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TWIN NEEDLES

In this issue’s workshop Simply Sewing’s Technical Editor Roisin shows you how to use a twin needle to perfect that store-bought look at home.

Take a look at the hem of any jersey t-shirt and you’ll most frequently find two lines of stitching on the right side and what appears to be an overlocker stitch on the reverse side. This stitch is coverstitch, which is sewn on a special coverstitch machine, most often in factories that mass-manufacture clothing. This stitch sews the hem in

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