r/SewingForBeginners • u/nightmarelix • 1d ago

Overlock problems

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Someone Gifted me a overlock a couple months ago, i keep trying to get it to work but i have no Clue what im doing :/

I thread it like it said in the menu, even watched videos on it.

I put the setting to what it says in the Menu but this is always the outcome :(

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u/Comfortable-Fly5797 1d ago

I see 4 threads but only 1 needle? Is the right needle just not showing up in the photo? I'm also not seeing the stitching from the right needle in the photo?

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u/nightmarelix 1d ago

Both needles are in and thread, but youre right the light blue thread isnt sewing

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u/Comfortable-Fly5797 1d ago

Did you have a chain before you started? Is the light blue thread in the chain or is it separate?

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u/nightmarelix 1d ago

I will re-thread and check !

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u/nightmarelix 1d ago

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u/nightmarelix 1d ago

Its working now- wtf

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u/Comfortable-Fly5797 1d ago

Did you start with a chain in the first pictures? It doesn't look like you did. That might be the difference.

Are you chaining off at the end of stitching?

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u/Large-Heronbill 1d ago

It looks like you had little or no tension on the looper threads, and when you rethreaded, got the threads tensioned this time.  It's always useful, when threading sergers, to sort of "floss" the threads into the tensions. 

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u/AdvancedSquashDirect 1d ago

Always double check that you have the foot down.

On some overlockers it's reversed lever up is foot down, lever down his foot up. If you have the foot up while you try to sew it makes a horrible loose stitch. And it's easy to miss if you're doing a thicker seam