I’ve been wanting a coverstitch machine for about a decade. I finally got one Saturday. The Janome 1000CP can do 3mm or 6mm wide 2-needle coverstitch or 6mm wide 3 needle coverstitch. It has differential feed and there’s a little button to press to lower the bottom looper to make it easier to thread. I love to wear knits, so I’m hoping this will come in handy. I’ve been wanting one since I used one at Nike. So much nicer for knit hems and binding. I went back Sunday and ordered an extension table. You can evidently get industrial binders off ebay and tape or blue-tak them down to the table. They go for $10-20 as opposed to the $95 I saw for one Janome one at the sewing machine store!

I was near Fabric Depot so I stopped in (40% all fabric) to get some new knits to play on my machine with. This will be my first project, McCalls 5434. It is a wrap knit top with a tie on the side.

Hopefully I can do most of it with the serger and coverstitch. I may need my sewing machine for the ties.