SINGER® Professional 14T968DC Heavy-Duty Serger Overlock with Accessory Kit

UPDATE July 21,2021: I have now bought a second copy of this machine. Keeping one setup for coverstitch and the other for overlocking. For the Amazon price, around $450, this is a no brained setup. I whipped through making 10 tshirts in about an hour with not having to change between coverstitch and overlocking. The one machine would honestly have been fine, but at this price, really a no brained. Plus, with two identical machines, nothing new to learn and always have a backup for the other. Great machine. Tip: I see that some third party sellers are selling for $800. Definitely wait for Amazo

UPDATE:I upgraded from the Singer Pro 5 to a Babylock Evolution (which is about 8x the price of the Singer) and wanted to share the pros and cons of each machine now that I've had experience with both of them. The Singer is the hands-down winner in the value-for-price category, and it has several features that the Babylock doesn't have. If you're considering buying this serger and want all the capabilities of a high-end machine, I would not hesitate; buy the Singer.I mostly sew garments, so I primarily use the 3- and 4-thread overlock stitches, and the coverstitch to finish hems. During the co

I am new to sewing and I wanted a machine that could do a coverstitch and I also wanted a serger. Seeing the cost of a dedicated coverstitch machine, I leaned toward this machine since it would give me both the coverstitch and serger capability while costing less than buying a dedicated coverstitch machine. Changing between coverstitch and serger isn't all that hard but a bit time consuming so you will need to plan which parts of your projects to cover at each step. Setup between the two functions is fairly easy once you do it a few times. Since I am new to sewing, I wanted to start out with a

Oh my. Tried it. It came with leader threads (no spools) to do a triple cover stitch. I tied on my serger threads and pulled them through no problem, except when it came to the needle. Ugh! Took me 3 hours, glasses, magnifying glass and bent up serger threader to finally be able to thread the needles. It sewed really nice until at the end of the fabric I raised the foot (supposed to release the tension) and tried pulling the piece out of the machine backward. No tension release. Just before I started pulling, I noticed that one of the needle threads was broken. OK. After a HUGE tug of war, I f

I am going to say that this is a very wonderful machine. I am very mechanical but had only worked on sewing machines before. I would say that it took me about three hours to understand how the machine works and how to thread it. (using the manual and work book as references) However, I had a problem, in that it is extremely important to do the needles after the loopers, so that the threads for the loopers go under the foot to the left and the threads from the needles go though the needle plate holes and to the rear of the machine. That is, the needle threads are on top of the looper threads se

below is from my amazon canada review. this serger is so awesome, i wanted to share my feedback:https://www.amazon.ca/gp/customer-reviews/R3UUW5PUZ265DH/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B002PDZTT2i've learnt basic sewing from my great grandma's treadle. the foot cranked singer sewing machine. i picked this serger because of its cover stitch feature and the automatic tension system. of course, the brand name and the price mattered.so, i just received this serger today. packaging was decent and contents seem new as expected. the whole package itself weighs a hefty lot, so i guess i have to a

I have had a Bernina serger for years, unfortunately I purchased it the year before they added a cover stitch but it has been a workhorse for me. It’s just a horrible pain to serge an edge and have to go to the sewing machine to use a double needle to finish off the hem. I have priced 5-thread sergers for awhile. Some manufacturers are no longer making them (that’s you Bernina), some are cover stitch only, and many are very expensive ($1,000++) with bells and whistles like air-threading, etc. I wanted a good, solid machine that would roll-hem, do a decent safety stitch for knits, a neat three

What a bargain! I read the scattergun ratings here and everywhere else and was a little leery of ordering, but, in the end, my bargain-hunting side won out, and I really wanted a five-thread serger. I also have an eight-thread serger, and it's mostly overkill. Plus, even after about ten years, I still miss being able to adjust the tensions to my liking.This machine is just great. The one thing I would highly recommend is that you print out the "cheat sheet" in the front of the instruction manual and keep it handy. It will save you much weeping and gnashing of teeth. I spent a good half hour th