Date: August 29, 2026, Saturday

Time: 10 am – 3 pm

Location: Temple Kol Emeth Doc Lebow Center 1375 Brookcliff Place Marietta, Ga 30062  (last house on right on street behind Temple Kol Emeth)

Cost:

• $55 members
• $75 non-members

Max 12 students

Registration Link

Refund policy: Full refund if cancelled by August 15^th. After August 15^th, refund may be available if there is a substitute student.

Is your serger still in the box or gathering dust in a corner? A serger can really enhance your sewing by sewing and finishing seams in one pass and adding professional-looking edges on fabrics. But they can be a little intimidating. This class will cover basic serging techniques to get you started on your machine. Learn the basic techniques for serging:

• 4 thread seams
• Finishing 4 thread seams
• Switching to 3 thread modes
• Edge stitching to finish seams sewn on a conventional machine
• Rolled hems
• Rounding an outside curve
• Serging an outside corner

A prerequisite for taking this class is being able to thread your serger from scratch (with no thread in the serger to start). For those who need help with threading, a remedial threading class will be held at Rita’s house in Roswell on Sat., August 8th ($10 donation). If needed, alternate sessions will be arranged.
A fabric kit will be provided. You will need to bring:

• Serger with plug and foot pedal
• Manual for the serger
• 4 cones of serger thread in different colors
• Extra needles for serger
• Screwdriver for changing needles
• tweezers
• scissors
• 3 ring binder – you will be getting plastic sleeves to hold stitching samples
• Paper, pen and pencil

Teacher: Rita Mantel. Longtime ASG member and current treasurer, Rita owned a sewing machine store for many years and is well-versed in sergers. She has worked with a wide variety of them over the years.