Product Description

The SINGER 14J250 Stylist II serger is the perfect addition to your sewing room. Get started finishing seam and hems in no time with the needle threader, wide open and color-coded threading. 2-3-4 thread capability and adjustable stitch length provide more stitch variety for customizing projects. Differential feed eliminates stretching and puckering on all fabric types. Sewing at 1,300 stitches per minute, this serger provides professional results in no time. Included Accessories: All-Purpose Foot, Brush, Screwdrivers, Stitch Fingers, Two Thread Converter, Oiler, Extra Cutter, Wrench, Cutting Width Gauge, Needle Threader, Needles, Thread Nets (4), Spool Discs (4), Spool Holders (4), Spool Caps (4), Thread Spools (4), Tweezers, Soft-Sided Dust Cover, Instruction Manual, Foot Control, Power Cord

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3204 in Art and Craft Supply
• Color: White
• Brand: SINGER
• Model: 14J250
• Platform: Windows
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 12.50" h x 11.00" w x 12.50" l, 18.00 pounds

Features

• 2-3-4 Stitch Capability--provides more stitch variety
• Wide Open Threading--easy threading saves time
• Needle Threader is the biggest timesaver
• Cutting Width Gauge--ensures the fabric is cut and sewn consistently
• 1,300 Stitches Per Minute--professional speed for faster results

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

43 of 44 people found the following review helpful.
One of the Easiest Basic Sergers to Thread
By So.Cal. Sewist --
I bought mine elsewhere and have had it long enough to say I wish I had bought it here at Amazon. The price here is good, and if you buy it with Prime, no shipping charge.

The Singer 14J250 Stylist II is a 2, 3, 4 thread serger, which means it can use two threads up to 4 threads for most basic serger needs. It will Not do the coverhem stitch which is the stitch you see on T-shirt hems that has the double or triple row of stitching. This machine does have differential feed which helps when the fabric tries to curl and you want to ease it flat, or when you want it to have a wavy edge.

It has a thread-chain cutter built in behind the stitching plate so no scissors needed to cut thread chain and release the fabric from the machine (Love that Feature!!), an adjustable Fabric Guide -- not seen on most other sergers. BTW, the main tools store in the front. Its open threading makes it one of the easiest threading sergers on the market. The cutting knife can be turned off if you don't need to use the cutting feature. The whole front opens up so you can easily get at the loopers for threading, just be sure to thread it in the correct order so the threads lay in there to function properly -- first Right Looper, second Left Looper, third Right Needle, fourth Left Needle. Follow the instructions for 3 thread and 2 thread.

You'd usually use 2 thread to make the tiny rolled hem on hankerchiefs and dinner napkins or the bottom edge of a tuck-in blouse. Three thread is the most normally used stitch for overcasting and finishing seams or fabric edges. I also use it when I have ravelling fabric and have to wash it, I first serge the edges and then toss it in the wash on delicate. The 4 thread you'd use on stress places like arm hole or the back seam on pants, because it is the three thread with the safety straight stitch along side.

This machine does not have automatic tension adjustment, you get to adjust i t in small increments when needed. I'd highly recommend First writing down the tension settings as they are when you get the machine Before you change anything. That way you have a baseline in case stitching is way off and you need to start over to fix the tension.

There is no need to pull the fabric from the back. That causes needle(s) to bend and then break. Just let it feed, guiding only. Keep your fingers to the side. This machine feeds well from the front, just get it to the front edge of the foot and it will take it in, or just lift the foot a bit to put fabric under if you feel the need. If you don't use the adjustable edge guide and find that your serged stitch is wavering, anchor your right hand steady on the front of the machine guiding the fabric through your fingers, or rest your hand on the table edge.

If you need assistance serging with this machine, do an internet search for White Model Sergers group at yahoo as this model is like the Wh ite 2900 or the Viking 200S. There is a way to do a mock coverhem stitch using the serger and your sewing machine with a double needle. Ask that group how to do it. While HSN still has the Stylist II serger in stock there is a video under the picture you can watch.

I'd recommend getting a basic serger book with easy projects to help you get started. Singer had a good one and I know there are others. Make a cover for it and your sewing machine. Have fun.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
learn how to use your machine and the needlel won't break...
By Joann F. Urso
What breaks the needle is when the thread gets traped by the needle and the looper and it is in front of the looper, blocking and traping the thread will break every time over and over....easy fix, start over and rethread everything again and make sure your loopers are in the back (behind george) when you get to the plate. make sure the needle thread or two needles threads are on top to the side not under the plate..., to bad the manuals for troulble shooting don't mention this happy trick...JoAnn

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
ultra excellent
By bill
Well my new toy just arrived!! This machine is well above awesome this thing is ultra epic & it's a little monster!! I just tested it with light weight 40 denier tricot nylon, the material just glided through the machine as if it were on air. The machine feels extremely rigid,sturdy and stable & It stays in one place when high speed stitching. As far as threading goes it was very easy & this is my FIRST serger if i can thread it, believe me ANY one can thread it. Now i have a good singer collection. This new serger and a quantum stylist 9960...AWESOME!! Can't wait for my girl to get home so she can use it for her stuff..she loves sewing and will find this little monster epic.