Darlene’s Thread: How to Make Lace with Your Serger
Yes. Sergers sew, cut and finish off a seam in one step. Yes. Sergers can make beautiful rolled hems, and ribbons and bridal veils. Yes. Sergers can insert elastic in stretch knits and make stretch seams, but did you know that you can make lace with your serger? I thought this was very cool!
You start with a stable piece of fabric at least a few inches wide. If you’re working with a one-way-stretch knit, make sure the lengthwise grain is the non-stretchy one. If you’re working with a two-way stretch knit, I would stabilize the edge with a strip of iron-on tear-away stabilizer before sewing to eliminate the wavy look. Set your serger for four thread, widest stitch 7mm and engage the stitch finger. Medium stitch length setting.
Stitch the first row along the edge of the fabric being sure to completely cover the edge the entire width and length.
Now it’s time to serge some lace! Each time you start a new serger seam, you want to make sure that you catch a small portion 2-3mm of the previous row and the thread is hanging out over the edge. Build this row of interlocking thread rows as wide as you like.
When it was time to connect the lace to another piece, I simply overlapped the pieces with the lace on top and zig-zagged. Then I used a 7mm wide silk ribbon and a multi-zig-zag stitch to finish off the attachment area and add focus to the lace.
Serger lace can add a feminine touch to a wardrobe staple or can be used use on anything from children’s clothes to Home Decor.
For all of you wearable artsy fashionistas, try your hand at serger lace where the thread is the star in a new and exciting way, then let us know what you’ve done so we can cheer you on!
Just a reminder, here are my show times for April and May:
April 27th at 7am and 9pm
April 30th at 8am and 3pm (Singer sewing)
May 1st at 2pm (Singer garment press)
May 16th at 6am (Singer ironing)
May 17th at 5am and 5pm (Brother sewing), 8am and 4pm (Smart Cover)
May 24 at 6am and 5pm (Singer sewing), 9am (Singer ironing)
May 25th at 7am and 12pm (Singer sewing)
May 31st at 5am (Singer Ironing)
See you on air,
Darlene
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I would like to see more videos come out for the singer quartet as I have an eye sight problem with my M.S. and the fine print is hard to read. Heck I would like videos on how to for all machines. At the present I own brother and Singer products 7 in all. I am planning on teaching my granddaughter how to use them all soon. I just have to buy the extra feet I didn’t receive with the last special on the heavy duty set. My fault for not checking the box, as I was ill for over a month. My husband thought he would be nice and wait for me to ck it out, but he forgot there is a time limit. Please get more videos for us who have eye sight problems ..
Thanks for giving me this idea and showing me how to do it.
Hi Darlene, I too have been watching for the 4FQ, and wondering why Singer does not offer the all in one software as with the SES2000. At present I do not have Singer Embroidery program, so I won’t have issues with running it with my Babylock embroidery machine. I hope that they listen to these complaints with the product, I know they want to keep the price down, but truly we creative women know what we are irritated about. One computer for each machine ??? who has that kind of money ???
THX :)
I have the singer curvy 8770 Thanks
I had this problem and fouund out that you could not have them on the same computer, since I have a business I was force to order 2 additional computer because I have the SES 1000, SES 2000 and waiting for the Quartet to come back to order it. Singer should upgrade the machines that customer already have instead of having customer purchase additional equipment that may not need.
Thank u. I thought there would be conflict with the 2 machines on 1 computer. I too am waiting for the Quartet to come back which is why I wanted to know about 2 being one 1 compter because as of right now I have my SES2000 on my laptop and my desktop. I will have to delete the progam off one of them for the Quartet I have been trying to respond before now but the submit button wasn’t there to send my messsage.
I also have been asking everyone, hsn cust serv, emailed singer and was told joann fabris store had the Singer Futura Quartet 4
but they don’t offer the deals that hsn does. I just bought the ses2000 from hsn but really wanted the Quartlet. I did have the dates for May for singer that came with the machine. I still want tha other so I too hope it come in. Thank u For asking the question and thank you Darlene for the answer maybe I will have 2. If I do can both be on the same computer. Thank u
What I should have asked is if you can have 2 different singer (The ses2000 and the Futura Quartet) embroidery machines softwares (using only one at a time) in the same computer without have a conflict with the 2 softwares.
Hi sirranhin471,
I have to Futuras and asked the same question. So far you can only have one machine for each computer because you cannot open the software page twice. It will only be able to connect to one computer. The Futuras are great! Hope it helps!
That Darlene,I’ll keep my fingers crossed that it comes in. I’m not gonna hope too much,cause it just might not. (lol) But thanks I will keep checking every day Be Blessed.
Darlene,
I purchase the SES 2000 and would like to ask a question on the 2600 premise images disk, is there any way that you can see all of the design so I can print them out. I know on the 3900 CD you can look at the library and print them but I did not see library included with thte 2600 disk. Please help becase I have to go one by one just to see what is on the disk.
Hi Tbirdtammy,
I already asked this before, is in October Blog. I contacted Singer and this is the answer I receive:
“Thank you for writing Singer. The 2600 designs are not intended to be installed on your computer. You can read these designs directly from the CD using the Embroidery Anthology. This is the only way they can be opened into the Futura program.
In order to print these designs it would be necessary to open them into the Futura program and print from there.”
Hi tbirdtammy,
This is how I PRINT THE 2600 designs. I opened the CD in a browser on my computer. Opened the folder des 2. I sort all the items so the bmp images get all together. Then I copy them you can print them there or paste on MS Word. I print around 6 qty on each paper. I first print them on a PDF document so I can have a digital copy too. Well I hope it helps, if it confusing let me know. They will print as they will look stitched (not a picture).
Hey Darlene not to seem mean or upset ,or anything,BUT!!!!! they keep changing when the Futura Quartet is coming back first it was in March,then in April,then it was to return in July. Now it’s pushed all the way back to September. What I want to know is,is it really coming back to HSN,or was it just a one time deal? Love HSN and the sewing shows,but I as well as others have been waiting a long time. it doesn’t usually take this long to get machines back instock.
Hi Sewinghappily— I’m going to forward this question to the buyers to get an exact answer for you. I can understand your frustration…. you’re not alone and I’ll post an answer for you as soon as I hear! Thanks for hanging in there!
Sewing Happily I have good news! The 4FQ will make an appearance in MAY!!! check out the schedule and be ready to watch and order—-very limited quantity but my buyer just told me that it WILL be back.
Thank you for being patient. Good things are worth waiting for:)
A question about the Quartet and other machines that have the sew & serge foot: I know that this is just ‘mini’ serging, but does it finish off the seams on clothing items as well as a serger would? From the video presentation, it looks like the seam is finished off nicely, but it was just a quick demo so I couldn’t tell for sure.
Thanks
I have a Brother Serger as well as the sew & serge foot on a Singer machine. My personal opinion is that you can’t compare a real serger with the foot. But the foot (with patience) can sew and cut at the same time. It is nice to use it but don’t expect the same result as a 4 or 5 thread serger.
does the sewing feet goes with quantum 940 goes with quantum
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HI Bonnie—
HSN doesn’t carry the 9940 model so I can’t be sure….both are low shank but it’s best to check with Singer’s customer service at talktous@singerco.com
Someone at Singer’s headquarters will be able to answer your question accurately. Thanks for writing!
Great serger tips and I can’t wait to make my granddaughters the jean skirt. Can you help me or anyone with my curvy basting stitch? For the life of me I can’t figure how to get the basting stitch.
Hi Doodle 52—which Curvy do you have? There’s an electronic and a computerized …… there are two types of BASTING stitches. the ‘quilting basting stitch’— that one looks as if you’ve hand basted but it’s the bobbin pulling up to the top while the stitch is programmed to jump after so many stitches….in that case you need a contrasting thread in the bobbin and a matching thread in the needle. A regular basting stitch would require a setting adjustment to the longest length.