SINGER 401A User Manual
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THE RÜFFLER
Pleating.
Move the adjusting lever of the ruffler
to the space setting desired for pleats either 6 or
12 stitches apart.
For the deepest pleat, activate the adjusting
finger and turn the adjusting screw downward to
its maximum setting. For smaller pleats turn the
adjusting screw upward.
Set stitch length. A short stitch places the
pleats more closely together; a long stitch sepa
rates the pleats for a greater distance.
Insert
the
fabric to be
pleated
between the blue
blades and into the first separator guide. Lower
presser bar and stitch.
Crisp fabrics cut on the crosswise grain form
the sharpest pleats. Glazed fabrics handle best if
the glazed side is downward and the soft backing
is next to the ruffler blade.
Group Pleating.
By using the star setting
(straight stitching) alternately with the 6 or 12
stitch setting, pleats are formed in groups. Even
spacing between groups is accomplished by count
ing the number of stitches.