SINGER 101-12 - Manual (Page 46)

The names and uses of the principal parts of the
ruffler are as follows:
(S
ee
R
eferences in
F
ig
. 42)
A —F
oot
—the part by which the ruffler is attached
to the presser bar.
B—F
ork
A
rm
—^the section that must be placed
astride the needle clamp.
C
—A
djusting
"S
crew
—the screw that regulates the
fullness of the gather.
D—P
rojection
—^the part that projects through the
slots in the adjusting lever.
—A
djusting
L
ever
—the lever that sets the ruffler
for gathering or for making a plait once at
every six stitches or once at every twelve
stitches, as desired; also for disengaging the
ruffler, when either plaiting or gathering is not
desired.
F —^A
djusting
F
inger
—the part which regulates
the width or size of the plaits.
G
—S
eparator
G
uide
—the guide on the underside
of the ruffler, containing slots into which the
edge of the material is placed to keep the
heading of the ruffle even; also for separating
the material to be ruffled from the material to
which the ruffle is to be attached.
H— R
uffling
B
lade
—the upper blue steel blade
with the teeth at the end to push the material
in plaits up to the needle.
J —S
eparator
B
lade
—-the lower blue steel blade
without teeth, which prevents the teeth of the
ruffling blade coming into contact with the
feed of the machine, or the material to which
ruffling or plaiting is to be applied.
To Attach the Ruffler to the Machine
Raise the needle bar to its highest point and re­
move the presser foot. Attach the ruffler foot (A,
Fig. 42) to the presser bar by means of the thumb
screw, at the same time, placing the fork arm
(B, Fig. 42) astride the needle clamp as shown in
Fig. 43.
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