SINGER 401A - Manual (Page 92)

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THE RÜFFLER
The length of the sewing machine stitch also
affects ruffle fullness. Since a given attachment
setting puts an equal amount of fullness into each
stitch regardless of its length, shortening the
stitch (more stitches to the inch) makes the ruffle
more full, lengthening the stitch (few stitches to
the inch) makes it less full. For fine, closely
spaced gathefing use a short stitch and an up­
ward adjustment of thè adjusting screw. For
deeper, less closely spaced gathering, turn the
adjusting screw downward and use a medium
length stitch.
MATERIAL
Insert the material to be gathered between the
blue blades and through the first separator guide.
Draw to the back of the needle. Lower the presser
bar and stitch. The texture of the fabric influences
the performance of the ruffler as well as the re­
sults. Soft fabrics, cut on the crosswise grain, are
best adapted for gathered ruffles. Always test
stitch length and ruffler setting on a scrap of
self fabric before proceeding with the actual
work.
Attaching Ruffle. To form and attach a ruffle
in one operation, place the ruffle strip between
the two blue blades and through the first separa­
tor guide, and the material to which it is to be
GARMENT
attached between the separator blade and the
feed of the machine. Proceed as for plain gather­
ing. Right sides of the fabric are placed together
when the seam is to fall to the inside.