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Competition | Win an Overlocker from Janome

Iona Bower July 27, 2026

Give your sewing a professional finish with a Janome overlooker worth £429

Professionally finish your garments and experiment with stretchy fabrics. This NEW 3/4 thread Overlocker, model ML454D from JANOME, has an improved fabric feed. An eight-piece feed dog enables fabrics to glide under the foot. Refinements like the gentle curve at the tip of the presser foot helps for a smooth start. The bi-level performance for stitching multiple layers is impressive and the presser foot also has added texture on the underside to assist in fabric feeding and fabric slippage.

An easy-threading lower looper mechanism with colour-coded threading chart is located inside the front sliding cover, which makes getting started and changing thread colours easy.

It’s fast and finishes like a dream. With easy changeover to rolled hemming, the upper knife release operation is a gentle push. Smooth sewing of thin fabrics results in less puckering to help create beautiful, consistent overlocking and fine rolled hems. Excellent needle visibility keeps overlocking on target.


What you could win

We have one Janome ML454D Overlocker to give away.

Perfect for finishing seams and curves in no time. The ML454D is a stable, smooth sailing overlocker with Hanenite vibration suppression, making it quiet and a pleasure to use with lots of useful features, such as:

·       4 Thread Overlocker for stitches using 3 or 4 threads, flatlocking, and rolled hemming

·       Colour coded thread guides and threading reference chart inside front opening cover.

·       Manual lay-in thread tension

·       Presser foot tension release

·       Sewing speed up to 1,300 S.P.M. (stitches per minute)

·       Adjustable stitch length 1mm to 4mm

·       Adjustable cutting width between 3.1mm to 7.3mm

·       Differential feed ratio 0.5mm to 2.25mm

·       Adjustable foot pressure

·       Uses Janome ballpoint HAx1SP needles

·       Quick change to rolled hem

·       Retractable upper knife with easy access release

·       Face plate thread cutter

·       Foot control

·       Moulded carry handle

·       Machine weight 6.1 Kg


How to enter

To enter, simply click on the button below and answer the following question by 10 September 2026:

Q: What is the maximum sewing speed the JANOME ML454D Overlocker can reach?

ENTER

Visit your local Janome retailer to see the entire JANOME range or click here to find your nearest store. Follow Janome online at @janomeuk.

Terms and Conditions

The competition closes at 11.59pm on 10th Sept 2026. One winner will be selected at random from all correct entries received and notified soon after. The winner cannot transfer the prize or swap it for cash. To enter this competition you must be a UK resident with a UK address. Any entrant outside of the UK can not be considered due to postage restrictions. Janome will post the prize to a UK address free of charge for the winner. Details of our full terms and conditions are on p125 and online at icebergpress.co.uk/comprules.

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The Simple Things

Taking time to live well

We celebrate slowing down, enjoying what you have, making the most of where you live, enjoying the company of of friends and family, and feeding them well. We like to grow some of our own vegetables, visit local markets, rummage for vintage finds, and decorate our home with the plunder. We love being outdoors and enjoy the satisfaction that comes with a job well done.

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