What is the difference between overlock and carpet

The modern market offers a wide range of sewing equipment for sewing, but how not to get confused in it and choose the most suitable position? You do not know how the overlock differs from the carpet, and what is a sewing machine? Let's try to understand the features and note the difference between each device.

The main purpose and design of the device

First of all, it is worthwhile to understand the main purpose and design of each of the listed devices.

Overlock

Overlock is a sewing machine with which a seamstress sweeps the edges of fabrics. It happens with one needle or two and it also has a trim function. Previously, the very first sewing machine, which was sewn with a zigzag stitch, was taken as an overlock machine. Their stitch was of two threads and a shuttle.

IMPORTANT! - Overlocking machine makes three-, four- and five-thread stitches with chain stitch. It turns out a strong and elastic overlock, ideal for knitwear.

Today, you can find overlock legs for each machine on sale, and it will also sew stitches, but a separate machine will do much better for this purpose. Allow funds to acquire. When you choose an overlock, attention should be paid to the number of threads that can be used for winding. Chiffon and silk are very thin fabrics and they require a two-thread, and most household overlocks have a four-thread trim. It is better to buy threads on large bobbins, since the consumption will be large. If you are going to sew a knitwear product, then differential rail will suit you the most. In the process of overcasting, it stretches the fabric.

REFERENCE! The seamstress prepares pieces of fabric in advance and cuts them for your convenience. This machine works with already finished material, therefore it has a small sleeve.

Carpetlock

This sewing machine combines a standard overlock and a flat-seam locker with the ability to make a flat seam on knitwear. On the carpet seamstress, she will grind the fabric and in another mode make a flat seam. The product is sewn with a chain, not a shuttle stitch. This model is suitable for professionals, sewn things are obtained as in a store!

ATTENTION! Only she makes a seam with an upper cover (a type of razsozhevny seam, it is laid so that it looks the same on the front side and on the wrong side). Only the carpet will make a five-thread seam and seam stitch.

This equipment has the following disadvantages:

1. High price (the company and available functions affect this). You can buy an overlock and a rashevochny car for the same price.
2. The equipment has many different modes, and in order to use everything to achieve a good result, training is required. It can take a lot of time and the seamstress will not get used to it right away. When working with knitwear, it is necessary to switch modes, and this causes difficulties. Therefore, many tailors do not choose a carpet, but an overlock and a razsohevalny machine, but they also take up more space on the desktop.
3. The complexity of setting up the unit.
4. The weight of the carpet is more than that of other sewing machines. for some workers this is also a minus.

You can insert ten threads into the carpet. The kit may include various other devices, for example, an additional table or touch panel, where the sewing functions are switched.

Stitching

Each knitwear has an elastic flat seam. It is made by a seamstress on a sewing machine. Previously, such a machine was used at clothing factories, nowadays you can have it at home, and you can sew t-shirts, suits or swimsuits.

In a classic car, five-thread stitching. On such a machine, the edges are bent. The seam turns out to be very strong and durable - on the top are double and triangular stitches, and on the wrong side there are lines with threads in the middle. Today, there are small household lockers on sale, but they are mainly used in production, where orders for sewing are huge. In this machine, you sew fabrics flat without cutting them. The seam is elastic with a flat stitch and neat, on all sides of the thread. In it, the edges will not crumble and the slice is hidden securely. It stretches very well, which is indispensable for a tracksuit or T-shirt. The seam can also be done decoratively. In the locker room, trousers, skirts, sleeves are often hemmed, loops are made out. There is no shuttle device in it, the threads are immediately inserted into the needle and the looper.

The functionality of each device

The seamstress uses the sewing machines for knitwear or other fabrics that stretch a lot. Overlok perfectly handles the cut of bulk products. He immediately trims the edges of the fabric and makes a trim. It is used in working with loose materials, the structure of which is fuzzy. At the same time, several threads in it hold the cut and the product does not crumble. In one step, the details are ground very efficiently and the cut is snagged tightly. And the carpet can do this and more! On it the lower part and the neck of the thing will be perfectly processed.

The main differences between overlock, carpet and sewing

The overlock, overlock and sewing machine makes the common part look alike - this is a looper. The lower thread is tucked into it and you no longer need to use the bobbin. The similarities in these machines are one, but there are many differences.

External differences

Externally, the models differ among themselves - by the length of the sleeve:

1. The shortest is at the overlock.
2. The longest is at the locker room.
3. Middle - at the carpet.

Technical differences

In the technical component, the carpet contains everything that is in the overlock and the folder:

- grinds and cuts fabrics, as is done on an overlock;

- It has an expander and a looper, as well as a rasposovalka, makes a flat razsozhevny seam on knitwear.

Sewing equipment should be ideally matched to the goals of the seamstress. To do this, you need to study all the technical specifications and determine the price. It is also important to understand what fabric you need products from and how often you will use the machine. Only in the aggregate of all these factors will work be obtained in joy and the desired result.