Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
Serger TLC! Here's how I clean mine:
1. unplug! with a blade and needles, better safe than sorry
2. Open everything out
3. Vacuum up everything possible
4. Then, get everything else out with the tiny bristle brush
5. Finally, use a few puffs of canned air for any last dust bunnies.
6. Add oil at the hinges. Our sergers need oil pretty often (like every couple projects!) because all the fabric dust fibers soak it up fast, leaving the machine dry. Mine runs so much more smoothly after oiling!
*I also don't use a lot of canned air (only as the final step) because I'd rather pull things out than force things in, if that makes sense. I've heard of dust bunnies getting further lodged in when using canned air
I have a course called Simple Serging where we go deeper into oiling, and cover tension, all the serger stitches and a lot more. sewingandthecity.com
#serger #overlocker
Serger TLC! Here's how I clean mine:
1. unplug! with a blade and needles, better safe than sorry
2. Open everything out
3. Vacuum up everything possible
4. Then, get everything else out with the tiny bristle brush
5. Finally, use a few puffs of canned air for any last dust bunnies.
6. Add oil at the hinges. Our sergers need oil pretty often (like every couple projects!) because all the fabric dust fibers soak it up fast, leaving the machine dry. Mine runs so much more smoothly after oiling!
*I also don't use a lot of canned air (only as the final step) because I'd rather pull things out than force things in, if that makes sense. I've heard of dust bunnies getting further lodged in when using canned air
I have a course called Simple Serging where we go deeper into oiling, and cover tension, all the serger stitches and a lot more. sewingandthecity.com
#serger #overlocker
