Buying an overlocker

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I'm thinking of buying an overlocker (have wanted one for a while) - any view on a good brand / model to get? It will be for clothes and some household things.

Hiya! Whereabouts are you in the country? If you're in the south (essex or Hampshire area) my workplace does a brilliant service on overlockers.
It's called Franklins, just give them a ring (Colchester branch is best, or Salisbury if you're in the area) and they'll help you find one! You can get them serviced and repaired there too.

I'm still intimidated by overlockers, haha!

The most important thing for me is how easy it is to thread. I've killed a few overlockers (overuse and dropping them!) and the real differences were in the threading.
The best thing is to try some out if you can. What seems easy to one person may not to another. Insist on threading one before you commit to buy.
I currently have a Brother M343D which is a dream to thread and not too noisy. Before that I had a (much more expensive) Singer which was a nightmare and also noisy and unpredictable. I've heard good things about the air-threading machines from the likes of Babylock, but they are way out of my budget, sadly.

I just bought my first overlocker and it’s the Brother M343D - bought it as the price was good and the reviews were positive. It’s really good for what I need (mostly making clothes for my toddler) and I’ve actually been able to use knit fabrics for the first time as I couldn’t never get my normal machine to sew them properly.