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 better to buy for home in 2019, as well as the secrets of choosing carpet locks and sewing machines - in our review. Read carefully and buy consciously!
What is an overlock for?
Overlock is an auxiliary device for neat work with fabric cuts, overcasting the edge of the product and creating elastic seams, especially relevant when working with stretchy 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 overlocker? Let's take a look at our ranking of the most talked about models in 2019.
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Three most successful overlock models
Brother 4234D
According to the hostesses, this is an excellent and affordable model for the wallet, successfully combining 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 break holes in the fabric. Among the advantages - bright lighting, a container for scraps and garbage, detailed instructions written in "human" language. True, sometimes the thread holder sinks and you have to adapt to changing the needles.
Bernina 1300MDC
The most economical, easy-to-use and productive overlocker for your home or small workshop. Quite versatile - it works with any type of fabric, sews with different threads (up to 5 pieces). The seamstress can manually control the thread tension, and the overlock, in turn, will automatically thread the looper. Withstands intense loads without failures, neatly stitches on the most delicate fabrics, easily and easily interacts with different needles. The reviews almost unanimously reiterate - a high-quality device, and 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 sewing seams - up to 1500 stitches per minute. However, it requires periodic cleaning from dust and some kind of 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 cover sewing machine perform?
The sewing machine easily and naturally works with stretched fabrics - grinds, sews in an elastic band, sews neat decorative seams. Unlike an overlock, 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 necessary place.
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List of the most efficient cover sewing machines
Merrylock Cover Stitch Auto
Practical, efficient and reliable assistant for working with knitwear. Refers to 4-thread models, independently feeds the thread into the looper and controls the tension force, has 5 operating modes in the set. Sometimes she is "naughty" if the hostess installs spools of threads of different fullness. 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. Advantages include ease 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 improved - 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 pickiness about needles - you need to select the optimal ones and sew only with them. Sometimes skips at seals and at the beginning of a line.
Elna 444
Convenient, high quality and productive machine of Taiwanese origin. The most multitasking of this ranking of the best cover sewing machines. Able to perform 14 different operations and please with 7 types of stitches. It makes the stitches even, neat, up to 4 mm, does not skip, does not hit the needles and does 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 and does not break, it is easy to set up, and it is a pleasure to work. At least that's what most of the owners of this model say.
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Should you buy a carpetlock?
Coverlocks are quite often deprived of the favorable attention of the 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.
Which model is worth stopping at, if there is something to choose from - let's figure it out together!
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Rating of the best carpetlovers
BabyLock Evolution BLE8W-2
In general, a high-quality, reliable and unassuming unit for home use. All the necessary manipulations are described in great detail in the extensive instructions, plus everything this model independently threading the needles and looper, and also independently regulates the tension force. The manufacturer provides the ability 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 coverlock adapts 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 2019.
Merrylock 007
A great option for beginners. Although buyers in 2019 have slightly increased complaints about the model. 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 the performance of such operations requires considerable skill, so experienced owners of the 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. Competent 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 overlocker is better to buy for the home in 2017-2019, what 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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