Excellent video Gail. Camera work was awesome. It’s so nice when the camera is in focus lol. Don’t recall ever seen any videos that precise and showing the stitch finger and the needle pins. I will be sharing this with a few of my friends that I know have over lockers and hopefully they will share it as well .
@@GailPatriceDesign , I already sent it out to about five people. I guess you didn’t get my email yet about the specialty threads hopefully it did not go into your spam folder.
@@therandomcrafter1163 when you understand how the serger components affect the stitch, then you can fine tune and customize the stitch to look exactly the way you want it to. Thanks for watching!
Oh my gracious! So happy this just popped up and I took a moment to watch! Super informative and I completely understand that stitch finger and the stitch pins now. I had no clue!👏👏🤦♀️
This was an amazing explanation and demo of the stitch finger and what happens when you turn the dial to make the knife move. I have the Babylock Ovation and have done rolled hems many times. And I have “cleared” the stitch fingers many times, but still did not understand what it all meant as in what the machine. It’s easy to turn the dial to D, but I didn’t realize what exactly happens to the sewing and why the fabric gets pulled under and rolled. If I understand right, the maximum width is 7.5 mm. Thank you for explaining everything so well.
Hi Gerrie, Glad the video was helpful The "D" setting increases the lowr looper tension as well as decreases the amount of thread per stitch. This eliminates loops on the fabric edge or loose-looking stitches. Let me know if you have more questions and thanks for watching!
@@shanerose1884 glad the video was so helpful. I always believe that once you understand the components and how they affect the stitch,it makes serging fun. You can also manipulate a stitch to look exactly the way you want. Thanks for watching!
Hi Mary, glad the Tip Clip was helpful. When you understand how the various serger components affect the stitch, it gives you the ability and freedom to customize any stitch to exactly the way you want it! Thanks for watching!
Oh my Gosh! Thank you! One of the first things I did when I got my serger in 2021 was a rolled hem. I was dealing with trying to get the serger re-threaded a few times and now I use it all the time. BUT, I couldn't understand why my serger hem wasn't changing width! I have the Babylock Vibrant and I somehow kept skipping over the line in my manual that said stitch finger! I'm on vacation and now can't wait to get home to try it out!
This is so very helpful! I have a different combo machine, and mine works a bit differently, but now I finally understand its purpose and function. Thank you! I feel much smarter now 😂
Hi Shirley, Lots of serger owners don’t even know about the stitch finger and how it works. Glad you found the info helpful. Once you understand the machine components, it makes it fun to manipulate the stitches. Thanks for watching and happy holidays!
Thank you, Gail! I'm at this really exciting stage of my on-and-off sewing over the years. I'm just suddenly (2 years lol) hitting this point where I'm getting good at things that used to stress me out (set-in sleeves, fitting) and really understanding more of the parts and pieces. It's a great feeling and I love this craft! Joyful holidays to you and yours!
Thank you Gail...this video was quite helpful in giving me a better understanding of the stitch finger and seeing it in action really helped. Yes any vidio's on the L890 I am interested in seeing since I just purchased one a few months ago....and it is a lot different than my Ovation..I love both machines, they are great....I wish I could get my sewing area as clean and neat as yours, LOL
Hi Nancy, Often my sewing studio is upside down with stuff everywhere. I do try to tidy it up before doin a video to make everyone think I'm a perfect housekeeper;-) If you have specific requests for topics on the L890, send them to me. I'm always looking for new video ideas and thanks for watching!
Hi Nancy, it’s fun to help sewists understand their machines and how the components affect a stitch. Are you related to Dick Peplau (Wethersfield)? He was our real estate agent.
That’s a great question, Kim. It is probably to help stabilize the fabric. I’ll ask someone at BERNINA to be sure. Thanks for a thought provoking question!
Again, an extremely useful video. Gail can you please do a video on the proper cleaning and oiling of the L890? I’ve watched some of the ones on UA-cam but your explanations are so clear and you actually demonstrate what you say. Thanks in advance.
Hi Charlene, What serger are you using? On my L890, I have my Right needle and upper looper tensions on the default settings but my lower looper is on 7.0. The stitch length varies depending on the weight of the upper looper thread as well as your fabric weight. My stitch lengths vary between 1.3 - 1.5 usually. Testing is the best way to decide what settings look best. Use Solvy stabilizer on top of any fabric for a beautiful rolled hem. You can see through it and it makes each stitch perfect. Let me know if you have more questions and thanks!
Hi Natalia, The stitch finger position is controlled by the stitch width control dial. The closer the finger is to the needle(s), the narrower the stitch will be. When you disengage the stitch finger (as for a rolled hem), the stitch width will be even narrower. Let me know if you have more questions or need any other help and thanks for watching!
@@GailPatriceDesign thank u! Love your videos. I was doing rolled hem with 1 fabric only and I used the same settings but with the stitch fingers and it made such a difference like the threads looks filled with no gaps-
@@nataliastoev3784 That's great Natalia. Each new skill adds to understanding our sergers and the components. Keep up the great work and thanks for watching. Glad the Tip Clips are helpful.
Will the Clear Overlocker presser foot on your Bernina fit on a Bernette B68? All the serger presser feet i have are metal and the clear feet are only for the cover stitch . Cannot seem to find a clear one for the serger. Thanks. Millie
Hi Millie, The presser feet are machine specific so the clear foot for the L890 will not fit your bernette 68. I checked the website and don't see a clear foot for the b68. If there is one, I'll get back to you with an update. Thanks for watching!
A Question I’ve been wondering about just came to mind. I have been reluctant to serge a seam using 3 threads and a narrower stitch, because I thought 4 threads gave a more secure seam. But then I realized that a sewing machine makes very secure stitches with only two threads, the needle and bobbin. So my question is, is a 4 thread stitch a stronger stitch, and is a three thread stitch weak and prone to coming apart? Thank you.
Hi Gerrie, excellent question! A 4-thread overlock stitch is reinforced because you have 2 needles for double strength. I use it most often for woven garments, tote bags or any project that will need a strong seam due to stress. (I load up my tote when I travel!) but a 3-thread overlock stitch has a bit more stretch and is also strong. This is my stitch of choice for knit tops, tunics, etc. and no seams have ever popped. Hope that helps but feel free to send more questions and thanks!
What brand of serger do you have and can you send a pic? I'm not sure how you can pull out the stitch finger unless it's a pop out one. Send pic to gail@gailpatrice.com. thanks!
@@GailPatriceDesign I’ll send a pic as soon as I can dig out the machine! It’s been a while since I had it out. Maybe what I pulled out isn’t called stitch fingers but I think that’s what I found. They were needle type things in a groove. 🤷🏻♀️
Excellent video Gail. Camera work was awesome. It’s so nice when the camera is in focus lol. Don’t recall ever seen any videos that precise and showing the stitch finger and the needle pins.
I will be sharing this with a few of my friends that I know have over lockers and hopefully they will share it as well .
Thanks very glad you’ll share it with your overlock friends!
@@GailPatriceDesign , I already sent it out to about five people. I guess you didn’t get my email yet about the specialty threads hopefully it did not go into your spam folder.
I just checked my spam folder but i don't see anything about specialty threads. Would you please resend it? Thanks.@@dcwatashi
@@GailPatriceDesign ok
This was quite eye opening. Learned a lot. Thanks.
@@deoara1 hi, it’s so important to understand how the machine components affect a stitch. Glad the video was helpful and thanks for watching!
Thank you so much. My understanding has increased tremendously
Hi, That's what I love to hear. Let me know if you have any questions and thanks for watching!
Thank you for this info! Now I understand the stitch finger which will help in my small projects!
@@therandomcrafter1163 when you understand how the serger components affect the stitch, then you can fine tune and customize the stitch to look exactly the way you want it to. Thanks for watching!
First time I see very good vid about serger stiches. Thank you!
Thanks for watching, Antonina. If you have questions please let me know.
Oh my gracious! So happy this just popped up and I took a moment to watch! Super informative and I completely understand that stitch finger and the stitch pins now. I had no clue!👏👏🤦♀️
Don't you love it when a mystery is solved? The stitch finger is super important to get a perfect stitch width. Thanks for watching!
This is brilliant. I need explanations to learn, and this was perfect.
Glad it was helpful, Sabra and thanks for watching!
This was an amazing explanation and demo of the stitch finger and what happens when you turn the dial to make the knife move. I have the Babylock Ovation and have done rolled hems many times. And I have “cleared” the stitch fingers many times, but still did not understand what it all meant as in what the machine. It’s easy to turn the dial to D, but I didn’t realize what exactly happens to the sewing and why the fabric gets pulled under and rolled. If I understand right, the maximum width is 7.5 mm. Thank you for explaining everything so well.
Hi Gerrie, Glad the video was helpful The "D" setting increases the lowr looper tension as well as decreases the amount of thread per stitch. This eliminates loops on the fabric edge or loose-looking stitches. Let me know if you have more questions and thanks for watching!
An absolutely wonderful and educating video. Your explanation was spot on. Thanks you for your time and effort in making this video!!!
@@shanerose1884 glad the video was so helpful. I always believe that once you understand the components and how they affect the stitch,it makes serging fun. You can also manipulate a stitch to look exactly the way you want. Thanks for watching!
A very informative lesson. I’m new to sergers so I appreciated this detail today. Thankyou.
Hi Gillian, I’m always happy to help newbies so let me know what other Tip Clip topics would help . Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the great lesson. This is really important information that I did not know.
Glad you learned about the stitch finger, Shellie and thanks for watching!
Excellent demonstration! Thank you, Gail.
Happy it’s helpful and thanks for watching!
FANTASTIC. Really… just FANTASTIC! 🥰
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this helpful lesson. I never understood the stitch finger, but now I have a clear idea of how it works. Love ALL your tutorials!
Hi Mary, glad the Tip Clip was helpful. When you understand how the various serger components affect the stitch, it gives you the ability and freedom to customize any stitch to exactly the way you want it! Thanks for watching!
Oh my Gosh! Thank you! One of the first things I did when I got my serger in 2021 was a rolled hem. I was dealing with trying to get the serger re-threaded a few times and now I use it all the time. BUT, I couldn't understand why my serger hem wasn't changing width! I have the Babylock Vibrant and I somehow kept skipping over the line in my manual that said stitch finger! I'm on vacation and now can't wait to get home to try it out!
So glad the Tip Clip helped you understand how to adjust stitch width. Thanks for watching !
Thank you so much, I have been trying to work out stitch width since getting my serger and couldn’t find the right information. This is brilliant.
Glad it was helpful, Margaret and thanks for watching!
I learned a lot today about how my sergers work! Thanks so much! My next rolled hem will be much better now. 😘
Let me know if you need help Lynn and thanks for watching!
Beautifully explained and done! Thank you.
@@elonamasson7569 Glad it was helpful and thanks for watching!
This is so very helpful! I have a different combo machine, and mine works a bit differently, but now I finally understand its purpose and function. Thank you! I feel much smarter now 😂
Hi Shirley, Lots of serger owners don’t even know about the stitch finger and how it works. Glad you found the info helpful. Once you understand the machine components, it makes it fun to manipulate the stitches. Thanks for watching and happy holidays!
Thank you, Gail! I'm at this really exciting stage of my on-and-off sewing over the years. I'm just suddenly (2 years lol) hitting this point where I'm getting good at things that used to stress me out (set-in sleeves, fitting) and really understanding more of the parts and pieces. It's a great feeling and I love this craft! Joyful holidays to you and yours!
Thanks again for a stress-reducing serger video! I appreciate all you do for my relationship with my serger! 😊❤😊❤
You're welcome. I'm all for stress-free relationships with our sergers and thanks for watching!
Your videos are the absolute best! I have learned so much from you. Thank you so much ❤
Glad the videos are helpful and thanks for watching Dorothy!
thanks Gail
Thanks for watching Deborah!
Very insightful video! Thank you so, so much!❤
@@esperansaloughran693 you’re welcome Esperansa!
Thank you Gail...this video was quite helpful in giving me a better understanding of the stitch finger and seeing it in action really helped. Yes any vidio's on the L890 I am interested in seeing since I just purchased one a few months ago....and it is a lot different than my Ovation..I love both machines, they are great....I wish I could get my sewing area as clean and neat as yours, LOL
Hi Nancy, Often my sewing studio is upside down with stuff everywhere. I do try to tidy it up before doin a video to make everyone think I'm a perfect housekeeper;-) If you have specific requests for topics on the L890, send them to me. I'm always looking for new video ideas and thanks for watching!
Thank you ! Great video so easy to understand.
@@monjournalmyjourney thanks for watching-glad it was helpful!
Very Informative!
Glad the video was helpful and thanks for watching, Joyce!
So helpful! Thank you!
You’re welcome Natalie and thanks for watching!
Thank you so much! This totally makes sense and answered questions I was wondering about.
Glad it was helpful and thanks for watching!
Wonderfully packed video with such imp info! You hit this one out of the park!
I love your videos! This was so interesting and helpful.
Hi Nancy, it’s fun to help sewists understand their machines and how the components affect a stitch. Are you related to Dick Peplau (Wethersfield)? He was our real estate agent.
Wow… so much usable info…. Thanks Gail!
You’re welcome Elizabeth and thanks for watching!
Love you video Gail. Thanks for sharing.💕😄
Thanks for watching, Rosa!
@@GailPatriceDesign You're so very welcome Gail! 😄❤
Thanks so much for this explanation
Thanks for watching Cecilla!
Such a great video. Thank you very much
Glad it was helpful and thanks for watching, Amy!
Thank you Michelle, brilliant explanation and gave me a better understanding
Glad the video was helpful Lesley and thanks for watching Serger Tip Clips! Xo, Gail
Another very informative video! You’re the best!
Nice compliment and thanks for watching, Mary Jo. Happy Labor Day weekend too!
Another 5 star video ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
thanks for the review and for watching!
Excellent info. What purpose does the left pin serve? In rolled hem mode it looks like it only uses the right sided pin.
That’s a great question, Kim. It is probably to help stabilize the fabric. I’ll ask someone at BERNINA to be sure. Thanks for a thought provoking question!
Again, an extremely useful video. Gail can you please do a video on the proper cleaning and oiling of the L890? I’ve watched some of the ones on UA-cam but your explanations are so clear and you actually demonstrate what you say. Thanks in advance.
Thanks for a great Tip Clip topic! Yes, I'll do one on cleaning and oiling and thanks for watching!
A brilliant video. Such clear explanations. Thank you.
Thanks for watching Trish!
What settings do you recommend for a nice rolled hem?
Hi Charlene, What serger are you using? On my L890, I have my Right needle and upper looper tensions on the default settings but my lower looper is on 7.0. The stitch length varies depending on the weight of the upper looper thread as well as your fabric weight. My stitch lengths vary between 1.3 - 1.5 usually. Testing is the best way to decide what settings look best. Use Solvy stabilizer on top of any fabric for a beautiful rolled hem. You can see through it and it makes each stitch perfect. Let me know if you have more questions and thanks!
So the stitch finger is also contro with the stitch dial ?
Hi Natalia, The stitch finger position is controlled by the stitch width control dial. The closer the finger is to the needle(s), the narrower the stitch will be. When you disengage the stitch finger (as for a rolled hem), the stitch width will be even narrower. Let me know if you have more questions or need any other help and thanks for watching!
@@GailPatriceDesign thank u! Love your videos.
I was doing rolled hem with 1 fabric only and I used the same settings but with the stitch fingers and it made such a difference like the threads looks filled with no gaps-
@@nataliastoev3784 That's great Natalia. Each new skill adds to understanding our sergers and the components. Keep up the great work and thanks for watching. Glad the Tip Clips are helpful.
Will the Clear Overlocker presser foot on your Bernina fit on a Bernette B68? All the serger presser feet i have are metal and the clear feet are only for the cover stitch . Cannot seem to find a clear one for the serger. Thanks. Millie
Hi Millie, The presser feet are machine specific so the clear foot for the L890 will not fit your bernette 68. I checked the website and don't see a clear foot for the b68. If there is one, I'll get back to you with an update. Thanks for watching!
A Question I’ve been wondering about just came to mind. I have been reluctant to serge a seam using 3 threads and a narrower stitch, because I thought 4 threads gave a more secure seam. But then I realized that a sewing machine makes very secure stitches with only two threads, the needle and bobbin. So my question is, is a 4 thread stitch a stronger stitch, and is a three thread stitch weak and prone to coming apart? Thank you.
Hi Gerrie, excellent question! A 4-thread overlock stitch is reinforced because you have 2 needles for double strength. I use it most often for woven garments, tote bags or any project that will need a strong seam due to stress. (I load up my tote when I travel!) but a 3-thread overlock stitch has a bit more stretch and is also strong. This is my stitch of choice for knit tops, tunics, etc. and no seams have ever popped. Hope that helps but feel free to send more questions and thanks!
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Thanks for watching!
I mistakenly pulled out the stitch fingers on my serger. I thought I had dropped needles in the grooves! 😢 Now I need to figure out what to do.
What brand of serger do you have and can you send a pic? I'm not sure how you can pull out the stitch finger unless it's a pop out one. Send pic to gail@gailpatrice.com. thanks!
@@GailPatriceDesign I’ll send a pic as soon as I can dig out the machine! It’s been a while since I had it out. Maybe what I pulled out isn’t called stitch fingers but I think that’s what I found. They were needle type things in a groove. 🤷🏻♀️
@@szelop I'm very curious to see what happened! Send a pic when you have a minute. Thanks!
Gail. I enjoy your video. You break things down in such a simple to understand way,. You're a natural teacher. Keep the videos coming.
Glad the videos are helpful and thanks for watching Serger Tip Clips James!
Ditto buckleberriesquilts5132
Thanks for watching, Carol!