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Overlocker; choosing yarn colors (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi all,

I'm about to purchase my first overlocker -probably the Juki MO 654 DE, for the curious among you- and i can't find the answer to one question i have:

How do you choose yarn colors. I've heard it say that some use those 4 colors, like the threading guides indicate. And others use only white, i think? Does it have to do with the loopers and needles and what is visible on your fabric?

So, those of you with an overlocker; what do you do? Is it like choosing yarn colors with a regular sewing machine?

And bonus question; do these yarn cones last as long as they would on a sewing machine, or do overlockers consume more yarn per cone?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That makes sense, because i couldn't yet say what and where those loopers and needles are exactly-though i'm doing my homework and looking at videos about sergers, threading, tips and tricks :-)

And good to know about the amount of thread they use. I bought some cones yesterday and the amount of thread on a cone is pretty impressive.

Thanks for your reply!