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A thread spreading apparatus for use in an overlock sewing machine capable of performing over-edge chain stitching and other stitching. The thread spreading apparatus uses a lower looper for over-edge chain stitching to allow a needle to surely drop into a triangle defined by a needle thread, a looper thread and the lower looper, thereby enabling multi-thread chain stitching and covering chain stitching to be performed without fail. The apparatus includes a thread spreading hook having hook portions with different heights for retaining needle threads and a projection formed on one of the hook portions. During stitching other than over-edge chain stitching, the hook portions of the thread spreading hook retain the needle threads when two needles drop, thereby allowing each needle to drop into a triangle defined by the looper thread, the lower looper and the corresponding needle thread. During over-edge chain stitching, the hook portions lie rearwardly of an idle chain stitch forming bore provided in a needle plate.

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