SINGER 221-1 Featherweight - Manual (Page 19)

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THE RÜFFLER (Cont’d)
Activating Parts. Ruffling blade and
separator blade
are of blue steel and
hold material to be gathered between
them.
Ruffling blade forms gathers or
pleats by carrying fabric to needle
according to spacing and fullness to
which ruffler is adjusted.
Separator
guide is slotted to guide seam edges
evenly and to separate ruffled strip
from material to which ruffle is at­
tached.
Preparation
• Raise needle to highest point.
•
Locate ruffler on presser bar with
fork arm over needle clamp screw.
Securely tighten both presser bar
and needle clamp screws.
Gathering
• Set adjusting lever on Number 1
setting and throw adjusting finger
out of action.
• Turn adjusting screw for amount of
fullness desired and set stitch length
to space fullness. Turn screw in for
more fullness; turn out for less
fullness.
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THE RUFFLER (Cont'd)
Length of 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 inch) makes
ruffle fuller; lengthening the stitch
(fewer stitches to inch) makes it less
full. For fine, closely spaced gathering,
use a short stitch and an outward
adjustment of adjusting screw. For
deeper, less closely spaced gathering,
turn adjusting screw inward and use a
medium length stitch.
•
• Insert material to be gathered be­
tween blue blades and through first
separator guide.
• Draw to back of needle.
• Lower presser bar and stitch.
Fabric texture influences perform­
ance of ruffler as well as results. Soft
fabrics, cut on crosswise grain, are
best adapted for gathering ruffles.
Always test stitch length and ruffler
setting on a scrap of self-fabric before
proceeding with the actual work.