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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