Bernina Serger
#1
Does anyone own one?
My mom and I looked at one last week and the Viking sergers. The Viking sergers looked a little complicated. We just want a simple easy to use serger. We have a White that Santa brought me when I was in third grade it is tired and gets sick often :cry: So we are taking that as a sign to buy a new one and I wondered what everyone here has and loves. THANKS!!!!!!!
My mom and I looked at one last week and the Viking sergers. The Viking sergers looked a little complicated. We just want a simple easy to use serger. We have a White that Santa brought me when I was in third grade it is tired and gets sick often :cry: So we are taking that as a sign to buy a new one and I wondered what everyone here has and loves. THANKS!!!!!!!
#4
I have a Viking Huskylock and like it. I would just be sure that you get one with differential feed and there are a lot of sergers out there now and I think if I were to buy another one I would shop around and not necessarily buy an expensive one like Viking or Bernina, just my $.02.
#6
Dreamer and sewjoyce - what model numbers do you have? I think we looked at the 700.
I completely agree that the differential feed is a must!!
I see that Janome has a ton of them on their website - anyone have one of their sergers. I love my regular machine that is a Janome.
THANKS!!!!!
I completely agree that the differential feed is a must!!
I see that Janome has a ton of them on their website - anyone have one of their sergers. I love my regular machine that is a Janome.
THANKS!!!!!
#9
Missi,
I am on my second Bernina serger. I purchased a cheap serger, some oriental brand when they first became popular. It was a piece of junk. I spent more time cussing at it than sewing. Then I purchased a Bernina. It was about the middle of their line. It had differental feed and a built in rolled hem. I used it for years. Just earlier this year I got the thread tangled up really bad and actually broke off one of the loopers. I took it to the shop for an estimate. I decided to trade it in on a newer model. Again not the top of the line but it does have functions that make the threading easier as well as differential feed and a built in rolled hem. It also has a needlethreader built in like most of the newer machines. I have one on my embroidery machine, also a Bernina, but I prefer to thread the needles myself. I got the Bernina 1150MDA for about $900 less the $150 they gave me for my trade in. They will repair it and sell it to someone else. I love the new one. I have always done piecing with my sergers.
I am on my second Bernina serger. I purchased a cheap serger, some oriental brand when they first became popular. It was a piece of junk. I spent more time cussing at it than sewing. Then I purchased a Bernina. It was about the middle of their line. It had differental feed and a built in rolled hem. I used it for years. Just earlier this year I got the thread tangled up really bad and actually broke off one of the loopers. I took it to the shop for an estimate. I decided to trade it in on a newer model. Again not the top of the line but it does have functions that make the threading easier as well as differential feed and a built in rolled hem. It also has a needlethreader built in like most of the newer machines. I have one on my embroidery machine, also a Bernina, but I prefer to thread the needles myself. I got the Bernina 1150MDA for about $900 less the $150 they gave me for my trade in. They will repair it and sell it to someone else. I love the new one. I have always done piecing with my sergers.
#10
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I have an old Baby Lok. It's been used heavily since 1982, not so much in the last 4-5 years, since I began quilting. But it's only been serviced twice since '82, never had any problems with it. I'm sure you're thinking of a more modern one though.LOL
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