Do you sew for yourself or this hobby brings you additional income - in any case, you cannot do without high-quality equipment. A convenient and practical sewing machine is half of the equipment you need for productive and easy work "for pleasure". Which overlock is best to buy for a home in year, as well as the secrets of choosing carpet and sewing machines - in our review. Read carefully and buy consciously!
What is an overlock for?
Overlock is an auxiliary device for accurate work with fabric slices, overcasting the edges of the product and creating elastic seams, especially relevant when working with stretching fabrics (knitwear, stretch, synthetics). Used correctly, a good overlock will help you create an almost factory-made product at home. But what is a good overlock? Let's turn to our rating of the most talked about models in year.
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The three most successful overlock models
Brother 4234D
According to the hostesses, the model is an excellent and affordable wallet that successfully combines a well-thought-out design and efficient, high-quality work. Technically, it does 15 different operations, works with 4 threads. Sews quietly and does not hit holes in the fabric. Of the advantages - bright lighting, a container for scraps and garbage, detailed instructions written in "human" language. True, the thread holder sometimes sinks and you will have to get used to changing the needles.
Bernina 1300MDC
The most economical, easy to manage and productive overlock for your home or small studio. Quite universal - works with any type of fabric, sews with different threads (up to 5 pcs.). The seamstress can manually control the degree of thread tension, and the overlock, in turn, will automatically thread the looper. Without failures withstands intense loads, neatly lays stitches on the most delicate fabrics, interacts effortlessly and easily with different needles. Reviews almost unanimously reiterate - a high-quality device, but no shortcomings - have been identified.
Juki MO-654DE
Convenient and reliable overlock for home use. It is easy to understand the settings and work even for a novice seamstress, but even the most demanding needlewoman cannot find fault with the quality of the lines. The overlocker is pleasantly distinguished by its quiet operation, stability, high speed of laying seams - up to 1500 stitches per minute. However, it requires periodic cleaning of dust and some additional device for collecting scraps and residues.If you follow the instructions for use, this overlock will serve you faithfully for more than one year and will sew a lot of fine knitwear. Well, which overlock is best for you - choose depending on the frequency and nature of sewing.
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What operations does the sewing machine perform?
The sewing machine easily and naturally works with stretchy fabrics - grinds, sews in elastic, sews neat decorative seams. Unlike an overlocker, a cover-up stitches the warp thread (from the needle) and the bobbin thread (from the looper) not only along the edge of the fabric, but in any desired place.
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List of the most efficient stitchers
Merrylock Cover Stitch Auto
Practical, efficient and reliable assistant for working with knitwear. Belongs to 4-thread models, independently threading the thread in the looper and controls the tension, has a set of 5 operating modes. Sometimes she is "naughty" if the hostess installs spools of threads of different filling. Easy to operate and adjust, pleases with straight stitches and correctly selected technical characteristics. Does not tear or confuse threads, does not jam the fabric, easily copes with both dense fabric and thin smooth fabrics.
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Janome CoverPro 1000CP (CoverPro II)
Stylish and reliable cover sewing machine with a large working area. Among the advantages are the simplicity of threading and the ability to work with any type of fabric - from dense and tough, to thin and slippery. The machine is carefully assembled, but the design could have been modified - changing the needles is not entirely "by hand", and there is not enough compartment for accessories. Some craftswomen noticed that this sewing machine is characterized by finickyness to needles - you need to select the optimal ones and sew only with them. Sometimes makes omissions on seals and at the beginning of a line.
Elna 444
Convenient, high-quality and productive machine of Taiwanese origin. The most multitasking of this rating of the best sewing machines. Able to perform 14 different operations and please with 7 types of stitches. The stitches are straight, neat, up to 4 mm, do not skip, do not hit the needle and do not confuse the threads. The foot rises very high, which means you can sew the thickest canvases or fabrics in several layers. The machine does not make noise or breaks, it is easy to set up, and it is a pleasure to work. At least that's what most owners of this model say.
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Should you buy a carpetlock?
Coverlocks are quite often deprived of the supportive attention of craftswomen due to the need for frequent reconfigurations of the device. For different operations, even while working on one product, the seamstress will have to change the operating mode several times and reconnect certain tools - knives, needles, etc. But on the other hand, a household carpet-lock will save you money and space, because buying one device - in fact, you get two at once - an overlock and a sewing machine. Such a device is capable of both overcasting and stitching the edges of the fabric.
What model is worth stopping at, if there is plenty to choose from - let's figure it out together!
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Rating of the best carpet covers
BabyLock Evolution BLE8W-2
In general, a high-quality, reliable and unpretentious unit for home use. All the necessary manipulations are described in great detail in an extensive instruction, plus everything this model independently threading the needles and looper, and also independently regulates the tension force. The manufacturer provides the opportunity to perform up to 50 sewing operations with 5 threads and at a speed of up to 1500 stitches. Craftswomen vying with each other boast of smooth and filled lines, even when threading threads of different thickness.Fears of the complexity and laboriousness of the transition from regime to regime are absolutely not justified - everything is simple, easy and fast. If you buy different feet for your needs - transparent, small, beaded, etc. - the device becomes even more versatile and practical.
Juki MO-735
The next position in the ranking of the best carpet lovers is a functional and affordable, well-assembled model of a 4-thread device. Sews quickly and accurately. It's almost impossible to spoil the line. The carpetlock adjusts to any fabric, thread or needle, the settings are very simple, but the instructions let us down. Quiet, steady, powerful. A novice seamstress will have to get used to the sharp and confident start of the carpetlock. But even after several years, this device will continue to sew surprisingly the same, even stitches. The best set of really necessary options for a modest budget based on sales in year.
Merrylock 007
A great option for beginners. Although buyers in year, complaints about the model increased slightly. First of all, a pleasant thing - this model is easy to customize. Neither changing needles or threads, nor different types of fabric will add to your headache. Seams for 2 or 3 threads are just perfect. But with 4 and 5-thread seams, problems often arise. But performing such operations requires considerable skill, so experienced owners of Merrylock 007 do not consider this a disadvantage, but write off negative reviews about the model on the inexperience of other seamstresses.
Pfaff CoverLock 4.0
Our ranking of the best would be incomplete without this carpetlock. The unit is precise, highly professional and super productive. It has a display with a full listing of settings and operating mode parameters, an extremely large working surface, a convenient design and a well-thought-out package. For inexperienced seamstresses, it may seem too complicated in the settings, but those owners who have coped with the initial settings will invariably delight the carpetlock with neat master stitches and stitches, high speed of work and unpretentiousness to various textures of fabrics and threads. Proper use of the device will provide you with pleasure and excellent sewing results.
So we figured out with such modern sewing units as overlock, carpet lock and uncoiler. We are sure that now you, dear seamstresses, will not be intimidated by either the choice of this equipment or the work on it. Which overlock is better to buy for home in 2017- year that the sewing machine sews and is there any point in buying such an expensive carpetlock - now you yourself can give answers to these questions. Good luck in all your endeavors!
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