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Serge vs Serger - What's the difference?

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Serge is a related term of serger.


As nouns the difference between serge and serger

is that serge is twill while serger is (sewing) a type of sewing machine designed to produce an overlock stitch and to cut the fabric as it stitches.

As a verb serge

is .

serge

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) serge, replacing an older borrowing from (etyl) sarge < (etyl) < .

Noun

  • A type of worsted cloth.
  • (by metonymy) A garment made of this fabric.
  • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (sewing) To overlock.
  • Etymology 2

    (etyl) cierge.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A large wax candle used in some church ceremonies.
  • Anagrams

    *

    serger

    English

    (Overlock)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (sewing) A type of sewing machine designed to produce an overlock stitch and to cut the fabric as it stitches.
  • * 2008 , Shannon Okey, The Pillow Book: Over 25 Simple-to-Sew Patterns for Every Room and Every Mood , page 31,
  • If using a serger' instead of a sewing machine, remember to eliminate or otherwise take into account the seam allowances given to each pattern, or you may end up with a larger pillow than expected.' Sergers , which create a series of overlapping stitches on the actual edge of the fabric, cutting away the excess, do not require seam allowances.
  • * 2008 , Madlyn Easley, Quick and Easy Window Treatments: 15 Easy-Sew Projects that Build Skills, Too , page 20,
  • If you have a serger , you can use it to finish fabric edges so they don't ravel, but the zigzag stitch on your regular machine works well, too.
  • * 2010 , Cait London, Instinctive Male , page 158,
  • With that, Mikhail sat down to place spools of thread on the serger , studying the directions and clearly dismissing her.

    Synonyms

    * (type of sewing machine) overlock machine