I bought myself a new overlocker yesterday and am now trying to learn how to drive it. My old one lasted over 30 years. I wonder if this one will serve me as well? Image: Su Leslie, 2016
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I bought myself a new overlocker yesterday and am now trying to learn how to drive it. My old one lasted over 30 years. I wonder if this one will serve me as well? Image: Su Leslie, 2016
Zimmerbitch 
Perhaps it will depend on how much overlocking you still/will do. I find most appliances/machines do not last as well as their older models.
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Same here. I was really sad to finally give up on the old one for exactly that reason. 🙂
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My old vacuum cleaner recently have up after nearly 40 years….I imagine the new one will be defunct far sooner…..
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🙂 When our vaccuum cleaner died a while ago, my partner’s parents gave us an old one of theirs. Apart from being quite heavy and noisy — it worked brilliantly and is still going. Unlike the replacement machine we bought!
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Shame that nothing is built to last these days…..
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That’s a Serger isn’t it Su? I’ve never used one but I’ve had my old Singer sewing machine for over 50 years. Still works like a charm.
Leslie
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Yes! We call them over-lockers, and it wasn’t until I searched online for information about the different makes that I realised a serger is the same thing. I wouldn’t be surprised if your Singer machine is still going in another 50 years. My new toy almost certainly won’t be!
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Yes those Singers were well made in the day. I don’t think a new machine could stand up to the work I put the old one through. I’ve never used a Serger but I can see where they would be useful.
Leslie
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We had an “old” sewing machine for years and our younger daughter art student used it. It needed work so we just got her a new one for Christmas. She loves it, it does a million things, and can be carried without a struggle because it doesn’t weigh half a ton. Hopefully it will last for many years and hopefully yours will as well.
janet
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Thanks Janet. My new machine has lots of different stitches and settings (unlike the old one which only did one thing). I suspect once I get the hang of it, I’ll find a new enthusiasm for sewing too.
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My overlocker gets very lonely these days as I don’t get it out much any more. However, it was a godsend when the boys were little and I was making lots of tracksuit pants, windcheaters and pyjamas for them. Have fun with the new one!
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Thanks! My old one certainly did good service making pyjamas for the kid. My sister-in-law had it while I was in the UK and I think she pretty much did the same. The new one has already made couple of dresses wearable again. 🙂
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OK, I will bite—what’s an overlocker??
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This is another example of Britain and America being two countries separated by a common language. You probably know it as a serger!
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Um, nope! But then if it’s relating to sewing as I gather from other comments, I wouldn’t know that in any language!
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Yes, every craft and hobby generates its own language. 🙂
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Happy sewing! I hope it lasts as long as possible. New machines seem to be quite inferior to the old ones. It’s a frustrating reality.
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Thanks. In the quest to make us buy more, manufacturers have to make sure we need “new” sooner I guess. 🙂
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My thoughts exactly! We are definitely to blame though too, we treat too much of life as disposable and so it is easier for manufacturers to get away with it.
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Yes; it is easy to get sucked into the “just throw it away and get another one” culture. Luckily (I think) I live with a man who regards it as a personal affront if he can’t fix something. His mechanical skills are legendary and consequently we get to hold on to stuff for a lot longer than most people.
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That is great! My dad is the same way.
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So is mine. My son, not so much 🙂
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