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The names and uses of the principal parts of the
ruffler are as follows:
(SEE REFERENCES IN FIG. 59)
A—Fool —the part by which the ruffler is attached
to the presser bar.
B—Foax 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 the
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 ruffle is to be attached.
H—RUFFLING BLADE — the upper blue steel blade
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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 position and
remove the presser foot. Attach the ruffler foot
(A, Fig. 59) to the presser bar by means of the
thumb screw, at the same time placing the fork
arm (B, Fig. 59) astride the needle clamp as shown
in Fig. 60.
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The
names
and
uses
of the
principal parts
of the
ruffler
are as
follows:
(SEE REFEREXCES
IX
FIG.
59)
A—FOOT—^the
part
by
which
the
ruffler
is
attached
to
the
presser
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
the
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
ruffle
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 position
and
remove
the
presser
foot.
Attach
the
ruffler
foot
(A,
Fig. 59) to the
presser
bar by
means
of the
thumb screw,
at the
same time placing
the
fork
arm
(B,
Fig.
59)
astride
the
needle
clamp
as
shown
in
Fig.
60.