**Introduction to the Juki Mo-1000 Serger**

As a sewing enthusiast, I was excited to try out the Juki Mo-1000 serger, and I'm thrilled to share my experience with you. This machine has been a game-changer for me, and I'm confident that it will be for you too. In this article, I'll take you through my journey with the Juki Mo-1000, from first impressions to putting it through its paces on various fabrics.

**Setting Up the Juki Mo-1000**

I started by bringing up the serger's screen and familiarizing myself with the interface. The easy threader feature was a welcome surprise, as it made threading the machine incredibly easy. I also made sure that my stitch length was set to around 2.5 and the differential feed was on end for normal use. The differential feed is essential for fabrics that tend to pucker or become wavy. It's a great feature that allows you to adjust the tension to achieve the best possible results.

**Testing the Juki Mo-1000 on Different Fabrics**

I decided to start testing the Juki Mo-1000 on some regular quilting cotton fabric, which was a great choice for beginners like myself. I cut a chunk off the fabric and got started, adjusting my stitch length and differential feed as needed. The serger glided smoothly through the fabric, producing a beautiful, even seam that lay flat on both sides of the fabric. I was impressed by how effortlessly it worked, with no puckering or wavy seams.

Next, I moved on to some home decor weight fabric, which is slightly heavier than quilting cotton. Again, the Juki Mo-1000 performed flawlessly, stitching a seamless seam through the thicker fabric without any issues. The serger's ability to handle different weights and types of fabrics was one of its standout features.

**Lightweight Fabrics: A Challenge for the Juki Mo-1000**

I then decided to test the Juki Mo-1000 on some really lightweight Jersey fabric, which is almost like tissue. This was a great way to see how the serger would perform on a delicate fabric that requires extra care. To my surprise, the Juki Mo-1000 handled the lightweight fabric with ease, stitching a smooth seam without any puckering or wavy seams. The differential feed didn't even need to be adjusted, which impressed me.

**Bulkier Projects: Fleece and Denim**

As winter approaches, I'm always on the lookout for projects that can keep my loved ones warm. Fleece is a great choice for kids' garments like hoodies and sweatshirts, and the Juki Mo-1000 was perfect for finishing off seams. The serger's ability to handle fleece without fraying was impressive, and I could see how it would make a huge difference in the finished product.

For denim, which can be notoriously challenging for sewing machines, the Juki Mo-1000 proved itself once again. I tested it on two layers of denim, including stretch denim from an old pair of jeans. The serger glided smoothly through both fabrics, cutting a seamless seam without any issues. Even with the thicker, bulkier fabric, the differential feed didn't need to be adjusted.

**Conclusion: My Experience with the Juki Mo-1000**

In conclusion, my experience with the Juki Mo-1000 serger has been incredibly positive. From its ease of use to its ability to handle a wide range of fabrics, I'm confident that this machine will become an essential tool in your sewing arsenal. Whether you're a seasoned sewer or just starting out, the Juki Mo-1000 is definitely worth considering.

**Recommendation and Future Tutorials**

I want to thank Juki for sending me the Mo-1000 serger, which allowed me to share my experience with you today. If you're interested in learning more about this machine, I'll be sharing some future tutorials on how to use it effectively. Be sure to check back often and hit that subscribe button to stay up-to-date on all my latest content.

**Final Thoughts**

Overall, I'm thrilled with my purchase of the Juki Mo-1000 serger, and I know you will be too. With its ease of use, versatility, and exceptional stitch quality, this machine is a game-changer for any sewer. Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or comments – I'd love to hear from you!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey it's Vanessa The Crafty Gemini I post weekly videos right here on my YouTube channel and in this video I'm sharing with you my review of my brand new juki m1000 serger that features this really cool easy threader technology all right so let's talk about my brand new juky serger it's the m mo1000 and it features this really cool easy threader technology if you've been looking at sergers lately you may have seen another manufacturer that has a similar technology it basically the machine really threads itself it's kind of crazy even when I first did it the first time I'm like that's it and I can use it now and it's awesome so that's really why I bought it for I didn't really need a serger but I bought it for the technology and I really think that the threading part of the upper and lower Looper is the most daunting part of owning a surgeon so if you're in the market for serger and you do a lot of garment sewing and maybe you sell finished goods in an online shop or at craft shows check this machine out you're going to love it so let's quickly go over what comes right uh in the box when you buy it right you get the machine you comes with the little thing here to set up all your your cones it comes with a little waist basket it's nice and big it's a little clunky for me it's like a little awkward to like clip it back into place I kind of have to like jiggle it around a little so that's the only downside to that but it's nice and big and open so I like that then it also comes with your user manual it comes with a DVD that shows you how to thread it not that you need it to you're going to see how easy it is a couple of spool caps a Looper threader some Nets if you're using like smaller spools or if you have a problem with the thread coming off too quick off the cones and then some oil of course for your sewing machine or your sergeon maintenance it also comes with a really simple plastic dust cover to keep the dust off your machine nothing too fancy and that's pretty much it it just comes with the one presser foot that allows you to do your regular 2 three four uh thread serger overlock stitches you can do rolled hems it has an adjustable differential feed it has pretty much the basic stuff that a new serger nowadays would have but let's get started on showing you how to thread this thing so we'll remove the waist basket here set this aside and right down here I just put my finger here and this is going to allow me to open this up and access where all the threading and all the Looper stuff is if you look on the inside of the cover here You Bic basically have a built-in accessory kit all your stuff is here a set of needles your little screwdriver to take off and on your needles to change them a little lych brush and also some tweezers which I already took out but they go right in here in this slot and this comes in handy too to pull your thread cuz sometimes it can be tough to get your fingers in there but I'll leave it out because I'll be using this there's also a colorcoded diagram here in case you forget how to thread it but it is so easy so let's actually jump right into threading it I am going to do something that is dreaded by many who have sergers you know that the number one thing you don't want somebody to do is come by and cut your threads after you've threaded your surger right cuz now it's like oh a nightmare to get it threaded again let me show you let me get rid of these threads that were in here just by stitching them out a little all right so the only threads I have on my machine let me see okay so there they go I have all my threads out of the serger so let's start from scratch I've loaded four threads uh four cones here of thread and I usually like to do it that way just because I'm usually using the serger to secure a seam reinforce it and that four thread for me really gives me a more secure uh overlock uh seam whatever it is that I'm using it for right so let's open this up because we're going to need to thread this here and I like that this type of serger doesn't require you to thread it in a specific method sometimes they'll tell you start here then this one and then your needles here it doesn't matter because they're all going independently of one another so I'm going to kind of floss this in between my tension discs here bring it down there's a little groove right there and then there's a thread guide right there now you'll see here I'm doing this first one the color I think it says in the manual red but it's more like a purple color on the machine but it's the one furthest to the right and I am going to I pulled out some thread just to give myself some slack and now I'm going to grab it close to the tip and just insert it in the little hole that's right next to the picture for the one that I'm threading now I'm going to engage this this is when what is going to lock everything in place so that the easy threader can work so I'm going to flip this up now I'm going to turn my hand wheel until there's a little Mark on the hand wheel and then it needs to match up with the mark That's right next to it on the sewing machine so I'm going to turn the hand wheel towards me and you're going to hear a click right there that means that the easy threader system here is engaged so I have my thread in the little hole and I just like to kind of push my finger slide it up there and that helps It Go in further just make sure that it's in there then I'm going to press the air on button and that's it all right and so it's kind of clunky to get my hand in there so you can just grab your um tweezers and just guide that thread to the back because we want all our threads going towards the back of the machine all right so that one's done now we're going to repeat the same thing with the next one so I thread it back there just follow off your thread guides put it right through here another thread guide there again pull the thread out to give you some slack and now I'm going to put it in the little hole and just kind of push it in a little bit with my finger and again make sure it's not caught on anything that's it I mean the thread just flew out right here and it's threaded the other one so now that I've threaded the upper and lower Loopers I am going to disengage the air threader now because now we're ready to just uh thread our needles and start getting ready to stitch so I can pull this back down I like to line up the line there's a mark on the hand wheel and you line it up with the mark on the side of the sewing machine that lets you know when the needles are at their highest point and on any sewing machine or serger the needles need to be at the highest point in order for you to engage any aut automatic needle threader so that's what we're going to do here because we're going to move on and thread our needles so I'm first going to start off by doing the right needle so we're following it down here I'm going to come under this and follow the green the green is telling me it needs to go right over here and then there's a little like kind of curly tailed guide right above the right needle so I know that the thread for the right needle goes through there now we're going to use the automatic needle threader so to do that we have to come here and engage this little thing on whether we're now threading the left or the right needle I'm doing the right so I push it to the right it just goes left or right depending on what needle you're going to thread next so I'll push it in this way so it can go to the right because that's the one I want to thread and we're going to pull down on this and so you see that it engages it right where the needle is and now I'm just going to put my thread right through there on a little hook and when I let it go it pulls the thread right through my needle I usually will take the uh tweezers and just pull the thread back okay and so that needle is threaded and push your threads to the back before you start sewing I usually go back in from the back side of the machine and just pull everything so I know nothing is getting tangled so that's my right needle now we'll do the left same exact process make sure that you're flossing it in through those tension discs so it's catch matching there pop the little needle threader thing to the left cuz now we need to thread the left needle again thread it through the little curly q little guide there that it has right above your needle and now I bring this down I see that it's engaged to the left needle now make sure that I'm putting it where I need to right on the little automatic needle threader hook then I can bring it up and there it is my second needle has been threaded so you should have three or four depending on however many threads you're using to start sewing with going towards the back of your machine you don't want anything going forward there's a few other things here this little knob you can push it all the way forward for your regular surging needs and if you're doing rolled hems you push it all the way back this one here is to adjust how far the blade is cutting from your fabric so you can adjust that I keep it about 1.5 and then here this little thing you can put it down to disengage the blade so if you want to use the serger without it having to cut your fabric you can do that here as well just note that when you bring it back up the blade is is not going to pop up until you take a few stitches so don't freak out and think it's broken it's fine there so I'll bring it back up when I do a few stitches it'll pop back up make sure the easy threader is disengaged and we are ready to start surging so we'll close this back up put our our little waist basket thing okay that's in place and so my settings here for regular stitching pretty much you know my woven fabrics and things I have them all at fours going across the board and usually you want to have a between three and five but you can totally adjust this and the user manual includes a full chart of tons of different stitches of all kinds of different things that you may want to use in different projects all right so let's start uh trying it out on a couple different Fabrics let me cut this chunk off here make sure this is on so now we'll start I have my Stitch length over here at about a 2.5 and the differential feed is on end for normal that differential feed is going to help you with Fabrics when they pucker they're getting wavy you can adjust it to make it lay nicer and flat but for most of your needs this will work just fine so you can see gorgeous gorgeous serger Stitch nice and neat on both sides and this was just regular quilting cotton so now let's move on to something a little bit heftier I have here some home decor weight it's still 100% cotton and whenever you're testing out stitches on any new machine make sure that you're doubling up the fabric because that is how you would have it when you're using it for your projects right so you want to make sure that it looks how it would so that stitched nicely through that I don't have any puckering seams everything is laying nice and flat now let's test it on some really lightweight Jersey this is almost like a tissue Jersey this fabric is really lightweight you can see that and I am going to stitch it right here two layers of course really nice I'm really impressed with the Stitch quality of this serger and the fact that even on this lightweight Jersey it didn't pucker it up I didn't even have to touch the differential feed it did the stitches really really nicely okay and if you feel like it's rolling on you you can always adj adjust the cut depth of the blade so now let's move on to some bulkier projects because when the winter rolls around sometimes you want to be working on fleece projects you can whip these up for kids like little Hood and garments like that sweatshirts and you don't want to have a sewing machine and then have to finish the edges I like to make projects like that just on a serger even though the fleece doesn't Fray it just gives it a more nice finished look and I'm stitching a seam and I'm finishing off the edges with a more professional look at the same time again fleece stretches right we all know that and I didn't get any puckering or any wavy seams with the Stitch quality of the serger now the fleece is pretty bulky but let's give a try to two layers of denim just so you can see what all different types of fabrics and different types of projects you'll be able to make with this serger now one thing to note there is no little fluff sticking out here at the top usually on sergers that are trying to cut two layers of denim you'll have like little bits that don't really get cut because it's quite thick and the fabric is really dense again this denim is a stretch denim this is from an old pair of jeans no way wavier puckering seams I don't have any extra fluff here the blade is nice and sharp it cut through everything super easily so overall I'm really really impressed with the Stitch quality of this serger the way it works through a variety of fabrics you saw I didn't even mess with any of the tension and I went from really heavy Denim and even fleece to a really light tissue Jersey okay so you can pretty much use it for all kinds of stuff so now that I can thread it really easily thanks to the easy threader technology I think I'm going to be using the serger a lot more so I think you guys can look forward to seeing some serger tutorials coming from me in the future for more information on the juki mo1000 or any other juky sewing machines make sure to contact him at so many things tell him I sent you so I'm really happy with my purchase of the new juky mo1000 and that's it for this video review I hope you all enjoyed it and if you did make sure you hit this video with a thumbs up below share it across the different social media sites and don't forget to click the Subscribe button so you won't miss out on any of my future videos thanks again for watching and I'll see you next time byehey it's Vanessa The Crafty Gemini I post weekly videos right here on my YouTube channel and in this video I'm sharing with you my review of my brand new juki m1000 serger that features this really cool easy threader technology all right so let's talk about my brand new juky serger it's the m mo1000 and it features this really cool easy threader technology if you've been looking at sergers lately you may have seen another manufacturer that has a similar technology it basically the machine really threads itself it's kind of crazy even when I first did it the first time I'm like that's it and I can use it now and it's awesome so that's really why I bought it for I didn't really need a serger but I bought it for the technology and I really think that the threading part of the upper and lower Looper is the most daunting part of owning a surgeon so if you're in the market for serger and you do a lot of garment sewing and maybe you sell finished goods in an online shop or at craft shows check this machine out you're going to love it so let's quickly go over what comes right uh in the box when you buy it right you get the machine you comes with the little thing here to set up all your your cones it comes with a little waist basket it's nice and big it's a little clunky for me it's like a little awkward to like clip it back into place I kind of have to like jiggle it around a little so that's the only downside to that but it's nice and big and open so I like that then it also comes with your user manual it comes with a DVD that shows you how to thread it not that you need it to you're going to see how easy it is a couple of spool caps a Looper threader some Nets if you're using like smaller spools or if you have a problem with the thread coming off too quick off the cones and then some oil of course for your sewing machine or your sergeon maintenance it also comes with a really simple plastic dust cover to keep the dust off your machine nothing too fancy and that's pretty much it it just comes with the one presser foot that allows you to do your regular 2 three four uh thread serger overlock stitches you can do rolled hems it has an adjustable differential feed it has pretty much the basic stuff that a new serger nowadays would have but let's get started on showing you how to thread this thing so we'll remove the waist basket here set this aside and right down here I just put my finger here and this is going to allow me to open this up and access where all the threading and all the Looper stuff is if you look on the inside of the cover here You Bic basically have a built-in accessory kit all your stuff is here a set of needles your little screwdriver to take off and on your needles to change them a little lych brush and also some tweezers which I already took out but they go right in here in this slot and this comes in handy too to pull your thread cuz sometimes it can be tough to get your fingers in there but I'll leave it out because I'll be using this there's also a colorcoded diagram here in case you forget how to thread it but it is so easy so let's actually jump right into threading it I am going to do something that is dreaded by many who have sergers you know that the number one thing you don't want somebody to do is come by and cut your threads after you've threaded your surger right cuz now it's like oh a nightmare to get it threaded again let me show you let me get rid of these threads that were in here just by stitching them out a little all right so the only threads I have on my machine let me see okay so there they go I have all my threads out of the serger so let's start from scratch I've loaded four threads uh four cones here of thread and I usually like to do it that way just because I'm usually using the serger to secure a seam reinforce it and that four thread for me really gives me a more secure uh overlock uh seam whatever it is that I'm using it for right so let's open this up because we're going to need to thread this here and I like that this type of serger doesn't require you to thread it in a specific method sometimes they'll tell you start here then this one and then your needles here it doesn't matter because they're all going independently of one another so I'm going to kind of floss this in between my tension discs here bring it down there's a little groove right there and then there's a thread guide right there now you'll see here I'm doing this first one the color I think it says in the manual red but it's more like a purple color on the machine but it's the one furthest to the right and I am going to I pulled out some thread just to give myself some slack and now I'm going to grab it close to the tip and just insert it in the little hole that's right next to the picture for the one that I'm threading now I'm going to engage this this is when what is going to lock everything in place so that the easy threader can work so I'm going to flip this up now I'm going to turn my hand wheel until there's a little Mark on the hand wheel and then it needs to match up with the mark That's right next to it on the sewing machine so I'm going to turn the hand wheel towards me and you're going to hear a click right there that means that the easy threader system here is engaged so I have my thread in the little hole and I just like to kind of push my finger slide it up there and that helps It Go in further just make sure that it's in there then I'm going to press the air on button and that's it all right and so it's kind of clunky to get my hand in there so you can just grab your um tweezers and just guide that thread to the back because we want all our threads going towards the back of the machine all right so that one's done now we're going to repeat the same thing with the next one so I thread it back there just follow off your thread guides put it right through here another thread guide there again pull the thread out to give you some slack and now I'm going to put it in the little hole and just kind of push it in a little bit with my finger and again make sure it's not caught on anything that's it I mean the thread just flew out right here and it's threaded the other one so now that I've threaded the upper and lower Loopers I am going to disengage the air threader now because now we're ready to just uh thread our needles and start getting ready to stitch so I can pull this back down I like to line up the line there's a mark on the hand wheel and you line it up with the mark on the side of the sewing machine that lets you know when the needles are at their highest point and on any sewing machine or serger the needles need to be at the highest point in order for you to engage any aut automatic needle threader so that's what we're going to do here because we're going to move on and thread our needles so I'm first going to start off by doing the right needle so we're following it down here I'm going to come under this and follow the green the green is telling me it needs to go right over here and then there's a little like kind of curly tailed guide right above the right needle so I know that the thread for the right needle goes through there now we're going to use the automatic needle threader so to do that we have to come here and engage this little thing on whether we're now threading the left or the right needle I'm doing the right so I push it to the right it just goes left or right depending on what needle you're going to thread next so I'll push it in this way so it can go to the right because that's the one I want to thread and we're going to pull down on this and so you see that it engages it right where the needle is and now I'm just going to put my thread right through there on a little hook and when I let it go it pulls the thread right through my needle I usually will take the uh tweezers and just pull the thread back okay and so that needle is threaded and push your threads to the back before you start sewing I usually go back in from the back side of the machine and just pull everything so I know nothing is getting tangled so that's my right needle now we'll do the left same exact process make sure that you're flossing it in through those tension discs so it's catch matching there pop the little needle threader thing to the left cuz now we need to thread the left needle again thread it through the little curly q little guide there that it has right above your needle and now I bring this down I see that it's engaged to the left needle now make sure that I'm putting it where I need to right on the little automatic needle threader hook then I can bring it up and there it is my second needle has been threaded so you should have three or four depending on however many threads you're using to start sewing with going towards the back of your machine you don't want anything going forward there's a few other things here this little knob you can push it all the way forward for your regular surging needs and if you're doing rolled hems you push it all the way back this one here is to adjust how far the blade is cutting from your fabric so you can adjust that I keep it about 1.5 and then here this little thing you can put it down to disengage the blade so if you want to use the serger without it having to cut your fabric you can do that here as well just note that when you bring it back up the blade is is not going to pop up until you take a few stitches so don't freak out and think it's broken it's fine there so I'll bring it back up when I do a few stitches it'll pop back up make sure the easy threader is disengaged and we are ready to start surging so we'll close this back up put our our little waist basket thing okay that's in place and so my settings here for regular stitching pretty much you know my woven fabrics and things I have them all at fours going across the board and usually you want to have a between three and five but you can totally adjust this and the user manual includes a full chart of tons of different stitches of all kinds of different things that you may want to use in different projects all right so let's start uh trying it out on a couple different Fabrics let me cut this chunk off here make sure this is on so now we'll start I have my Stitch length over here at about a 2.5 and the differential feed is on end for normal that differential feed is going to help you with Fabrics when they pucker they're getting wavy you can adjust it to make it lay nicer and flat but for most of your needs this will work just fine so you can see gorgeous gorgeous serger Stitch nice and neat on both sides and this was just regular quilting cotton so now let's move on to something a little bit heftier I have here some home decor weight it's still 100% cotton and whenever you're testing out stitches on any new machine make sure that you're doubling up the fabric because that is how you would have it when you're using it for your projects right so you want to make sure that it looks how it would so that stitched nicely through that I don't have any puckering seams everything is laying nice and flat now let's test it on some really lightweight Jersey this is almost like a tissue Jersey this fabric is really lightweight you can see that and I am going to stitch it right here two layers of course really nice I'm really impressed with the Stitch quality of this serger and the fact that even on this lightweight Jersey it didn't pucker it up I didn't even have to touch the differential feed it did the stitches really really nicely okay and if you feel like it's rolling on you you can always adj adjust the cut depth of the blade so now let's move on to some bulkier projects because when the winter rolls around sometimes you want to be working on fleece projects you can whip these up for kids like little Hood and garments like that sweatshirts and you don't want to have a sewing machine and then have to finish the edges I like to make projects like that just on a serger even though the fleece doesn't Fray it just gives it a more nice finished look and I'm stitching a seam and I'm finishing off the edges with a more professional look at the same time again fleece stretches right we all know that and I didn't get any puckering or any wavy seams with the Stitch quality of the serger now the fleece is pretty bulky but let's give a try to two layers of denim just so you can see what all different types of fabrics and different types of projects you'll be able to make with this serger now one thing to note there is no little fluff sticking out here at the top usually on sergers that are trying to cut two layers of denim you'll have like little bits that don't really get cut because it's quite thick and the fabric is really dense again this denim is a stretch denim this is from an old pair of jeans no way wavier puckering seams I don't have any extra fluff here the blade is nice and sharp it cut through everything super easily so overall I'm really really impressed with the Stitch quality of this serger the way it works through a variety of fabrics you saw I didn't even mess with any of the tension and I went from really heavy Denim and even fleece to a really light tissue Jersey okay so you can pretty much use it for all kinds of stuff so now that I can thread it really easily thanks to the easy threader technology I think I'm going to be using the serger a lot more so I think you guys can look forward to seeing some serger tutorials coming from me in the future for more information on the juki mo1000 or any other juky sewing machines make sure to contact him at so many things tell him I sent you so I'm really happy with my purchase of the new juky mo1000 and that's it for this video review I hope you all enjoyed it and if you did make sure you hit this video with a thumbs up below share it across the different social media sites and don't forget to click the Subscribe button so you won't miss out on any of my future videos thanks again for watching and I'll see you next time bye\n"