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Sewing Techniques with an Overlock Machine

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sewing techniques used will require practice to become proficient. Here are a few tips to help you: When sewing with an overlock machine, be sure to fit the garment before it is stitched ...

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Sewing Techniques with an Overlock Machine Cooperative Extension Service College of Agriculture and Home Economics Sewing Techniques with an Overlock Machine Guide C-219 Constance Kratzer, Family Resource Management Specialist This publication is scheduled to be updated and reissued 02/08. Sewing with an overlock machine is a bit different from sewing with a conventional sewing machine. Some of the sewing techniques used will require practice to become proficient. Here are a few tips to help you: When sewing with an overlock machine, be sure to fit the garment before it is stitched. Because seams are trimmed as they are sewn, it isnt possible to let out seams if the garment is too snug. Check your machines use and care manual for instructions about how to adjust the thread tension. To get the feel of good stitches, try using a different color thread in each looper and needle. Adjust each tension dial as needed to achieve a balanced stitch. Stitch through a variety of fabrics to determine how fabric weight affects the stitch quality. When the stitch is properly adjusted, the upper looper thread will be smooth against the right side of the fabric and the lower looper will be smooth against the wrong side of the fabric. These threads will meet and interlock evenly along the edge of the fabric. The needle thread will be seen as a long straight stitch on the right side and a shorter straight stitch, which is more widely spaced, on the wrong side (fig. 1). If needle thread is too loose, increase the needle tension and/or decrease either or both looper tensions (fig. 2). Figure 2. If upper looper thread is too loose, tighten the upper looper tension and/or loosen the lower looper (fig 3). Needle thread Upper looper thread Back Face Lower looper thread Perfect stitch Unbalanced needle thread too loose Figure 1 . Figure ...

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