Coverstitch Buyer's Guide: How To Pick the Right Machine
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- čas přidán 4. 09. 2024
- How to pick the right coverstitch machine for your needs and budget.
For the domestic market, there are currently four different types of coverstitch machines available: 2-needle, 3-needle, a serger/coverstitch combination machine, and a top cover machine.
Regardless of your situation, there are several factors to consider when buying a coverstitch machine.
Consider this before you buy a coverstitch machine
* Buy the best machine you can afford
* What features do you need?
* Compare accessories
* Do the seller offer classes?
* Read reviews and check online sewing groups
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I loved that your recommended a dealer/seller for trying out and buying your new/used cover-stitch machine. I believe in that with my whole heart. Especially if you’re like me and trade up for the newest machines. The dealer will give really good trade-in prices to upgrade you. Classes are also invaluable as well as the being able to make new sewing friends for life!
I will say that industrial coverstitch Machines are amazing even tho they cost a arm in a leg you can get at least 10 dresses or more done in a day.
Yes, they are so much faster, but I do think that they come with a learning curve too. The coverstitch ones I tested in a garment factory for instance didn't have tension numbers on the knobs, which I think can make it tricky for the home sewist
Very good overview of Cover Stitch Machines, Johanna. It is such a dilemma as the choices are from very expensive to relatively much, much cheaper. (Sublime to ridiculous) I think of the new sewers who are so enthusiastic and want to achieve it all. It is tempting to buy the cheaper models. Just buying NECESSARY sewing tools can be daunting and expensive to get started. It is usually recommended by the seasoned sewists to hold off...to wait until one can afford better models; many have learned this lesson the hard way. :) The lower end and cheaper models can be so frustrating to use and to get desired results. Failures and less than desired results can be a "turn off".
Your covering (no pun intended) the options is a great jumping off point to making informed decisions. Great job.
Cheers and happy sewing. JoAn
That's a really good point about rather waiting and saving than settling for something cheap and bad!
Thank you for your insight. Your love for sewing is very evident 😄💚
Another great video! I stopped sewing a long time ago but watching you make me wanna sew again. It would be great if you can film a guide about how to choose sewing machine and overock/serger as well.
Thank you! Yes I might do that in the future for sure!
A maxim I always adhere to is, buy cheap buy twice. In other words if you go for the cheapest you’ll end up buying what you wanted originally.
Functions apart the joy of the machine working and sewing rather than having to fiddle with the functions to get the stitching right is enormous. I’ve lost whole days with my original basic machines until I upgraded. But I did so with research, patience and secondhand.
I agree 100%, but so easy to forget when we are first starting out. I too have wasted so much time trying to get all my old budget machine to work, and it totally took out the fun from sewing for me. So your maxim is spot on!
As always, Johanna, you are right on target with our needs...I was considering the Bernette coverstitch, since I am a dedicated Bernina fan...Had ordered a used one which got destroyed in transit & as soon as the claim is paid, will purchase a new one from Bernette.....at least 50% or more of what I sew are knits, so it will get lots of use...looking forward to it.......
Howard, Have you looked at the Baby Lock Ovation? I bought one new a few years ago and I am happy with the results I can achieve. Knits are a dream to sew....stitches are wonderful...never the need to go over them with sewing machine as I had to do with old serger which I bought about 30 years ago. Cover stitching is excellent, never any tension challenges. Threading is a dream. My machine cost about 3200 CD. A friend bought a used Ovation a few months ago for 1300 CD. It is in excellent condition. (Food for thought ?) Happy sewing, Howard. JOAn
What a bummer about having the machine damaged in transit. So that means having to reassess, but as we say in Sweden, it's always worth the wait, when waiting for something good 😊
Thank You. I felt all that you shared with us was very helpful.
I read your blog and have watched a few of your videos now. I have a huskylock 936 that I am trying to sell because I simply do not understand it. It’s both the serger and the Coverstitch. I was considering the Janome 1000cpx or the Brother 3550. Is it possible to use the brother as just a simple cover stitch and not worry about the upper looper until I become more confident? Or is it not as simple as the janome to start? Thank you for your videos! Glad I found them!
Thank you very much!
Hej Johanna! I'm doing my research to buy a coverstitch machine. I'm planning on doing activewear. So flat overlapping seams is what I need. Is that possible to do with a 3-needle coverstitch and sew "wrong side up", with the reverse side of the stitch showing or do I have to buy a topcover coverstitch machine? Really enjoying your videos! And first time ever writing to somebody on CZcams =D Tack!
I wish it was more clear what each model has and what options are available for them. Some have two needles and others have three. It seems logical the three needle one is better, but it is not clear what you are missing out on by getting the two needle one. Most have four threads, but you can get one with five. Our grandmothers all managed to do well with a sewing machine with one needle and one thread.
Our grandmothers weren't sewing on today's stretch fabrics.
Yes it's not always clear, but I tried to share some of those differences in this video to make it clearer. And I've created a blog post too with even more info www.thelaststitch.com/coverstitch-machine-buyers-guide/
And yes, it's hard to compare with older times, since just like Bonnie says, we are sewing such different knit fabrics today, hence the surge in interest for coverstitch and sergers
Hello Johanna, I don`t know who else to ask, can you make a review Brother coverstich machines? What is the difference between double and single coverstich?
I've done a review on my blog www.thelaststitch.com/2018/08/brother-cv3550-coverstitch-review 😊
Thank you for this video! What machine do you suggest to sew activewear for a brand?
Thank you! Is the Janome good for wovens (as I find the brother seems to be), I can't decide which to purchase - I work with a company now making basketball and football jersey samples.. but my business is an eveningwear line in all silk.. complete opposite I know but I am an expert sewer and would like to spend more if it is something I can use with my eveningwear for decorative purposes and hems.. but if that's not practical, I imagine I would stick with the brother for the athleticwear company.. please let me know I would very much appreciate it, thank you!! Lindsey
I am hoping you can help, I am beginner and have a serger and want to purchase a machine for the Coverstitch. It can be a combo or stand alone as I wont be changing it back and forth. I am looking at a couple different machines and I don’t know anyone who uses a serger to get an opinion as the sells people want to sell their machine. The models I am looking at are, Berninia 1300 MDC, Phaff Coverlock 4872 and Janome CoverPro
900 CPX. Any advice you can provide would be great! Thank you
What will be your next coverstitch machine if the current one you have kicks the bucket😅😅
It's nice to talk about it but I want to see these machines put to work... :(
More demonstrations would be good
Hi @The Last Stitch. I bought your book, and it's on the way. I bought an industrial coverstitch machine from China. Wow! Extremely powerful and "Dope " machine. Hopefully it will be in your book. How do I get the fabric out of the coverstitch? I made 4 t-shirts yesterday and I want to hem them . on the coverstitch, but I don't know how to gt the fabric out so I can put the new fabric in. I watched one of your videos on the subject, but it seemed like you turned it backward to a point and then you pulled it out. I am going to look for a factory here in Bakersfield that has some coverstitch workers and I'll hopefully get some tips from them. I'm looking forward for your book to arrive. I got the coverstitch about three weeks ago, but I just tide off the threads and pulled them through. It took forever. I need "Help!"
Thanks for the info. I am in the market to buy an air threading serger, but i was introduced to the Bernette b48 funlock serger/coverstitch machine. It's under $1000 US dollars. Do you have an opinion for this machine?
I don't have any experience with that particular machine, but it is in the price range where at least some combo machines can be kinda dicey and not worth buying. So I would check for reviews and ease of switching between the two. An expert told me once that those budget combo machines don't excel in either area, whereas a good quality stand-alone machine will.
@@Thelaststitch unfortunately i have not been able to find any reviews. But I did get to see how to thread and do the switch over from serger to coverstitch at the shop i went to. It does look intimidating. I guess I'll keep looking. Do you have any advice on air threading sergers?
I am a long, long time sewer and have had a regular threading serger and now have air threading serger. Even with experience, threading the regular serger took me way too long and I dreaded changing or loading threads. Not impossible to learn and I'm sure many people have more patience than I did. The air threader is wonderful. It does take away the worst part of owning a serger, the threading. Highly recommend having a serger, it has speeded-up my sewing and it handles every fabric I have used.
I am looking to buy a cover stitch machine, my original thought was Brother2340CV but I have read many reviews stating that it skips a lot, cannot sew heavy fabric (denim etc.) and is nearly impossible to remove your fabric. I am also looking at the Bernette B42 Funlock, but I can't really find any reviews on it. A lot of people say they like the Brother, but it also has many bad reviews. I want to sew all sorts of fabrics, from light to heavy, easily, without skipping, breaking thread, etc. Which one do you suggest? Thanks!
I feel super hesitant to recommend specific brands, but I did borrow a Brother and it is not designed to sew over thicker layers in my opinion. I've heard great things about Juki which is in the same price range