Sewing mamas!Calling all AmityMama's who like to sew! Do you make quilts, clothes, diapers, bags? Do you love to run your fingers through fiber? Can't get enough just sewing, but want to talk about it too? Come on in!
Do you put the knife up? I'm going to serge some fleece socks for xmas presents. Last time I tried going around a curve with the serger it chopped it all up, lol.
__________________ Becca, mama to Nate 12yo, Mary 7yo.
Humm... I serge curves all the time. some sergers are harder to use on curves than others. It just takes some practice to get the hang of it. Practice on some scrap fabric before you try it again. Oh and no I don't put the knife down on curves.
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MeeMawAnn
Tykie Diapers ~ Quilted With Love
Really really slowly. I usually stop for a second just before I reach the curve, then grab the little piece that is being cut off, kind of to help give it tautness, then go slowly and carefully turn around the curve. It gets easier the more you do it. Fleece though, that might be hard since its so slippery.
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Stacy
Attached Mama to Jordan 10, Zachary 8, Damien 5, and Scarlett Pearl 2
My husband came up with a great way to serge curves. We were making circles of fleece (snowman eyes and buttons.) He showed me that keeping the fabric tight (pulling slightly) and making the machine pull it through worked really well for keeping everything serged and trimmed correctly. He likened it to working with a router - make the machine do the work, don't help it.
How do you serge curved edges?
Becca, mama to 
Nate 12yo, 
Mary 7yo.
I'll practice on some scrap fleece I've got 
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