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66 people found this helpful
Really Great Cover Hem Machine
By Compulsively Creative on Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2012
I love this machine!. I've had it for a few months now and find myself pleasantly surprised at the ease of use. You get your choice of 2 two-needle cover hems, narrow and wide or one triple cover hem. It also does a chain stitch. I did find that the triple cover hem puts a LOT of thread in your project...probably better on more substantial knits or wovens. If you already have a regular serger, then this one will be a snap to get the hang of. As far as the thread release issues, I use a wooden toothpick to release one thread at a time and have no problem at all. It's worth it to have cover hems come out as perfectly as they do on this machine. I sew mostly on knits, thick, thin, and in-between, with all kinds of stretch and recovery. I do a test sample before each garment type. This machine is very simple. No bells and whistles. Just good cover hems with no skipped stitches or any other problems. If you are experiencing thread breakage, (especially in the left needle) check these 3 things. Is your thread seated properly in the tension discs? Check to make sure. Is the thread spool on the correct spool holder? Are the threads following the correct thread paths? All of these things can cause problems. (The thread paths are shown color-coded right there on the machine.) I am just so pleased with the quality and reliability of this machine. It sews perfectly no matter what I put under the presser foot. I even used it very late at night when no sane person would mess with their serger- didn't break the machine or ruin the project. It doesn't miss a stitch even over big bulky seam intersections. Doing cover hems on this machine is completely painless and all the "excitement" is gone too!(Will it go the whole length without thread breakage???) I am sorry to hear that some people have had trouble with this machine, because I would give it 5 stars. You can see more positive reviews over at patternreview.com. I wasn't too thrilled with how it was packed. Someone at Amazon just took the factory box and dropped it into a big box and the factory box was banging around loose in there. It didn't seem to affect the machine, though.
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32 people found this helpful
Thank God Amazon has a great return policy
By WiscoRit on Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2014
Let me start out by saying that I was so excited for this purchase. I'm an avid sewer, who has taken on quite a bit of piece sewing for a company that I used to work for. I already have a fantastic Bernina sewing/ embroidery machine, as well as a Bernina overlock (from 1985, but is made from cast steel and sews like a dream.) I wanted to invest in a coverstitch machine, so I could do more work with sportswear style finishes, and professional looking hems. The machine looked amazing out of the box; brand spanking new and gleaming white. That was the last time I had a smile on my face. Once I plugged in the machine and threaded it, the problems started immediately. First off, this thing is a bugger to thread. I'm not saying that as someone who doesn't have experience threading machines: I've worked on dozens of home and industrial style machines. This machine, well, it's a temperamental son of a gun. Even after reading the manual twice, as well as watching an online tutorial on how to thread the machine, the stitches were still uneven, and there were many skipped stitches. Yuck. Now the big issue with this machine: there is no easy way to release the fabric from the machine. There was a secondary printed flier included with the machine which instructed that you have to use a small screwdriver (who's purpose is to install/ remove needles from the machine), to manually crease ease in the thread by pulling on the threads. RIDICULOUS! And guess what? It doesn't work. You just end up with a threaded messy piece of fabric that ends up stuck and shredded. I tried to find other ways to release the fabric, but nothing worked well. I googled every resource possible, machine reviews, youtube videos, nothing worked. It was a waste of time: just working with a double needle option on my traditional sewing machine makes a nicer looking seam than this coverstitch machine. Seriously folks, don't buy this machine. It's obvious that when it was engineered, the ability to remove fabric from the machine after it was sewn was never truly figured out. I tell you as a professional, as someone who loves the art of sewing and garment construction... stay away. Invest in a quality Bernina or Baby Lock instead.
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