How to replace overlock when sewing and how to do it?

Overlock is a special machine that is used to overcast the edges of the fabric. But if it is not possible to buy an overlock, then it can be replaced when sewing, because some modern sewing machines are able to make a pseudo-overlock line. She can imitate overcasting seam on jeans, cotton or other fabrics. However, you can replace the overlock during sewing in other ways.

To do this, it is enough to have a sewing machine and know simple tricks. It is worth considering the sewing options that seamstresses use most often.

Such a line can be performed by almost any sewing machine. The only negative is that the appearance of the fabric slices will not be so neat, but the stitch will still turn out even. The width and length of the selected stitch are completely dependent on the type of fabric. So, thicker or denser fabrics will be easy to overlay at home. The result should be a pretty beautiful and neat line.

A fairly simple way to overcast is to use a hem line. You can cope with the task very quickly using a conventional sewing machine. To do this, bend all the edges of the slices inward, and then iron them well with a regular iron. After that, you can sew: along each of the folded edges, a regular straight stitch is laid. Wherein care must be taken to keep the line as straight as possible.

Many modern sewing machines can make stitches that resemble a seam made on an overlock. First, you need to carefully trim the edges of the fabric with scissors, and then overcast them using an overlock foot. Such a seam will be slightly worse than that made on the overlock, but it will turn out to be beautiful and even.

Such a stitch is made using a strip not too wide of another material used to close the slice. With the help of a foot that can be adjusted, the width of the tape is adjusted.

Before starting work, it is necessary to measure all allowances, or rather, their length, adding 2 cm to them. After that, you need to buy a slanting inlay in any specialized store or make it yourself. The tape is fixed in the right place. On both sides it is necessary to make a hem of 1.5 centimeters.

As for color, most often, sharpening is done in contrast. First, the oblique collar must be bent so that one half is 2 millimeters wider than the second. After this, you need to sew the tape exactly along the edge. At the same time, it should be pulled a little so that there are no folds.

The second edge is stitched seam into the seam. As a result, the cut edge will not be visible. In addition, the product will look beautiful and neat.

Manual overlay is used only for finishing very thick materials, for example, for carpet or carpet paths. This is quite hard work and it will be very difficult to achieve the ideal result when working with such bulk material.

You can use any source of fire, the main thing is to do this very carefully.

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This process is not too difficult and almost anyone can handle it. Neaten the fabric carefully. First you need to walk the needle along the bottom edge, sticking it first in one, and then in the other direction. The result should be an imitation of a seam in the form of a triangle. It is no worse than overlock.

Most often, this method of overcasting is used to trim the edges of knitted products. However, those people who are fluent in this technique can use the hook for other fabrics. After all, a line made of single crochet columns looks very neat and clean.

To replace the overlock during sewing, you can use other tools and tools, for example, ordinary glue or special scissors.

Using such a tool is a fairly quick and easy way. Such scissors can be used for matter, which has a small or moderate flowability. However, it is necessary to work with them very carefully so that the resulting cloves are not only smooth, but also located at the same distance from each other.

Modern technologies are quite developed, therefore, to trim the edges of the fabric, you can use not only a thread and a needle, but also various chemical agents. Special glue can be purchased at a craft store. It is applied to the edges of the fabric, which are neatly trimmed in advance. After it has completely dried, the fibers should stick together and become coarser. In the future, they will no longer crumble.

Specialists can also try to use other, more complex ways of overcasting the edges of tissues. Among them, it is worth noting the seam "Hong Kong", as well as the French seam.

Many people call the French seam double linen seam. Most often it is applied for finishing transparent materials. If you sew them in the usual way, then all the allowances will be completely visible even from the wrong side. For this reason, the processing of such material needs to be given a little more time.

In this case, the French seam will help. With it, you can hide all the slices inside such a double seam. Besides the line not only from the front, but also from the wrong side will turn out clean and even.

Using this method of sewing, the seamstress will get a pretty beautiful and even line as a result. This option is suitable for any fabric. You can make a basting using the lining. As a result, all seams are closed.

In addition, the lining itself is also fixed with a seam on the product. In this case, you must definitely pay attention to the lining material was the same as that used for sewing the product. This is necessary in order to further avoid tissue deformation.

The lining should be 1.5 centimeters wider than the main part. When everything is ready, the lining and the main part of the product must be laid with the front sides together. Then they need to be chopped off using pins, and then stitched. Further, both parts must be turned out, and then carefully ironed. Now the lining must be carefully swept along the seam line, and then stitched on a typewriter.

When both parts are finished, they can be folded with their faces facing each other and also chopped with pins. It remains to make the last line and iron the allowances. The finished edging looks very beautiful, especially if the thread color is perfectly matched to the lining color.

As can be seen from all of the above, replacing the overlock while sewing is not difficult. Therefore, people who sew at home do not have to buy such an expensive tool. It is enough to choose the most suitable option for yourself, having made a sewing either using a conventional sewing machine or manually.

You can learn about how to process a tissue section without an overlock from the video below.