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The names and uses of the principal parts of the
miller are as follows:
(SEE REFERENCES IN FIG. ")S)
A—FOOT—the part by which the ruffler is attached
to the presscr bar.
B—FORK ARM—the section that must be placed
astride the needle clamp.
C—ADJUSTING SCREW—the screw that regulates the
fullness of the gather.
D—PROJECTION—the part that projects through tin-
slots in the adjusting lever.
E—ADJUSTING LEVER—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—ADJUSTING FINGER—the part which regulates
the width or size of the plaits.
G—SEPARATOR GUIDE—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 rulllo is to be attached.
H—RUFFLING BLADE—the upper blue steel blade
with the teeth at the end to push the material
in plaits up to the needle.
J—SEPARATOR BLADE—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
ruffle 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 prcsser foot. Attach the ruffler foot (A,
Fig. 58) to the prcsser bar by means of the thumb
screw, at the same time placing the fork arm
(B, Fig. 5S) astride the needle clamp as shown in
Fig. 59.
To Adjust the Ruffler for Gathering
The adjusting finger (F, Fig. 59) is not intended
for gathering and should be moved toward you or
a\vay from the needle, as shown in Fig. 59.
Raise the adjusting lever (E, Fig. ;~9) and move it
to the left so that the projection (D, Fig. 59) will
enter the slot marked " ]" in the adjusting lever (E)
when the lever is released. The ruffling blade will
then move forward and back once at every stitch.
Insert the material to be ruffled between the two
blue blades, following the line 2 in Fig. 5S. Draw
the material slightly back of the needle, lower the
presser bar and commence to sew.
To make fine gathering, shorten the stroke of the
ruffling blade by turning the adjusting screw (C, Fig.
59) upwardly; also shorten the stitch. To make full
gathering, lengthen the stroke of the ruffling blade
by turning the adjusting screw (C) downwardly;
also lengthen the stitch. By varying these adjust-
ments, many pleasing varieties of work can be
accomplished.
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