Husqvarna Viking HUSQVARNA VIKING AMBER S|100

The AMBER S|100 is a Husqvarna Viking serger for 2, 3 or 4-thread work, with a knob-adjusted differential feed and looper threading guided step by step through color-coded paths and lay-in tension slots that do not need pulling through a disc: it is not automatic or air-assisted, but easier to follow than threading with no guide at all. It trims, finishes and seams fabric edges, without straight stitches or buttonholes.

It covers eleven different techniques: 3 and 4-thread overlock, 2 and 3-thread rolled hem and flatlock, 3-thread stretch overlock, 2-thread wrapped edge and chainstitch. Overlock width reaches 7 mm and stitch length runs from 1 to 5 mm, with speed up to 1,300 stitches per minute. The upper cutter can be disengaged for flatlock work, cutting width is set with a dial, and a tray collects the trimmings.

Switching from 4 to 2 threads needs the included 2-thread converter. It suits someone learning to serge with some regularity, starting from basic manual controls, rather than someone looking for automatic threading or a display-driven differential feed.