Overlock Repair

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Background: This study aimed to consider the use of a meniscal repair in patients in order to close the horizontal cleavage extending up to the avascular zone. The hypothesis was to examine the clinical and arthroscopic outcomes following meniscal repair of degenerative horizontal cleavage tears with new-generation all-inside suture materials using the overlock method.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed a consecutive series of 55 patients which had a horizontal pattern, and finally, 27 patients with a horizontal tear only which required no additional intra-articular surgical intervention were included in the study. Arthroscopic meniscal repair was performed using the overlock method. Functional outcomes were evaluated using Lysholm knee scoring scale, Cincinnati scores, subjective International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) criteria and Tegner activity scale. Assessment of meniscal healing was evaluated clinically by the presence of meniscal signs. The preoperative and postoperative MRIs were examined.

Conclusion: Meniscal repair of degenerative horizontal tears using the overlock method resulted in improved Lysholm and IKDC subjective scores. With careful selection of the patients and the horizontal meniscus tears, the success of the meniscus repairs increases. Repair can be recommended for all horizontal meniscus tears which can be repaired arthroscopically.

Don't you hate when a pair of leggings gets worn out? Once the fabric starts tearing and getting little holes, it's only a matter of time before they start to become so frayed they're unwearable. In this post, I'll show you how to repair your leggings by adding a new seam with a serger or sewing machine.

I often wear leggings instead of tights under skirts, and while I have made my own leggings, sometimes I'm lazy and I just buy them. I find that a lot of store-bought leggings are not made of the sturdiest fabric, however, and they start to wear out after awhile, especially if your thighs rub together when you walk.

Luckily, there's a pretty easy fix for this. I usually use my serger (don't forget about the economical Tiny Serger, too!), but you can also use a sewing machine with a zigzag function. You could also apply this technique to hand sewing if you don't have a sewing machine (though see my post on how to start sewing for free, including finding a sewing machine).

First, turn the leggings inside out. Then, assuming the inside seam is the one that needs mending, you can just serge up from the bottom of one leg, through the crotch, and down the other leg. There should be a seam along this stretch of fabric already, so you're just going over it, removing about 1/4," and adding a brand new seam.

I just pull the fabric straight and sew right through the crotch seam. Then sew down the other leg and past the foot hole. When you get to the area with frayed fabric, make sure you serge inward enough to reach intact fabric and cut out the worn part.

This method assumes that your serger has a knife to cut away the fabric. If, for example, you were using the Singer Tiny Serger, you could either just go over the previous seam and squish the fabric together wherever it's started to get holes, or cut the old seam out completely and re-serge the fabric altogether.

On a sewing machine, you can use a zigzag stitch or triple straight stitch to allow the fabric to move without busting through the stitches. With a zigzag stitch, I like to decrease the width a bit and shorten the length, so the stitching is more dense.

Below, I've used a triple straight stitch, and I sewed along the seam, starting about an inch before the worn area, sewing about 1/4" beyond the worn area into the body of the leggings, and then sewing back down to meet the seam again.

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Pick up of sewing machine or serger for service or repair. Certified Factory Trained Technicians will get your machine running like new! We will call you with a free estimate upon returning to our store. If you decide not to repair your machine, we can dispose of it for you or can deliver it to you for an additional $59 delivery fee. You may also pick it up at our store anytime. If we service and repair your machine, we will deliver it back to you for free.

I was inspired by this do-it-yourself serger repair post to try to fix it myself. I spent hours adjusting the looper timing trying to get it to catch the left needle thread, but I finally gave up. Actually, I had it mostly working at one point, but then I just had to try to get it a little better . . . you can guess how that worked out. I should have left well enough alone.

We repair and service all makes and models of Sergers. Your Serger should provide you with professional edges with little effort compared to traditional sewing, and you should be able to use your overlock/Serger sewing machines for adding decorative trims, making rolled hems and sewing elastic. Your tensions need to be set properly to provide the best stitch you can make.

Quilters Quest provides top-quality sewing machine repair service. QQ is very proud to have a wonderful tech, Lisa Klingbeil, as an integral part of our team for quickly and professionally servicing any BERNINA or Janome sewing machine, embroidery machine, or overlock/serger. Lisa will also service sewing machines of other brands, but only if they are out of warranty to protect their warranty status since Quilters Quest is not an authorized dealer of those brands.

Our new certified tech, JJ Pereira, has been working with Lisa, learning the trade for the past 3+ years. Currently, unless there are backordered parts, sewing machine services have a quick turnaround, so you won't have to be without your machine for very long.

When your beloved machine is entrusted to us for maintenance and repair, it does not leave the premises. (The rare exception to this would be a machine that needed to be returned to the distributor for a very complex repair or unusual circumstance. In such a case, your Bernina machine is driven to Aurora, IL, and your Janome machine is safely packed and shipped to New Jersey.)

QQ technicians are paid a generous hourly wage, thus there is no incentive to rush your work order through. We logically and methodically work through issues you have noted on your work order, and do not release the machine until it is performing to our satisfaction. This often involves many more hours behind the scenes than you may be aware of, but is part of our commitment. We want to ensure your satisfaction by provided sewing machine repairs that are thorough and comprehensive.

***If you have been notified of having a completed machine repair and you prefer to remain in your car, you may call 630.969.2205 and leave a message to coordinate payment and schedule a curbside pickup between 9:30 and 4.

When you want to make the most of your serging time, with professional results, the MyLock 634D is unmatched. It has 2 needles and 2, 3 or 4 thread overlock stitching. Threading is a breeze due to color-coded thread guides and an easy lower looper threading system. The MyLock 634D also lets you quickly switch to rolled hemming without changing the needle plate.

A-1 Singer Sewing Center offers a 60 day warranty on most sewing machine repairs and 60-day warranty on Serger/Overlock machines.

We schedule machine service/repair by appointment only - please call and make your appointment and provide us with your machine make and model and describe the type of problem you are having. We look forward to helping you enjoy your machine again!

We had a Janome overlocker in for repair and service the other day. It was a Janome 134D. The customer mentioned that one of the faults was a tendency to snap two of the four threads, when she was producing 4 thread overlocking.

All repairs are booked in to our computer system. After this we attach a repair note to each machine that includes our checklist. We started off by stripping and cleaning this Janome overlocker. This involves removing most of the outer covers and then blowing away all the collected fluff, lint and threads etc. We use a high pressure compressor to make sure we reach every part of this Janome overlockers mechanisms.

Generally, after 2 years of Overlock Sewing Machine operation, more comprehensive maintenance must be carried out. The second-class maintenance of the sewing machine is divided into disassembly, cleaning, overhaul, assembly, and commissioning.

Foot pressing mechanism Feeding mechanism Needle bending mechanism Lower cutter assembly Needle rod threading assembly Drive assembly Upper tool carrier assembly Oil pump assembly Main shaft Pin base adjustment mechanism.

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