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Sorry, I mean Erin, not Tia. LOL, thanks in advance.

The underlining worked great for the dress, and it minimized wrinkling. My fabric for both was 100% cotton voile by art gallery fabrics. Since this is a dress, the fabric is too light for me to consider wearing a slip underneath. I would feel like I was wearing a handkerchief! But that is me. I like the weight of the two voiles together. I posted…[Read more]

The red/orange thread should be behind the bar. I was the serger instructor for my local sewing machine store for a while. I own two sergers and have had this problem before, but can’t remember what I did to fix it. After you rethread make sure the foot is down and lengthen the stitch length. I would try adjusting the differential feed, and make…[Read more]

I’ll be more than happy if you solve it and post here how….
My serger is doing the very same thing. I was thinking of opening the feed and cleaning all the lint or something like that…or going to look for professional help😔😔😔

Sounds like a problem with the differential feed. Or maybe the feed dogs aren’t moving at all?…
Somewhere you’ll have a differential feed dial that alters the travel of the fabric. Have you fiddled with that?
If rethread get and fiddling with the feed doesn’t work then I’d call in help.
Good luck

Ugh, wish I could help! I sort of freak out whenever my serger starts giving me problems. Sometimes, like with sewing machines, it helps to just re-thread it. But given how much I hate re-threading a serger, that’s no small task. Do you have a good local repair shop? It might be worth stopping by to see if they can offer advice and maybe a quick fix?

Hello blog peeps! I have a huge problem. The serger is making the chain, but it’s not moving off the stitch finger! I have to pull it while im operating it (with force) and when i put fabric, it bunches up like crazy and i just broke a needle… Any clue anyone?? Here is a picture… https://goo.gl/fhqq15

That sounds perfect! You can use the folded placket instead of the set-in placket to eliminate extra cutting and sewing. You might want to confirm the sleeve length with the cuff as well, and be sure the staystitch the neckline so it doesn’t distort while you’re trying it on. Good for you, making a muslin! It’s well worth it in the long run.

Just bought it. Thank you so (sew) much for your assistance!

There’s a large Playdate paper pattern on U.S. eBay
http://m.ebay.com.au/itm/Playdate-Dress-Pattern-By-Oliver-S-Sizes-4-5-6-7-8-oliverands-/122484716130?hash=item1c84a87262%3Ag%3AgB0AAOSwTM5Y5oLi&_trkparms=pageci%253Adc1de982-3792-11e7-ad72-74dbd18018b7%257Cparentrq%253A0005229c15c0aa1301f12c3efffd95bb%257Ciid%253A1
Good luck

Thanks for the reply!
I am not on Facebook, so any prompts you could do would be so great. I’m in the US, in Portland, OR.
Thanks again!
Holly

Are you on the Facebook group? I just saw that someone was planning to sell their patterns. Try there, or if you don’t do FB then I can prompt the seller to look here.
What country are you in? I know a few websites that have older paper stock….

Once the facing is attached to the lining then that whole piece is the lining going forward.
It’s ages since I made it, but there’s no tricks, it will make sense once you’re doing it.