Gain confidence using your serger with sewing instructor Amy Alan. If you know the basics of serging, you'll now discover how versatile your machine is! Begin with an overview of serger threading and maintenance. Then, learn how to create nine different types of basic stitches and create a serger stitch book you can reference again and again. For those tricky serger slip-ups, Amy will show you how to troubleshoot common issues like poor tension, skipped stitches, fabric rippling and more. Now that you've refined your serging skills, put them to the test with three fun skill-building projects. Make an exposed zipper bag, an ombr? ruffled apron and a striped knit scarf! To finish class, add versatility to your serger with blind hem, elasticator and gathering feet.
Beginner Serging: Machine Basics and Techniques
Gain confidence using your serger with sewing instructor Amy Alan as she shows you how to create nine different types of basic stitches and create a serger stitch book you can reference again and again.
Overview
About
Amy Alan got her start in sewing as a child. Once she graduated college with a degree in fashion design, she then worked on the cutting room floor of a show apparel company as a technical designer. After that, she went into alterations and then finally teaching once we moved to Portland. Amy currently teaches sewing at Modern Domestic in Portland, Ore. and blogs at Really Handmade. Amy Alan teach sewing classes that mainly focus on developing skills, such as using machinery and patternmaking, but she does occasionally hold project classes as well. Ms. Alan says that, “Fit and precision are important skills to me, and I love to show my students the why’s and how’s of garment construction.”
Trailer
01: Introduction
Meet Amy Alan and go over what you'll learn in this class.
7 min
02: Your Serger & How It Works
Explore every component of your serger, getting up close and in depth into its mechanics.
41 min
03: Basic Stitches
Go over basic serger stitches, from the 4-thread overlock to the 2-thread flatlock and everything between.
50 min
04: Decorative Stitches
Learn to use yarn, silk ribbon, rayon and other materials with your serger.
38 min
05: Troubleshooting Your Serger
Learn to fix poor tension, problem stitches and machine issues, as well as how to clean your serger.
24 min
06: Exposed Zipper Bag
Make a zipper bag that's both functional and fashionable.
31 min
07: Ombre Ruffled Apron
Amy guides you through the construction of a multi-colored, ruffled apron.
21 min
08: Striped Knit Scarf
Create a decorative striped scarf from knit fabric.
30 min
09: Bonus - Serger Feet
Learn to use the gathering foot, elasticator, and blind hem foot.
16 min
