JUKI Corporation has launched the MCS-1500, a cover-stitching and chain-stitching sewing machine. Often used for hems and cuffs in knit fabrics, cover-stitches are stitches that look like two parallel, straight-line stitches on the front, with overlock stitches on the back. When used for sewing double-fold or triple-fold fabric edges, this stitch enables users to smooth out the unevenness on the inner side of the fabric while realizing a beautiful finish on the outside. Because the unevenness of the fabric is covered with stitches on the inside, while multiple straight line stitches show on the outside, this machine allows users to realize both a comfortable feel on the skin and beautiful stitches in a single pass. Although these stitches are often seen in ready-made knit clothing, they have been impossible for non-commercial sewers to createeven when using a combination of a household sewing machine and small overlock sewing machine. Therefore, Juki has developed this sewing machine for users who want to achieve a professional looking finish. In addition to its ability to adjust the differential feed for stretchy fabrics, this machine is designed to make it easy to sew the edges of fabrics, including a presser foot that has a guide equipped with a guide that presses down on both the left and right sides is provided as a standard accessory. This has resulted in a product that provides unique functionality for a dedicated sewing machine. Moreover, this sewing machine is designed to reduce the stressful preparations for sewing, including a looper threading knob which means the user only has to open and close the fabric table to thread the looper, rather than opening both the fabric table and the looper cover. In addition, because it is possible to chain-stitch with this sewing machine, users can make the stitches that they truly need in applications where elasticity is required, such as hems and crotch areas. With this sewing machine, JUKI plans to expand its sales with the aim of enabling household sewing machine users to create stitches thatuntil nowcould only be made on an industrial sewing machine.