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HOW TO FLATLOCK ON YOUR SERGER OR OVERLOCKER – SEW A FLATLOCK SEAM


Hey y’all, nowadays I’ve acquired a video tutorial displaying how to sew flatlock seams and a flatlock hem. I used each strategies to add small print to this Rivage Raglan I sewed up for myself.

Flatlocking is a kind of seam you do on a serger or overlocker machine, and it creates a seam that is flat on each sides, can stretch, and provides a ornamental component to the garment given that each facets exhibit the thread.


Tshirt and Joggers - How to Sew a Flatlock Stitch on your Serger or Overlocker - Flatlock Hem with Serger -


Image courtesy... MellySew.com

Flatlocking is a kind of seam you do on a serger or overlocker machine, and it creates a seam that is flat on each sides, can stretch, and provides a ornamental aspect to the garment considering that both aspects exhibit the thread.


Image courtesy.. Mellysew.com

You can even hem the use of a flatlock stitch, as you can see on my sleeves and hem on this top.

As I pointed out in the video, there are three exclusive sorts of flatlock stitches my computing device (a Baby Lock Imagine) can do. The image under compares all three. One of the enjoyable matters about a flatlock sew is that you can determine which aspect of the sew you desire going through out for one of a kind looks.


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With flatlocking, TENSION is the most vital aspect to parent out. Your computer guide have to have beginning suggestions, however it’s vital to sew a few samples on scraps of your cloth to get the width and anxiety proper for your project.

You can additionally attempt wooly nylon with your flatlocking; this can be mainly high-quality when used in the looper. However, I simply used normal non stretch serger cone thread for mine. The fabric I used for my Rivage Raglan is a rayon jersey blend, and the Skye Joggers have been made with a cotton/poly mixture interlock.

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