Serging Books
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Serge With Confidence

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SWC-200

 

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.

ABC's of Serging

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ABC
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.

Creative Serging

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CSP-100

 

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!

Sewing With Sergers

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SWS-01
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.

Creative Serging

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CS-300
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.

The Complete Serger Handbook

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CSH-100
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. Paperback.

The Ultimate Serger Answer Guide

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SAG-100
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.