Baby Lock Applaud Creative Top Cover Stitch Machine
Bring distinctive finishes to garments, activewear, and home décor with the Baby Lock Applaud. Its Creative Top Cover Stitch uses an integrated dual-wiper system to place thread across the fabric surface, adding decorative detail to chain and cover stitching. Choose both wipers or either single wiper to change the finished look.
Applaud is a dedicated chain and coverstitch machine, not an overlock machine. It complements your sewing machine or overlock serger with hemming, topstitching, and creative surface-stitching options.
Highlights
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Creative Top Cover Stitch: Combine chain or cover stitches with one or both wipers for functional and decorative finishes.
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Versatile cover stitching: Choose left or right narrow 3 mm cover stitches, wide 6 mm cover stitching, or triple 6 mm cover stitching.
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ExtraordinAir threading: Air threads the chain looper, while a built-in lever-operated threader assists with the needles.
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Automatic needle thread delivery: The system supplies needle thread for the selected stitch, with fine-tuning available for specialty threads and fabrics. Chain-looper tension remains manually adjustable.
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Controlled sewing speed: Sew at up to 1,500 stitches per minute, using the speed control lever and foot controller to suit your technique.
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Needle positioning: Use the needle up/down button for precise positioning and controlled stitch advancement.
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Differential feed: Adjust from 0.6 to 2.0 to help manage stretching, puckering, and gathering.
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Fabric handling: The included knee lifter raises the presser foot. Feed dogs lower automatically when the foot is raised and rise when it is lowered.
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Workspace and lighting: A 5-inch workspace to the right of the needle and three LED lights help with positioning larger projects.
Included with the machine
- Installed combination presser foot with integrated dual wipers
- Additional standard presser foot and shank
- Foot controller and power cord
- Instruction and reference guide
- Quick-reference threading guide
- Knee lifter
- Machine cover
- Two guide fixing screws for the table
- Lint brush / needle insert tool
- Package of assorted Organ ELx705CF needles
- Allen screwdriver
- Stitch guide fixing screw
- Tweezers
- Two large spool pin disks
- Looper threading tool
- Screwdriver
- Four thread nets
- Four spool caps
- Four sponge disks
- Six cone holders installed on the machine
Optional accessories and membership
Compatible specialty feet, micro-insert kits, binders, hemming attachments, fabric guides, stitch guides, and the extension table are optional purchases. Compatibility depends on whether the combination foot or standard presser foot and shank is installed.
The Baby Lock Love of Sewing Level 2 membership is an optional, separately purchased four-year membership. It is not included with the standard machine purchase.
Manufacturer warranty
Warranty coverage includes 25 years on product casting, 10 years on defective parts, five years on circuit boards, five years on electrical components, and one year on labor. Coverage is subject to manufacturer terms and exclusions.
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