I was taught (at school and by my grandmother, a former professional seamstress) to use a short and wide zigzag stitch for the edges. Its always worked fine for me. I don't have an overlocker (serger), but I do have an overlock stitch on my sewing machine, but I find myself still using the zigzag.
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timeasmymeasure
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Date: 2008-09-15 09:06 pm (UTC)