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Posted on: 1/21/14 9:31 AM ET
.....the cover stitch is sewn on the right side of the fabric.

I know, I know...it's laughable. But I have never owned a machine capable of a coverstitch. I have searched online for many months, I've seen demos of the stitches but never sat down and stitched with one until yesterday.
It was a Janome 1000CPX. Nice machine, but I gotta tell you, I honestly didn't know that you're basically sewing blind....unless you make stitch marks on the other side of the fabric.
How do those of you with these machines overcome this? I can see that this might be a learning-curve for me when I finally land a machine.
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Posted on: 1/21/14 9:44 AM ET
I have a fabric guide for mine so before I start covertstitching from the right side, I check to make sure I will be covering the raw edge, set the fabric guide and the coverstitch. The fabric guide is a big help for me.
  
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Re: Ive been on the hunt for serger/coverstitch (posted on 1/21/14 9:54 AM ET)
Ahhh, I see said the blind lady!
When I was using the machine yesterday, the saleslady and me had a good laugh at the stitch result...I was using the foot edge as a guide, but boy did it look awful, lol. All I could think of was "good thing my husband got me a professional seam ripper for Christmas as a stocking stuffer.She also told me that a lot of people mark the seam with water-soluble pen markers. No mention of a seam guide. I feel kind of embarrassed that I didn't think of that myself. I think I need to change my avatar to beginner instead of advanced beginner, lol. The more I read, the more I understand how much I don't know....or remember.
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Posted on: 1/21/14 10:00 AM ET
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If you haven't already, check out Debbie Cook's coverstitch information.
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Posted on: 1/21/14 10:04 AM ET
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I bought the seam guide for my Evolution but I don't care much for it - although I probably haven't really given it enough of a chance.
I've been in the camp of sometimes marking the right side with a fabric marker at one-inch intervals. Also I've found that when holding the fabric at the presser foot with my left hand, my fingers can feel the edge of the doubled fabric and I guide it accordingly.
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Re: Ive been on the hunt for serger/coverstitch (posted on 1/21/14 10:23 AM ET)
This is pretty much the same way to use a double/twin needle to hem.

I use a fingertip to feel the difference in the single and double layer of fabric.

Others baste. Marking with a air soluble pen may be another option.
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Re: Ive been on the hunt for serger/coverstitch (posted on 1/21/14 10:54 AM ET)
I press up the hem allowance making sure I do so evenly all around then I figure out how far from the folded edge I need to sew and not go past the raw edge of the hem allowance. I usually give myself about 1/4 inch leeway. Once done, I trim off the 1/4 inch excess.

Debbie Cook's website suggest by misschris is a good resource.
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Posted on: 1/21/14 6:01 PM ET
Thank you all for these tips! This will certainly help me when I begin using a cover stitch. What a fantastic resource this forum is. Honestly.
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Posted on: 1/22/14 6:02 AM ET
I put the pressed hem folded side up under the needles exactly where I want to have the stitches form. Then I mark the edge of the fabric with a piece of painters tape that is easily removed afterward. I then turn over the hem to stitch "blind."
I also continue to check to make sure I am still on the edge of the turned fabric by the feel method described in another post.
One more tip - you can stitch leaving some of the turned fabric outside the stitches and then use a duck-bill scissors to trim right next to the stitching.
  
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Re: Ive been on the hunt for serger/coverstitch (posted on 1/22/14 7:37 AM ET)
I trim the excess after I stitch. My Havel Embroidery scissors trim very close. I cant sew "blind" for coverstitch sewing. Love my Coverstitch...bought a floor model . For as much as I actually use it, it works for me.

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