SINGER 127-3 & 128-3 User Manual
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127-3 & 128-3
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Ruffler -- Principal Parts continued...
H -- RUFFLING BLADE--the upper blue steel
blade with the teeth at the end to push
the material in plaits up to the needle.
J -- SEPARATOR BLADE--the lower blue
steel blade without teeth, which pre-
vents the teeth of the ruffling blade
coming into contact with the feed of the
machine, or the material to which ruf-
fling or plaiting is to be applied.
To Attach the Ruffler to the Machine
Raise tile needle bar to its highest point and
remove the presser foot. Attach the ruffler
foot, (A, Fig. 26)) to the presser bar by
means of the thumb screw, at the same time
placing the fork arm (B, Fig. 26) astride the
needle clamp as shown in Fig. 27.
FIG. 27.
To Adjust the Ruffler for Gathering
The adjusting finger (F, Fig. 27) is not intend-
ed for gathering and should be moved for-
ward or away from the needle, as shown in
Fig. 27.
Raise the adjusting lever (E, Fig. 27) and
move it to the left so that the projection (D,
Fig. 27) will enter the slot marked "1" in the
adjusting lever (E) when the lever is released.
The ruffling blade will then move forward and
back once at every stitch. Insert the material
to be ruffled between the two blue blades, fol-
lowing the line 2 in Fig. 26. Draw the material
slightly back of the needle, lower the presser
bar and commence to sew.
To make fine gathering, shorten the stroke of
the ruffling blade by turning the adjusting
screw (C, Fig. 27) upwardly, also shorten the
stitch. To make full gathering, lengthen the
stroke of the ruffling blade by turning the
adjusting screw (C) downwardly, also length-
en the stitch. By varying these adjustments,
many pleasing varieties of work can be
accomplished.