Also Semi-dry…I have seen comments on silicone fed lub…is this something a lot of industrial machines need? How does this work?

And, I saw a notation regarding a Jamone where you had to tie the ends. I know that if you end on a previous stitched area all you do is lift the foot and take a nail file or flat wide bottom tweesers and pull the uncut threads backward a few inches and then cut. Then pull the material out and it pulls the top threads under. That is suppose to secure it but I still tied them off. But when you end a seam off the material you kind of have to tie it off with my experience so it does not unravel.
Thus the comment from Mike C about not wanting to take all day to do that leads me to questions. It was my understanding that all coverstitch machines are chain stitch and thus need tying off. Is this not true? Are there “indurstial” coverstitch machines that are not chain and do not need tying off?

I just need a coverstitch that will sew over elastic and folded serged seam without skipping and a flat bed. Some versions like Baby Lock have the wall to close the the needles and material is difficult to get thru the narrow opening between them. The Baby Lock serger/coverstitch combo works on folded serged seam but I have not tested it on elastic. I also found that the foot was difficult to work with; the lines on foot did not line up well enough to keep the top stitch close to the edge of the fold or hem and it was difficult to keep it lined up and even with the clear foot it was difficult to see where the stitching was and match the finish stitch over the begining stitch. On the Bernina the feet have the seperat spring loaded sections rather than the complete flat foot and it tended to hang up when sewing over a cross stitched section. I also found on the Husqvarna I was continually redoing the stitching.

I have already lost 450.00 from Howards Sewing Center in Colorado Springs, CO. As noted in previous note from me the Janome crx100 would not work over medium to thick sections of material. Janome is sold by “franchise” dealers and they make up their own rules and the manufacture will not help you in any capasity with issues you have. I returned the machine and the dealer then told me they had a no return policy. It was not discussd on the phone when I a payment down on it, or on the receipt. I was told it was some were on one of the 30 plaques she had on her wall. In the end she gave me back less than half of what I paid after spending 2.5 hours showing her over and over that it would not work no matter what I did. So at this point I am very frustraited and behind on money. Customers have now been waiting 5 months for me do get orders done because of the two machines I purchased that did not work. Bernina and Janome dealers have said the reason I am having issues is because I use rubberized spandex and it leaves residu on the needles and i will have to clean it with alcahol. I do not think that is an issue because many garments now are made of this and they still would not sew on regular spandex in the same areas. Then they said the needle has birs on them. They were brand new needles and I changed them a lot and it made no difference. On the Janome they told me I could not stop the machine unless the needle was in the material and that was why it was missing stitches, then they said I was not letting the machine pull the material and I was pulling on it to much. I made sure I was not doing any of this and it Still did not work. I was able to test the Bernina and stretch it like when adding elastic without an elastic feeder. That was also another issue, finding elastic feeders that will feed and fold the hem under at the same time; they just did not leave any room.

So I am wondering if the top/bottom cover stitch sews the the zigzag on the top and the needle stitch on the bottom as well as top or what???? I do not have a lot to spend as this is my only job since injuring my back and now already loosing money to Janome, and having spent money on material that was expected to be used and is still sitting there cut up and serged but can not be finished without the coverstitch due to the structure of my designs. That is why I was looking toward the Gemsy 500b; it is only around 1000.00.

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