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Macarthur Community College

» Courses  » Overlocking

Learn to use your overlocker with confidence and add greater detail to your garments and projects. Start with understanding how to rethread your overlocker, change cottons, adjust thread tension, cutting width, differential feed and correct needle selection.
The course further explains how to use your overlocker by making various samples using different fabric types and finishes. These include: 3 and 4 thread overlocking, stitching around curves and corners, gathering, applying ribbing and elastic.
The course then explores the creative use of your overlocker with the enhancement of decorative threads and various finishes. These include rolled hemming, flat locking and pin tucking and applying lace. No concession.

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Overlocking

Learn to use your overlocker with confidence and add greater detail to your garments and projects. Start with understanding how to rethread your overlocker, change cottons, adjust thread tension, cutting width, differential feed and correct needle selection.
The course further explains how to use your overlocker by making various samples using different fabric types and finishes. These include: 3 and 4 thread overlocking, stitching around curves and corners, gathering, applying ribbing and elastic.
The course then explores the creative use of of your overlocker with the enhancement of decorative threads and various finishes. These include rolled hemming, flat locking and pin tucking and applying lace. No concession.

Course ID:

WL2860-8

Price:

$129.00 (GST included)

Status:

5 places are available.

Location:

403 Hume Highway Liverpool

Tutor:

Jeanice Barnes

Sessions:

1 session of 7 hours

Time:

9:00am-4:00pm

Starts:

Saturday, 13 June 2026

Finishes:

Saturday, 13 June 2026

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Agenda

Best needles and threads to use - maintenance
Threading, adjusting tension, 3 & 4 thread overlcoking
Stitching inner and outer curves and corners
Applying ribbing, elastic, lace
Flatlocking
Rolled and narrow hems
Lettuce leaf edge, pintucking
Blind and false hem, gathering

Materials

Do not purchase equipment until you confirm that the course is running.
Please bring your own lunch, tea and coffee provided.
Bring your overlocker (in working order), manual, foot pedal, scissors, pins, spare needles and overlocking thread.
MATERIALS
1/2 metre calico, 20cm tracksuit type fabric, 20cm sheer fabric, 20cm lycra any other fabric scraps you may have.
THREADS
1 reel of each: Wooley nylon, Gutterman topstitching thread (available at spotlight), decorative thread (lurex,or machine embroidery)
OTHER
1 metre of each flat lace approx 3cm wide, 1 metre narrow ribbon 3mm wide, 1metre 25mm elastic

Comments from previous students of this class

I learnt a great deal from the course and can finally start with the overlocker. I recommend the course. AS

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