Sergers guides
Sergers and serger supplies for clean, stretchy, store-bought seams.
The best serger for beginners, judged on the thing that scares people: threadingEvery serger here trims, stitches and finishes a seam in one pass. What separates a good first serger is how easy it is to thread and how forgiving it is on knits. Six picks, from Amazon's #1 seller up.
The best serger thread: what to buy, how much, and which colorsA 4-thread serger runs four cones at once, so thread is the consumable you'll buy most. Spun polyester in Tex 27 on large cones is the standard. Here's which packs are worth it.
Sewing machine vs serger: what each does, and whether you need bothA sewing machine builds the garment; a serger finishes it. You can sew without a serger, but you can't sew a whole project with only a serger. Here's how to decide if the second machine is worth it.