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6 With a lockstitch machine, when the needle withdraws from the cloth and the take-up arm pulls the top thread tight, the stitch begins to be “locked” or set in place.
If it were not for the limited thread capacity of the bobbin and the need for the operator to wind thread onto the bobbin, the lockstitch would be more widely used in factory assembly operations.
Indeed, a well-formed lockstitch is smooth and appears the same when viewed from either the top or bottom ply.
The disadvantage of this kind of machine is that it makes seams that are not as secure as the lockstitch; in addition, the appearance of the seam from the top and bottom of the fabric is different.
In a factory setting, lockstitch machines are used for the decorative stitching that is necessary whenever the undersurface of a garment piece will be seen during normal wear, such as in the collar and cuffs of a dress shirt.