lockstitch machine 1

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a sewing machine that binds fabric together using two threads, upper and lower, and "locking" (entwining) them together in the hole in the fabric through which they pass.

  • 1.Of a typical garment factory's sewing machines, half might be lockstitch machines and the other half divided between overlock machines, chain stitch machines, and various other specialized machines.

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