happy this just popped up and I took a moment to watch! Super informative and I completely understand that stitch finger and the stitch pins now. I had no clue!👏👏🤦♀️
Hi Nancy, it’s fun to help sewists understand their machines and how the components affect a stitch. Are you related to Dick Peplau (Wethersfield)? He was our real estate agent.
This was an amazing explanation and demo of the stitch finger and what happens when you turn the dial to make the knife move. I have the Babylock Ovation and have done rolled hems many times. And I have “cleared” the stitch fingers many times, but still did not understand what it all meant as in what the machine. It’s easy to turn the dial to D, but I didn’t realize what exactly happens to the sewing and why the fabric gets pulled under and rolled. If I understand right, the maximum width is 7.5 mm. Thank you for explaining everything so well.
Hi Gerrie, Glad the video was helpful The "D" setting increases the lowr looper tension as well as decreases the amount of thread per stitch. This eliminates loops on the fabric edge or loose-looking stitches. Let me know if you have more questions and thanks for watching!
Oh my Gosh! Thank you! One of the first things I did when I got my serger in 2021 was a rolled hem. I was dealing with trying to get the serger re-threaded a few times and now I use it all the time. BUT, I couldn't understand why my serger hem wasn't changing width! I have the Babylock Vibrant and I somehow kept skipping over the line in my manual that said stitch finger! I'm on vacation and now can't wait to get home to try it out!
This is so very helpful! I have a different combo machine, and mine works a bit differently, but now I finally understand its purpose and function. Thank you! I feel much smarter now 😂
Hi Shirley, Lots of serger owners don’t even know about the stitch finger and how it works. Glad you found the info helpful. Once you understand the machine components, it makes it fun to manipulate the stitches. Thanks for watching and happy holidays!
Thank you, Gail! I'm at this really exciting stage of my on-and-off sewing over the years. I'm just suddenly (2 years lol) hitting this point where I'm getting good at things that used to stress me out (set-in sleeves, fitting) and really understanding more of the parts and pieces. It's a great feeling and I love this craft! Joyful holidays to you and yours!
Hi Mary, glad the Tip Clip was helpful. When you understand how the various serger components affect the stitch, it gives you the ability and freedom to customize any stitch to exactly the way you want it! Thanks for watching!
Thank you Gail...this video was quite helpful in giving me a better understanding of the stitch finger and seeing it in action really helped. Yes any vidio's on the L890 I am interested in seeing since I just purchased one a few months ago....and it is a lot different than my Ovation..I love both machines, they are great....I wish I could get my sewing area as clean and neat as yours, LOL
Hi Nancy, Often my sewing studio is upside down with stuff everywhere. I do try to tidy it up before doin a video to make everyone think I'm a perfect housekeeper;-) If you have specific requests for topics on the L890, send them to me. I'm always looking for new video ideas and thanks for watching!
Again, an extremely useful video. Gail can you please do a video on the proper cleaning and oiling of the L890? I’ve watched some of the ones on RU-vid but your explanations are so clear and you actually demonstrate what you say. Thanks in advance.
That’s a great question, Kim. It is probably to help stabilize the fabric. I’ll ask someone at BERNINA to be sure. Thanks for a thought provoking question!
A Question I’ve been wondering about just came to mind. I have been reluctant to serge a seam using 3 threads and a narrower stitch, because I thought 4 threads gave a more secure seam. But then I realized that a sewing machine makes very secure stitches with only two threads, the needle and bobbin. So my question is, is a 4 thread stitch a stronger stitch, and is a three thread stitch weak and prone to coming apart? Thank you.
Hi Gerrie, excellent question! A 4-thread overlock stitch is reinforced because you have 2 needles for double strength. I use it most often for woven garments, tote bags or any project that will need a strong seam due to stress. (I load up my tote when I travel!) but a 3-thread overlock stitch has a bit more stretch and is also strong. This is my stitch of choice for knit tops, tunics, etc. and no seams have ever popped. Hope that helps but feel free to send more questions and thanks!
What brand of serger do you have and can you send a pic? I'm not sure how you can pull out the stitch finger unless it's a pop out one. Send pic to gail@gailpatrice.com. thanks!
@@GailPatriceDesign I’ll send a pic as soon as I can dig out the machine! It’s been a while since I had it out. Maybe what I pulled out isn’t called stitch fingers but I think that’s what I found. They were needle type things in a groove. 🤷🏻♀️
Hi Charlene, What serger are you using? On my L890, I have my Right needle and upper looper tensions on the default settings but my lower looper is on 7.0. The stitch length varies depending on the weight of the upper looper thread as well as your fabric weight. My stitch lengths vary between 1.3 - 1.5 usually. Testing is the best way to decide what settings look best. Use Solvy stabilizer on top of any fabric for a beautiful rolled hem. You can see through it and it makes each stitch perfect. Let me know if you have more questions and thanks!
Hi Natalia, The stitch finger position is controlled by the stitch width control dial. The closer the finger is to the needle(s), the narrower the stitch will be. When you disengage the stitch finger (as for a rolled hem), the stitch width will be even narrower. Let me know if you have more questions or need any other help and thanks for watching!
@@GailPatriceDesign thank u! Love your videos. I was doing rolled hem with 1 fabric only and I used the same settings but with the stitch fingers and it made such a difference like the threads looks filled with no gaps-
@@nataliastoev3784 That's great Natalia. Each new skill adds to understanding our sergers and the components. Keep up the great work and thanks for watching. Glad the Tip Clips are helpful.
