Sometimes choosing a serger is easy, especially when you are very clear about your requirements. But most of the time, it is a challenging task to choose the best serger, especially in a country like the United States, where you get at least a dozen brands selling top quality sergers with tons of features.
A serger is something that you would like to use for at least five years. It is an essential part of your business, and if you buy a cheap one with inconsistent performance, your business will suffer.
So you are always advised to focus on machines that are of excellent quality.
Editor’s Choice: Best Serger Sewing Machines
Taking the above point into account, we at sewing machines view have created an updated list of Top 10 Best Sergers.
We have omitted those poor machines as we never recommend a bad machine to our readers, which you can clearly see from our recommendation level for each machine. This list contains the best of the best sergers available in the U.S.
Brother 2340CV Cover Stitch
This is a cover stitch machine, not a real serger. It has features like 3 needles, differential feed system, chain stitch, and 6mm triple-needle cover stitches. You can do trim cover, cover, utility, flatlock, and decorative stitches on this machine.
Pros:
This machine is very good for one specific purpose, doing a cover stitch. Actually, the quality of the stitches is as good as industrial machines. When you consider that, the price seems to be very reasonable.
Drawbacks:
Brother 2340CV does not have automatic tension release, which is a drawback as it will take at least a couple of attempts to get used to the manual tension release system. This machine is not highly recommended unless you want a cover stitch machine.
Siruba HSO-747D Overlock Sewing Machine
Siruba is not a favorite serger brand in the U.S., But this particular model features among the bestselling sergers due to its inexpensive and reasonably good performance. But still, it is not highly recommended by sewing machines view.
We had to include it on the list because it is the least expensive serger that has some quality associated with it. It is a two-needle convertible 3 or 4-thread serger. It has a differential feed mechanism, free arm capability, and adjustable presser foot.
Pros:
Not a lot of bells and whistles, but it seems to be a good one for basic stuff. The micro safety switch is one useful feature. While reviewing, it gave us satisfactory results and worked well on different kinds of fabrics.
Drawbacks:
We are not sure about the durability of this machine as it is made of very cheap quality plastic.
SINGER 14T968DC Professional
It is a serger designed for real professionals. The best thing about this serger is that it has both overlock and cover stitch capability.
Some other features are automatic tension, upper moveable knife, 2/3/4/5 thread stitch capability, automatic and manual presser foot pressure adjustment.
Pros:
The overlock and cover stitch combination is the highlight of this machine. This is the only serger in this list, which has both features. This is a machine with so many features that you will normally see the actual value and above sergers. The automatic tension feature is stunning.
Drawbacks:
The work light is dim, to be honest. This serger does not have free arm capability. This machine is on the heavier side as well.
Janome 8002D Serger with Exclusive Bonus Bundle
This is a highly underestimated serger. It has 3 or 4 thread overlock stitching capability, built-in rolled hem, and differential feed system.
Pros :
Few people who bought this serger have given 100% positive feedback. That is the reason why we said; it is an underestimated machine. You can easily convert this machine to rolled hem mode without removing the needle plate. It is a very quiet machine. The smooth and quiet operation is something that would impress anyone.
Drawbacks:
Slightly complicated threading is the only con of this machine.
Juki MO654DE Portable Thread Serger Sewing Machine
This is expensive serger in the list of Top 10 Best Sergers. It has 2/3/4 Thread options, built-in rolled hemming, industrial tension and cutting system, disengaging loopers, built-in sewing gauge, and differential feed mechanism.
Pros:
It is a highly stable machine with little vibration while operating. The stitch quality is pretty impressive. It has an amazing knife that cuts through any fabric. This machine does an equally good job at high and low speeds. Speed control and precision is something that we really liked about this serger. It is portable as well.
Drawbacks:
The in-built light and the user manual requires a lot of improvement.
SINGER 14J250 Stylist II Serger Overlock Machine
Absolute champion for heavy stuffs like denim. It has 2-3-4 Stitch capability, differential feed system, built-in needle threader, and thread cutter, and built-in rolled hems.
It has some nice additional features like the upper moveable knife, open threading system, and adjustable cutting width gauge.
Pros:
This machine sews through denim like butter. It has a wonderful stretch mode as well. It is a sturdy and stable serger.
Drawbacks:
The lighting is very poor. Slightly difficult to thread during the initial set up.
SINGER 14CG754 ProFinish Serger Sewing Machine
This is a best seller. It has 2-3-4 thread capability, differential feed system, and free arm capability. It has four built-in rolled hems. A lever is provided for converting to a rolled hem. The free arm makes sewing cuffs and sleeves effortlessly. It has a moveable upper knife as well.
Pros:
It provides smooth and consistent results.
Drawbacks:
The machine seems to be noisy — flimsy-looking spool holders.
JUKI MO644D Portable Serger
It is an absolute beginner’s delight. If you are looking for a user-friendly serger, do not look any further. It is a 2/3/4 Thread serger with an automatic rolled hem, differential feed, and heavy-duty knife system. The automatic rolled hem provides a nice and neat finish. You can change to rolled hem with the flip of a switch.
Pros:
In terms of user-friendliness, this serger scores above all the best sergers in this list. It does a very good job with multiple layers of fabrics. It is very quiet as well. Stability is also good.
It is an awesome machine, especially for light and medium weight fabric. The majority of people who bought JUKI MO644D are beginners, which will give you an idea about its ease of use.
Cons:
There are no big issues to point out.
Brother Designio Series DZ1234 Serger
A defect less and flawless serger. It is the 2nd best serger you can get. It loses out to 1034d just because of the slightly higher value. Otherwise, this machine would have been sitting pretty on the top of the list.
It is a 3/4 thread serger with differential feed. It has free arm capability and adjustable presser foot pressure. It can do rolled hems as well.
Pros:
The ease of use is really commendable. Threading is a walk in the park. It sews through all kinds of fabrics with ease.
Drawbacks:
I had a hard time finding a limitation of this machine — none to say.
Brother 1034d 3/4 Thread Serger with Differential Feed
Be it the ease of use, quality, or price; there is no other serger to beat this beast. Brother 1034d is the best seller among all sergers. It is a cute little beast with 3/4 thread capability, differential feed, rolled hem, and free arm.
Other additional features are adjustable on/off the knife, adjustable foot pressure, and brightly lit workspace.
Pros :
Beginners can easily set this machine up. The quality of the stitches is very good. It can sew any fabric without any trouble. The low price is the highlight of this serger. Probably that is the reason why this serger is on top of the best sellers list.
It has been the best seller for quite a while now. It has the highest ‘customer satisfaction’ rating as well. We are going to include this serger in our list of ‘Machines You Can Buy With Your Eyes Shut’ soon.
Drawbacks:
Nothing at all.
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Sources…
- https://www.sewwhatalicia.com/what-is-serger/
- https://blog.treasurie.com/how-to-use-a-serger/
- https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Arts-Crafts-Sewing-Sergers-Overlock-Machines/zgbs/arts-crafts/12899441
Good reviews, I wish Bernini would have been included
Thanks for your suggestion 🙂
I love the comparison video!
Thank you 🙂