Serging Books
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Serge & Merge Quilts

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Learn how to use standard serging stitches to neatly construct and creatively emebllish quilts - from old fashioned scrap quilts to sophisticated wall hangings. Includes 14 projects in a variety of sizes and styles - from perfect starter projects to more advanced techniques. Easy-to-follow directions for using your serger to create dimensional flowers, romantic scalloped edges, enhanced appliques, decorative backgrounds and more. Includes bonus DVD hosted by Nancy Zieman showing you all the techniques in action.
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Simple Serger Sewing

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It's time to fall in love with your serger! This book is about getting to know your serger simply and easily. You will learn about serger stitches, setting your tension, thread and serging hems, seams, corners and curves. Includes 50 projects. 176 pages, all colour.
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Ready, Set, Serge

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Until sewers become comfortable with the basics of serging, any changes to the settings or extensive projects create frustration, not success. This new book by Georgie Melot presents a basic introduction to the serger, along with 15 projects each with a more advanced variation to fine-tune newly acquired skills. It features a total of 30 projects. It’s so easy to get started that you won’t be able to imagine not having a serger in your sewing room!

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Serge Smart

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Create wearables, totes, table runners and designs for the home simply and easily with these fasat-to-create serger projects. You'll master serger techniques such as turning corners, sewing curves, rolled edges and quilting, understand how to adjust your serger's tension simply and easily, and learn timesaving serger short cuts for seaming, finishing and hemming. Choose from 17 projects with simple-to-follow, step-by-step directions with clear illustrations and colour photos for beginners to experts.
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Serge With Confidence

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Learn the essential skills to quickly and easily create stunning fashions, accessories and home decor projects using a serger, with this beginner's guide to serging by Nancy Zieman. You'll gain solid skills for operating multi-threaded, multi-needled sergers, and knowledge of how to complete your sewing projects more quickly than with a regular sewing machine. Guidelines, projects, tips and techniques are all included.
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ABC's of Serging

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The most complete beginner's book on serging ever written. ABC's of Serging offers detailed, step-by-step instructions to lead home sew-ers through the basics and help overcome the fear of changing serger settings. It provides skill-building lessons to take you through rolled edges, flat-locking, decorative serging and garment constructions. Included are time-saving and troubleshooting tips from the Serger Advisory Board.
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Creative Serging

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Sergers can sew up to three times faster than the average sewing machine and can do so much more than just finish edges and seams. If you’re looking for some help to take you beyond seam finishing with your serger, this up-to-date and comprehensive manual has everything you’ll need! Lots of colour photos and illustrations, as well as complete instructions for every type and brand of serger on the market today. Not only that, you’ll find lots of project ideas too! Now in paperback!

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Sewing With Sergers

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The bible of basic serging information - threading tips and techniques, stitch types, rolled edges and flatlocking. Learn about seaming, construction techniques, and how to work with different threads.
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Creative Serging

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You'll learn to master tension with different decorative threads, and learn how to do all kinds of decorative stitches including rolled edges and flatlocking. Ideas are included on creating your own coats, jackets, kids clothes, accessories, lingerie, aerobicswear, swimwear and crafts.
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The Complete Serger Handbook

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This beautiful, full-colour book is a great addition to any sew-er's library. Whether you're already using a serger or just thinking about buying one, it's full of valuable information. See how to recognize when serger stitches are needed for fashioning finishing edges, making garments & doing decorative work. Know when a serger will work quicker & more efficiently than other machines. You'll get clearly spelled out instructions for fabrics that stretch, pill, ravel, or are otherwise hard to control. Now in paperback.
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The Ultimate Serger Answer Guide

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This book is the essential reference for any current or prospective serger owner, providing practical solutions for any problem with any serger, no matter what brand, model, or vintage. Includes an excellent trouble-shooting guide, formatted so that you can quickly identify problems and solutions. Closeup colour photos show you exactly what's right and what's wrong with each stitch. Learn how to select the proper foot, needle, and threads, as well as how to select the right serger for you.
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