Your manual will explain differential feed in detail but here is a quick way to remember. --If you are serging a knit and it is stretching, waving, rippling as you serge --stretch the number, that is increase the differential feed to 1.5 or 2. If you are sewing fabrics that are bunching and puckering --"shorten" or decrease the differential feed number to 0.7 or 0.5.

Sergers equipped with differential feed have two feed dogs, one in the front and one in the back. When the differential feed is set at N the front feed dog will feed the fabric at the same rate as the back feed dog. When the differential feed is set at 1.3 to 2 the front feed dog will feed more fabric than the back . This is because the front feed dog moves a greater distance than the back feed dog. See similar questions...

I recently purchased a Baby Lock serger. The manual instructions say to oil the serger, but does not give any diagram indicating where to oil it. See similar questions...

Use needles between size 70/10 and 90/14. Anything larger can hurt the timing of your serger. If you have a Janome serger we recommend using Janome needles. See similar questions...

If you want to connect your profile to an RSS feed you may have (for example, from your blog), put the address of your the RSS feed in this field. (NOTE: This seems to work best with feeds that are compliant with RSS 2.0.) See similar questions...

You can use rss to get a summary of your creeps actions in a rss reader such as Google Personalized Home. See similar questions...

When the US defence department developed the GPS satellite system, it was meant for military applications - to help pinpoint the exact position of a soldier in the field, for example. That system is extremely accurate, within something like 50 feet. The DoD didn't want to give that capability to the enemy, so they scrambled that signal. The signal that's available to the public has been deliberately tweaked to provide a position within about 200 feet. See similar questions...

Yes you can. Use about one part Tufoil in ten parts high grade differential oil. It'll run cooler. Tufoil has no known adverse effect on posi-traction clutches. See similar questions...

The serger should be cleaned after each project is completed. If you are working on a large project that creates a lot of lint build up, you may need to clean the machine a couple of times while working on the item. You can clean the serger yourself by using an air compressor, your vacuum cleaner, or your hair dryer set on cool. Problems that can occur if a machine is not cleaned on a regular basis are: inconsistent stitching, a noisy machine, and improper feeding. See similar questions...

See detailed threading guide: 3/4-thread serger; (Guides for 2/3/4-thread serger and 2/3/4/5-thread serger coming soon.) A jammed machine is caused by thread being caught in the hook. Remove the upper thread and bobbin case, turn the handwheel backward and forward by hand and remove any thread in the bobbin case area. Check to see that lint or oil has not collected on the hook or needle bar. Always use a good quality sewing machine oil. See similar questions...

Two reasons: First, differential frames contain both, foreground AND those parts of the background that were priorly occluded by the foreground. Second, if there is no movement, differential frames give no result. See similar questions...

Yes. Since these sergers use regular sewing machine needles, you can use a larger needle such as #14 to accommodate the heavier thread. Move the differential feed lever to a higher number 1.3. The large feed dogs on sergers may tend to push the fabric away from the stitch finger causing the loops to fall off the edge. Adjusting the Differential feed up will eliminate this problem. See similar questions...

NO! Absolutely not! Just a sewing machine (see question 2). Sergers cut and sew at the same time, if you used it for appliqué, you would be left with a shredded pile of scraps! Also, sergers do not turn tight corners very well. See similar questions...

I do have a serger. I have a Babylock Imagine and I can't imagine ever being without it. Do you need one? Well... this really deserves it's own blog post, it's such a big subject. The short answer is no. But if you do a lot of garment sewing, especially clothes that get a lot of washing (like for kids) it's a wonderful investment. It finishes your seams, so there is no fraying, and also trims and sews at the same time. I could really say a lot about this, and I will at some point. See similar questions...

The differential or hysteresis is the difference in temperature, measured in degrees Celsius, between the point where the thermostat first operates and the level where the contacts return to their original state. ^ Top See similar questions...

we recommend only the stock v160 oil for the 6-speed. it works great. pricey, but not compared to the thousands for a new transmission. do not use redline synthetic d4 atf for the transmission. click here to read why. other brands you may use at your own risk. the redline synthetic 75w90 (not the 75w90ns) in the differential works well. See similar questions...

The differential pressure is the difference between the trap inlet pressure and the back pressure in the return line. The maximum differential pressure is the steam supply pressure. The trap must be selected with a seat rating that can open against the steam supply pressure. There is a maximum and minimum differential pressure that may occur. The minimum differential occurs during start up, or during operation when a modulating steam control valve is installed in the steam supply. See similar questions...

You need to have the .NET Framework 2.0 installed on the client. And you need a place to publish your app to where your end users can access, such as a web server, file share, or media such as CD/DVD. See similar questions...

Outside Corners: Stitch to the end of the corner edge, but not beyond. Stop with the needles up and raise the presser foot. With tweezers pull approximately 1/4" of slack thread above the needles. The slack will allow the fabric to be pulled slightly to the back, clearing stitches from the stitch fingers. Turn the fabric, aligning the new edge with the edge of the needle plate. Remove any slack from the needle threads. Lower the foot and continue sewing. See similar questions...