SINGER W117 - Manual (Page 14)

Shirring
The Shirring Plate is used to
make wide ruffles, deep headings
on ruffles, and for continuous rows
of shirring.
To Use Shirring Plate:
1 Remove handhole cover. Put Shirring Plate on machine
Doint “YY” in screw hole of needle plate. Point
eoes in squared opening of needle plate, and is held
in'place with handhole cover, replaced at this point.
0 Remove lower blade and heading guide by loosening
fmSl screw on right side of Ruffler. and slipping for­
ward. Tighten small screw.
3. Put Ruffler on machine as before.
4. Set attachment
for ruffling. For
several rows of
shirring, it helps
to use the Quilt­
ing Guide for
spacing.
Piping »nd Edgestitching to Ruffle
Shirring Plate. Enter material to 1
Use Huffier right. Guide into seam-allowan<
ruffled be^een piping through
slot of Shirring ^ fabric. Guide folded edg
on left- Fold "tnd above blades. To adjust the guu
into slot above pipi 8 screw behind needle ho
needle sews on veijf
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