Butted Seam

The butted seam is the seam of choice for the endwise joining of piece goods. The Merrow line of butted seam machines includes models that will produce butted, gap, and overlap seams to achieve the optimum results, according to the fabrics and manufacturing processes used. Processing advantages include mininal material waste, reduced shrinkage and wrinkling, low bulk, and wet or dry fabric processing.

The overedge stitch that Merrow invented and perfected is often referred to in the trade as "Merrowing". This useful stitch is essential to cleaning and sealing the edge of fabrics during production or for adding decorative flair to items ranging from baby blankets to wedding gowns.

The Merrow Decorative/Overedge machines produce a variety of stitches that have proven themselves under heavy usage. The range of feed option includes differential, single row, double row, coarse teeth, fine teeth, and rubber (for processing sheer fabrics). Choose from neat edge finishing for toweling (MG-3DR), high speed shell stitching (MG-3Q-3), narrow rolled edge finishing (MG-2DNR-1), and a fine edge finishing machine for embroidered emblems (MG-3U).

Merrow has had more than 120 years to refine and perfect its Crochet machine, and it remains the industry standard today. The crochet stitch forms a beautiful plain edge finish on a wide variety of goods - it's a classic that never goes out of style. You can count on Merrow's cam-driven machines to produce a quality uniform stitch every time.

With the Merrow crochet machine you can finish a variety of articles with a decorative or retentive covering edge. Crochet machines can be configured to produce a rolled (18-A) or flat (18-E) edge, a two-thread stitch for additional color and contrast (17-F & 15-CA-1), and a single- or double-course edge (15-CA-1).