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Overlock

An overlock is a kind of stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming, or seaming. Usually an overlock sewing machine will cut the edges of the cloth as they are fed through (such machines being called sergers in North America), though some are made without cutters. The inclusion of automated cutters allows overlock…

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Merrow Machine CompanyConnecticutCrochetEmblemNortheastern United States
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Types

Flatlock
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Uses

Netting
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Overview

StitchSewsClothHemmingSeaming
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Overlock

Nodes22
Edges21
Triples34
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.090909
Components1

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Overlock

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related to Types · 9
Overlock → Decorative, Each, Edging, End-to-end, In, Industrial, Sewing, The, This
related to history · 8
Overlock → Connecticut, Joseph Merrow, Makens Merrow, Merrow Machine Company, Merrow's, Over, This, Unlike
related to Formation · 5
Overlock → As, The, This, When, While
related to Terminology · 5
Overlock → Australia, However, In, UK, United States
related to Uses · 3
Overlock → Flat-lockingEdging, Other, Sewing
is a · 1
Overlock → kind of stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging

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stitch machine thread machines sewing needle stitches used seaming edging create lower looper merrow fabric edges hemming overlocking cutters uses

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Overlockis akind of stitch that sews over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging0.90text
Australiainstance ofin other parts of the world0.80text
the UKinstance ofin other parts of the world0.80text
the terminstance ofin other parts of the world0.80text
Overlockrelated to FormationWhen0.60section
Overlockrelated to FormationAs0.60section
Overlockrelated to FormationThe0.60section
Overlockrelated to FormationWhile0.60section
Overlockrelated to FormationThis0.60section
Overlockrelated to historyMerrow Machine Company0.60section
Overlockrelated to historyMakens Merrow0.60section
Overlockrelated to historyJoseph Merrow0.60section

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