| This machine made the chainstitch, using not one but many hooked needles that operated simultaneously. |
| This was the first American patent for a chainstitch machine. |
| The machine made a chainstitch by means of a barbed or hooked needle. |
| Blake formed a chainstitch by using a hooked needle, which descended from above, to draw a thread through the supporting arm. |
| Compared to other chainstitch machines the price was high, and the company was short-lived. |
| In short, the chainstitch is a crochet or knitting stitch, while the lockstitch is a weaving stitch. |
