SINGER 401 - Manual (Page 41)

THE RÜFFLER
Activating Parts. The ruffling blade and the se­
parator blade are of blue steel and hold the material
to be gathered between them. The ruffling blade
forms the gathers or pleats by carrying the fabric
to the needle according to the spacing and fullness
to which the ruffler is adjusted. The separator guide
is slotted to guide seam edges evenly and to separ­
ate the ruffle strip from the material to which the
ruffle is attached.
Gathering. Set the adjusting lever of the attach­
ment on Number 1 setting, and throw the adjusting
finger out of action. Turn the adjusting screw for
the amount of fullness desired and set the stitch
length to space the fullness. The attachment is
adjusted for maximum fullness by turning the ad­
justing screw all the way in? for less fullness turn
it outward.
Preparation. Raise the needle to its highest point.
Locate the attachment on the machine in place
of the regular presser foot, at the same time fit
the fork arm over the needle clamp screw. Make
sure both the presser bar screw and the needle
clamp screw are tightened securely.
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THE RUFFLER
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 gathering
use a short stitch and an outward adjustment of
the adjusting screw. For deeper, less closely spac­
ed gathering, turn the adjusting screw inward and
use a medium length stitch.
Attaching Ruffle. To form and attach a ruffle in
one operation, place the ruffle strip between the
two blue blades and through the first separator
guide, and the material to which it is to be attached
Garment
between the separator blade and the feed of the
machine.
Proceed as for plain gathering. Right
sides of the fabric are placed together when the
seam is to fall to the inside.
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.
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