I’m grabbing every favourite piece of clothing I have around the house and mending it with a needle and thread

I’m not very good at it, but it’s not terribly hard to close up broken seams good enough for some use. It sure as heck beats buying a new pair of jeans for $70 just because I somehow destroy the crotch every year

I’m finding this to be really satisfying and relatively easy to do. Certainly I can develop better stitching technique and use better tools and material, but it’s easy enough to be good enough, or so it seems to me now

  • revelrous@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Are they worth it? I’m mostly a quilter, but have a relative that is offering me their old serger.

    • bobbert@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I love mine but I also like working with knits to make and repair underwear and tshirts. That’s where they really excel. I’m working on a skirt now and debating if I want to do a French seam to make the interior look clean or just run it through the serger. Ultimately the serger would be faster and just as sturdy. They are kind of a specialty sewing tool and changing out the thread can be a beast but for certain tasks they really shine.

    • ebikefolder@feddit.deEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I don’t know much about quilting, but I wouldn’t want to miss my serger (got a cheap one from Lidl 3 or 4 years ago)

      Fininhing edges when shortening trousers, or quickly taking in a shirt in one go… I love it. Yes, definitely worth it!