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An overlocker is what makes home-sewn clothes stop looking home-sewn. We compare machines on threading (the reason most overlockers sit unused), differential feed and how cleanly they handle stretchy knits.
Overlocker · 2/3/4 thread · 3.1–7.3 mm cut
A convertible 2/3/4-thread overlocker with an adjustable cutting width. One reference on all six markets — but sold as an imported product on every one of them.
Best for: Someone who wants a Janome overlocker and is content to buy an import
Overlocker · 2/3/4 thread · three references
Bernette's 2/3/4-thread overlocker with differential feed. Available on all six markets — under three different Amazon references, which is the thing to know before you follow a link.
Best for: Someone who wants the Bernina service network at overlocker money
3/4 thread · extension table · 3 extra feet
A 3- and 4-thread overlocker sold with an extension table and three additional feet included. One reference across all five European markets, absent from the US.
Best for: A first overlocker for knit garments, where the included table and feet remove the usual follow-up purchases
Overlocker · 3/4 thread · 6.6 kg
Brother's 3/4-thread overlocker with stepless differential feed and a retractable knife. One reference across five European markets; absent from amazon.com.
Best for: A first overlocker for knits and garment seams, where threading anxiety is the real obstacle
2/3/4 thread · 34 × 27 × 29.5 cm
Juki's domestic overlocker, available under one reference on all six Amazon stores — and the product that exposed a flaw in our own verification method.
Best for: A first overlocker for knit garments and professional seam finishes
Overlocker · 4 thread · 1,300 spm
A four-thread overlocker with automatic lower looper threading and a stated 1,300 stitches per minute. Proven on four markets under three different references; absent from Italy and Spain.
Best for: Someone who has been put off overlockers by threading, and sews enough to want the speed
