How To Mimic a Serger Seam

Want to get a serger-like finish on a seam but don’t have the money to drop on a specialty machine? You can use a regular machine to achieve similar results, it will take a bit of time, but it will help your seams to keep from fraying on any costume that you make.

Start by making a wide zigzag stitch along the seam, try to get as close to the edge as possible

Go over everything with a straight stitch on the inner edge of the zigzag

Make a 3rd pass, tracing over the outer edge of the zigzag.

If you want your costumes to last longer and be washable this is the way to go, I did internal work on several of my earlier costumes just like this before I got a serger.

The seam itself won’t hold up as well as the real thing, but its a lot cheaper if you’re on a budget.

