Hi Roxanne- I am thinking of two different things with this question, so I will answer both and hope that gets you to your conclusion. 1. Yes- you can do a flatlock on a folded edge with the knife disengaged (no cutting) then open the fold to see the same two sides of a flatlock (loops on top side, ladders on back side). This take a little finesse to perfect a consistent stitch--I recommend using a blindstitch foot to act as a guide for sewing along the edge. 2. A flatlock on the edge of a fabric needs a second layer to pull out the excess slack of tension in the needles. When the flatlock is sewn on the edge using a stabilizer on top to pull the thread to the edge of the fabric--it will look like a faux blanket stitch. But just doing a flatlock along a folded edge will look like a stitch without balanced tension (essentially what a flatlock is by nature).
Katelyn- Yes! I love using the flatlock for activewear. I recommend the 2-thread Flatlock Wide (LN) and use a stretch thread in the lower looper (like maxi-lock stretch or wonderfil softloc). This gives extra softness and flexibility to the stitch. Be sure to secure your thread tails into the seams, rather than trimming over them so that they do not come undone with use.
We originally published this for our Dealers use first, then we publicly released some of this content after a year. The L 460 is a pretty quiet machine generally because of the DC motor--maybe it was our microphone making it sound noisy to you.
Would have loved to see how you did tshirt
Can you stitch this on a fold with cutter off and not spread the fabric as a decorative edge?
Hi Roxanne- I am thinking of two different things with this question, so I will answer both and hope that gets you to your conclusion. 1. Yes- you can do a flatlock on a folded edge with the knife disengaged (no cutting) then open the fold to see the same two sides of a flatlock (loops on top side, ladders on back side). This take a little finesse to perfect a consistent stitch--I recommend using a blindstitch foot to act as a guide for sewing along the edge. 2. A flatlock on the edge of a fabric needs a second layer to pull out the excess slack of tension in the needles. When the flatlock is sewn on the edge using a stabilizer on top to pull the thread to the edge of the fabric--it will look like a faux blanket stitch. But just doing a flatlock along a folded edge will look like a stitch without balanced tension (essentially what a flatlock is by nature).
Can you use these flat lock stitches for activewear like yoga pants? Will the seams be strong enough to withstand a lot of stretch?
Katelyn- Yes! I love using the flatlock for activewear. I recommend the 2-thread Flatlock Wide (LN) and use a stretch thread in the lower looper (like maxi-lock stretch or wonderfil softloc). This gives extra softness and flexibility to the stitch. Be sure to secure your thread tails into the seams, rather than trimming over them so that they do not come undone with use.
@@BerninaInternational thank you!!
Great tutorial thanks
Extremely slow machine?
This is the L 460 and the speed is 1500SPM.
Sounds like 1985
This is a year late, but I sure don’t like the noise of that machine. I sew with these machines most of the time
We originally published this for our Dealers use first, then we publicly released some of this content after a year. The L 460 is a pretty quiet machine generally because of the DC motor--maybe it was our microphone making it sound noisy to you.
terrible video quality