"Vilna" wrote in message
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Hi everyone!

I bought an overlocker Elna 744 recently. It does all the stitches
beautifully but not the cover hem. If I'm lucky the left needle skips
stiches but normally the thread breaks. It's only the top left needle
that seems to have problems. I've tried everything the manual suggests
and I can think of - checked if the needle is inserted correctly,
checked and tried different thread tensions and stitch lenghts and of
course checked threading as well.

Has anyone experienced similar problems or give me suggestions what I
should do?

I'd be happy and grateful for your suggestions!

Vilna

The cover hem is notoriously unreliable on this machine. It will only work
if you use the EL X 705 needles, not regular sewing needles. The needles
should also be fairly new and sometimes it helps to carefully carry the
tails of the thread as you stitch so they don't catch on the foot. There
is a yahoo newsgroup specifically for elna sergers with lots of good hints
as well.

HTH,

Loreen