The Janome AirThread Overlocker... uses air to blow the thread through the loopers.
Yes, air. It blows the thread through the loopers!
The first time I threaded it, I dutifully studied the manual to guide me through the process... But all I actually had to do was pull the thread swiftly through the top channels, flick three switches, and ta-da!
Suddenly, as if by magic, the thread had been sucked through the machine and popped out through the hole of the first looper.
Once I'd got the hang of it, I repeated the process on the second looper and it took ten seconds. TEN SECONDS. The needles were also easy to thread thanks to the automatic needle threader.
The whole threading process, from start to finish, including pauses to check everything was threaded properly, took about ONE minute total.
None of the hunching, squinting and tweezering involved in threading a regular overlocker. Hooray!
- Review by Tilly Walnes, from Tilly & Buttons |
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