You might try looking at
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. This site has a message board with threads devoted to coverstitch machines and also reviews by users of all brands and models of machines. There are some very helpful people there with advice and tutorials.
You might be surprised at the potential of one of these machines - useful not just for hemming knits, but decorative/functional stitching on wovens, attaching binding ( with an attachment) and lots more.
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chris
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