Group plaiting and gathering, To attach the shirring plate to machines 15k, 66k, 99k, 185k and 201k – SINGER 404K User Manual
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Group Plaiting and Gathering.
The Ruffler may be adjusted for group plaiting by lifting the adjusting
lever and placing it on top of the projection at the point indicated by the
star on the adjusting lever. This should be done at the points where you
wish to make the spaces between the plaits.
The
Ruffler
will
then
stop
and plain stitching will be made
until the lever is again adjusted
so that the projection comes up
through the slot 5. The sewing
machine must be run slowly and
the
plaits
counted.
For
ex
ample,
when
making
plaits
in
groups
of
five
with
one-inch
spaces between the groups, run
machine until the fifth plait has
b6en
made,
then
adjust
the
Ruffler
to
stop
plaiting
and
stitch plain for one inch.
F
ig
. 106. G
roup
P
laiting
.
Shirring.
When rows of flat stitching at a distance from the edge of the material
are required, the Shirring Plate must be used in conjunction with the Ruffler.
To Attach the Shirring Plate to Machines 15K, 66K,
99K, 185K and 201K.
Insert the downwardly projecting hook of the Shirring Plate into the hole
in the throat plate, at the right of the feed dog. Then place the thumb screw,
which is in the slot of the attachment, into the hole in the bed plate of the
machine. The shirring plate must be firmly secured by tightening the screw.
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