Janis

My hubby and I went to a yard sale today and saw a serger for sale. it is an Ez Lock and has EZ100 on the machine. It worked, or at least it sewed a chain and was still threaded with a lot of thread on the spools. I didn't have any material to try it with, but did make a chain with it. It is in a soft zippered plastic case with carrying handles and has the instruction book with it, and is old enough that the plastic on the machine is turning yellow. I got it for $30.00. Is this a good deal? Or did I get taken. I know nothing about the sergers at all , except how the stitching looks when sewn.
Next question! Will I use it a lot? What will I use it for????
Thanks for any and all help!

SharBear

I think you got a great deal. I would google the make / model and pay the price for a manual if it didn't come with one. Have fun with it!

Elisabethann

I don't know anything about the machine you got, but I would guess at $30.00 and it works? You did good :) I'm just a quilter, not a seamstress at all, so I can 't answer the how often will you use it question.

bstock

I think you got a great deal!! I do not own one but borrow my mom's.

cjomomma

Ummm! Yes you did!! The serger at Walmart sells for about $200.00.

hobo2000

I use my serger to serge around my finished quilt tops if I am sending them out to be quilted. My friend uses hers for piecing. I think you will find many uses for it. Oh my friend says she uses it to trim her quilted quilt before putting on binding. It finishes the edges so its easier to put on binding. I may try this one.

Janis

Well, I've heard that the hardest thing to do with a serger is to thread it, and it was threaded and does sew. I looked in the book that came with it, and it also told to cut the threads and then tie on the new ones.
I have 3 grand daughters, 4 and twins 2, and plan to make them a lot of doll clothes and thought this would be a good way to finish the seams on them. I also have made the oldest one a doll quilt that they all play with and can see using the serger as a good way to make some for the others that would hold up.
Thanks, I'll google the model and see what I can find on it.

Well, I googled it and only found where I can get a manual for it, which I don't need, and an old post from someone in 2004 asking about it too. I don't know if she got any responses about it there either. She was looking for the manual, and at least I have that with mine. I dont' think I'd have bought it without one.
Any one have one of these, probably ancient machines?

merrylouw

Janis,

I think you got a very good deal. Not familiar with the brand, but the price is sure good. I think you'll use it a lot with the Grands.

Yes, threading is complicated, but it is do-able. It just takes patience (sometimes I don't have a lot!) and persistence.

I just finished making satin capes for two of my Grands; used my serger for finishing the edges. It worked great!

Have fun with your new toy!

carhop

If you make knit clothes they are great, use fabric that ravels you can surge the edges, and some have used them for quilts I have not used it that way.I used mine a lot when I was sewing for the grand kids grandson loved my t-shirts I made for him because I made the neck opening larger.

Janis

Oh yes, it'd be great for finishing the play dress up clothes. I hadn't thought of that. Anything that I didn't want to take time to hem up for play things would be great.
Another thing that my oldest grand kids would like to try.
Nicholas is 6, 7 in Aug. and loves to try the sewing machine when I'm there using the cheap Singer one I got for his mother several years ago. She doesn't use it, but I do when we are there.
I got a FW a few weeks ago and want to take that up for them to see. He and Lauren 4, 5is Sept, will love the size of it! Couldn't you just see it.....My back seat of the car filled with sewing machines to show them???
Am I apt to want a rolling case for the serger? It's heavy. I have one for each of my other machines. Does it deserve one too>