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When everything is working correctly, you might not take much notice of your sewing machine’s needle plate. This flat plate covers the stitching area of your machine and provides a space for the needle and bobbin thread to pass through smoothly. However, needle plate problems can cause the fabric to get sucked into your machine

Whenever you start or end a seam, it’s important to give the stitches a little extra reinforcement. You can use the backstitch to ensure your new stitches won’t unravel on a standard home machine. However, if you’re using a serger, you don’t have the same option.  Here’s Why You Can’t Backstitch On A Serger: Sergers

Sergers are specialty machines designed to quickly and efficiently overlock the edges of your sewing project. These machines use multiple spools of thread and two needles all at the same time. Here’s What Kind Of Needles and Thread Sergers Require: When picking out needles and thread for your serger, there are many suitable options. Overlock

Sewing machines and sergers bring multiple threads together to quickly and effectively create stitches. Traditional sewing machines use bobbins as the source of the bottom thread. Sergers, however, use loopers to create components of their unique overlock stitches. Here’s What Sergers Use Instead of Bobbins: Sergers use loopers instead of bobbins. Each serger has an

Sergers are specially designed for overlocking, an ideal stitch for finishing seams, and are commonly used to overlock on knit and other stretchy fabrics. The overlocking stitch allows the material to maintain its stretchiness while protecting the edges against fraying. Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Sew Leather on a Serger: You should avoid using your serger