Can I use a serger to hem pants?

The overlock stitch, created by your serger, can be used to sew hems on so many different types of garments- from yoga pants to evening gowns. In some cases your overlock is used side by side along with your conventional sewing machine to finish hems.

Can you sew clothes with a serger?

Can a serger handle tricky fabrics like knits, wovens, sequins or lace? Sure! Sergers are designed to handle many different fabric types; lightweight fabrics and heavy fabrics, wovens and non-wovens, fabric with texture and even vinyl.

How do you roll a hem with a serger?

How to make the rolled hem with a serger. To get a narrow hem with a serger machine you simply need to remove the thread in the left needle, remove or adjust the stitching finger (this depends on the overlocker you’re using) and adjust the stitch width to the narrowest setting.

Can you hem jeans with an overlocker?

Sewing a hem with an overlocker (serger) is a very common way to finish a garment. This is done by cleaning the edge of the garment with a serger and folding the hem allowance just once. The actual hem seam is done with a regular sewing machine. This type of hem is suitable for skirts, dresses, and even pants.

What is an overlock hem?

An overlock is a kind of stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming, or seaming. Usually an overlock sewing machine will cut the edges of the cloth as they are fed through (such machines being called sergers in North America), though some are made without cutters.

What is the difference between serger and overlock?

A serger and an overlocker are different names for the same machine. Americans generally refer to these as sergers, and nearly everyone else refers to them as overlockers. A serger performs an overlocking stitch, which is really more like knitting than sewing.

What all can you do with a serger?

Some of the things you can do with a serger:

  • Seam finishing.
  • Making swimwear, T-shirts, lingerie, napkins, tablerunners, etc.
  • Insert elastic into clothing.
  • Decorate garments making flowers or other trims.
  • Finish hem & facing edges with the cover stitch.
  • Seaming on knits more quickly that with a sewing machine.