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Specialty Thread Guide Chart
OVERLOCK
STITCHES
Topstitching
Buttonhole Twist
(Medium weight)
Wooly Nylon
(Medium weight
)
Metallic Threads
(Lightweight
)
APPLICATION
Decorative Edging
Decorative Flatlocking
Rolled Hem
Soft seams on Lingerie
and sportswear
Decorative Edging
Decorative Topstitching
4-Thread Seams
Not recommended
Use in loopers only
For decorative exposed
seams. Use in needles
and loopers
4-Thread Edging
Use in loopers only
Use in loopers only
Use in needles and
loopers
3-Thread Seams
Not recommended
Use in loopers only
For decorative exposed
seams. Use in needles
and loopers
3-Thread Edging
Use in loopers only
Use in loopers only
Use in needle and
loopers
3-Thread Rolled
Edging
Use in upper looper only Use in upper looper only
Use in upper looper only.
Lengthen stitch length.
2-Thread Flatlock
(wide or narrow)
Not recommended
Use in lower looper only Use in lower looper only
COMMENTS:
Sew at a slower speed
when sewing with
heavier threads
Sew at a slower speed
when sewing with
metallic threads
CHAIN/COVER
STITCHES
Topstitching
Buttonhole Twist
(Medium weight)
Wooly Nylon
(Medium weight)
Metallic Threads
(Lightweight)
2-Thread Chain
C-1, C-2, or C-3
Needle Position
In chain looper only
In chain looper only
In chain needle only
3-Thread Cover Stitch
Left Narrow
Right Narrow
Wide
In chain looper only
In chain looper only
In needles only
4-Thread Triple Cover
Stitch
In chain looper only
In chain looper only
In needles only
5-Thread Safety Stitch
Not recommended
In loopers only
Not recommended
6-Thread Stitch
7-Thread Stitch
8-Thread Stitch
In loopers only
In loopers only
Not recommended
COMMENTS:
Not recommended for
needles. Use in
looper(s) only.
Not recommended for
needles
Sew at a slower speed
when sewing with
metallic threads.
3-Thread
Wave
3-Thread
Rolled Wave
In upper or lower looper.
Or both loopers
Use in upper looper
only
In upper or lower looper.
Or both loopers
In upper or lower looper.
Or both loopers
In upper or lower looper.
Or both loopers
In upper or lower looper.
Or both loopers