Haha, I'll second the 'throwing the serger into the lake.'
Picked up a nice (and surprisingly cheap!) satin for M9's skirt, I decided to use the reverse side because I actually despise the abysmal shininess of satin. I regret choosing satin for my Saturn fuku. The fl;ash from digital cameras just lights you up like a shiny bonfire! The backside of the satin has a nice sheen to it, enough to make it look dressy, and so far the seams aren't sagging like the stretch fabric did.
*has to go sew the zipper in, grumble grumble snarl grumble*