do you love your serger?

[Kathy in WA]

My sister-in-law wants to get a new serger, and thinks I can help.  Ha!  My serger thinks it's a prima donna, and I won't recommend it to anyone. 

So - if you know a good workhorse serger that is probably still on the market, please speak up!  She edges napkins, and makes things like utility bags, probably not garments.  So cover stitch not a necessity, just good basic stitching. 

Anyone got a recommendation? 

Kathy Warner

[albertkj]

Love the self threading Babylock - go for the basic one if that is how she uses it.  For someone who doesn't want to futz, threading those things can be a real inhibitor.

Kathryn

[Detail Diva]

I'm a Janome fan -- their sergers are MyLock

I have one that is a 2/3/4 thread and cost ~$300 on an expo special

[Diva Linda]

I have a Viking and like it.  It has a lever you can push aside to thread it.  I would have bought a Babylock but they were not sold here.  I knew I could get my serger serviced if I bought it locally but that company bit the dust too.  I have not had any problem with it so it's all good!  Linda

[KellyLoftice]

I sell Janome, Babylock, and Brother machines and sergers.  I OWN Babylock embroidery, Babylock Evolve Serger ( the Imagine is not the one with the cover stitch ), and a middle of the road Janome sewing machine for traveling and sewing while I have the embroidery machine in use.

The air threading of the Babylock is beyond comparison!  I will never own another.  Considering I used my first serger for almost 30 years, paying the price for the air threader ammortizes quite well over time.

JMO,
Kelly

[Kathy in WA]

Thanks for all the helpful advice!  She bought one of those ones with the puff of air, and is VERY happy about it. 

Kathy (jealous)