Author: Olga Balasa

If you are anything like me, you love using a serger, but find the threading process tedious and frustrating. If you relate, you’ll be ecstatic to know that there is such a thing as a self-threading serger. Yes, it’s as wonderful as it sounds.

However, this technology is fairly new, and different brands define “self-threading” differently. In this post I’ll explain what the types of self-threading overlockers are, which brands have them, and what machines I recommend if you are eager to add one to your collection (as I was!).

Wondering what is the difference between a coverstitch machine and a serger? In this sewing tutorial on coverstitch vs. serger we will analyze these machines, find out how to sew with the coverstitch, what operations it performs, and what kind of work a seamstress can’t do without a coverstitch machine.

Today, we’re going to take a deep dive into the topic of serger vs. sewing machine. We’ll talk about what a serger is (and what it does) versus a sewing machine. Spoiler alert: by the end of this I’m certain you will be convinced that you absolutely need a serger!