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Twin needle stitching for knit fabrics

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twin needle

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12 Comments

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  Oct 23, 2009, 07.57 AMby giffengood

  would you post a link to your video again Please? it seems that burda has deleted and I would love to watch this video! Thanks
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  Oct 6, 2009, 11.17 PMby justsew999

  has the video been removed? I can’t get it.
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  Sep 10, 2009, 01.32 AMby MayaDoughterOfSun

  I see no video no instructions…help

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    Sep 27, 2009, 07.40 AMby bonsaisuperstar

    I can’t see the video either, are we missing some plugin or something?

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  Aug 21, 2009, 08.30 AMby missb3

  thanks for sharing this information with us! I watched your video some months ago, and last week I finally tried to sew with a twin needle myself. The result turned out fine, just like on your video!
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  May 8, 2009, 09.39 AMby BuzzyBee

  Thank you so much for the tutorial! When I first tried this myself (before I saw what you did) I managed to break the expensive twin needle with the first stitch. I have used the twin needle again – according to your instructions and it worked just fine. I still get the tunneling effect a bit though, despite having loosened the lower thread tension quite a bit. But the result is still good enough. Thanks again!
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  May 8, 2009, 09.08 AMby sseahra

  This is a great video, thanks so much! I have often wondered if a twin needle on a regular machine would give a similar effect so this was very helpful. I am going to pick up a twin needle attachment and try this out. Thanks!
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  May 3, 2009, 08.52 AMby CharlsFarls

  Wow – you are fab!! I ended up buying an overlocker thinking that I would be able to achieve the ‘coverstitch’ technique with it, not realising that you have to buy a specific cover stitch machine! And I could have done it all along with my normal machine! Thank you so much, I have been dying to get this effect on my projects without having to fork out for the expensive machine, you are a star.
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  Apr 8, 2009, 02.45 PMby marlasews

  Most excellent video! I’ve sewn all my life and have never used the twin needle. I can’t wait to try it. What a woman, sewing with a video camera in hand!
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  Apr 6, 2009, 08.21 PMby Wendyxo

  Thanks Emily Kate. This is a really nice how to.
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  Apr 6, 2009, 04.39 PMby Jemima

  Hi EmilyKate! That’s very helpful as we can see all the steps and the nice results.:D Many thanks!
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  Apr 6, 2009, 03.11 PMby Christy1

  Thanks! I will have to try this. I avoid knits for this reason.
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  Apr 6, 2009, 08.36 AMby jocole

  excellent how to! and great job sewing one-handed!