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Overlocking is more visible than a normal straight seam, so pick a thread color that closely matches your fabric.Or you could use a stabilizing agent, like tissue paper, underneath the seam while you sew. Another remedy is to stabilize the fabric with spray starch alternative before sewing. Here’s one solution-instead of pressing the seam open and overlocking each seam allowance separately, overlock your seam allowances together, as one layer, and then press them to the side. If your fabric is too thin, it’ll get pulled into the feed dogs, which will chew it up. It can be difficult to overlock lightweight fabrics, such as chiffon, batiste, voile, organza, and so forth.Then you can pull to the side and cut your threads, as usual.

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Your fabric might even tear! Instead, pull the fabric toward the back of your sewing machine to free it. If you pull the fabric to the left, the last few stitches will catch on this bar, where they might get mutilated. There’s a small bar on the underside of the overlock foot, which stabilizes the zigzag stitches. When you finish sewing, don’t pull the fabric to the left to cut it, as you’re probably used to doing.It’ll take longer to complete your seam this way, but the results are worth it. If you’re sewing a curved seam, stop every few stitches to pivot slightly, realigning the edge of the fabric.Line up the edge of your fabric with the overlock foot’s guide bar and sew slowly, so you have more control.Overlocking: With & Without Overlock Foot

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