I finally got a chance to sit down to my serger and whipped up the
Simplicity 2603 cardi wrap.
I know I'm late to this party - there are already over
80 reviews of this pattern on PR! There is something to be said for standing on the shoulders of greatness... I decided to sew this after
Judy mentioned in a comment that she had used cardis like this as a nursing cover. What a great idea! Cute, fashionable, and one less thing to shove in the already overstuffed diaper bag. I was on it!
I don't have much to add to the collected wisdom on PR. My version is made of a very thin cotton/lycra jersey that I got at
FFC. I assembled it completely on the serger, using a 3 thread overlock and inserting the neckline elastic with my elastic/tape foot. As many of the other sewists who have made this chose to do, I did not hem, as I didn't want to alter the drape. I considered a rolled hem, but even with the differential feed at 2, I got some rippling when I tried it out, so instead I used the serger unthreaded (gasp!) to trim off the hem allowance and give it a smooth edge, which I don't ever achieve with shears.
So, my question to those of you with sergers is this - What thread(s) are your favorite for serging and where do you get them? Here in small town Texas, my only sources are Hancock, which carries a few colors of Maxi-Lock, and Walmart, which carries a lower quality thread that I don't love, but has a few more colors. I'm hoping for an online thread mecca. Does it exist?
ETA (11:00) - Wow, y'all are awesome! So far, Maxi-lock at
Atlanta Thread & Supply has the strongest following (and the lowest price at 1.85 a cone!).
SewTrue also has a good price and excellent color selection as well as great prices on zippers and an impressive closeouts selection. Of course, if I had been paying attention to
Liz's sidebar, I wouldn't have had to ask. Check out all the great online shops she has linked! I'm about to break the bank...
