On 6/29/08 5:51 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I figure someone out there probably knows what I'm trying
ask. I don't know the right word for it. Does anyone know
what the name is for the sewing machine foot that sort of
makes a row of little tiny pleats for "gathering"? Does
anyone have one? Do you like how it works? I have a
Bernina, and I don't think my attachment box has one of
those, and maybe it would be worth buying one, so I'm
wondering if anyone out here has any knowledge or
experience to guide me in making a decision?
The one that came with my White Family Rotary, a treadle
machine someone traded in on a Touch and Swear while I was
working at the Singer Store -- I ransomed it from the
landfill for ten dollars -- is called a "ruffler". I
remember it working quite well when I was playing with my
new toy, but I never wear ruffles, so I've never used it for
real. I think that someone who knows how to use a ruffling
machine can adjust it to pleat an exact ratio.
I didn't think they made rufflers to fit modern machines,
but a quick Google turned up lots of hits. The first hit
after I added "Bernina" to the search field said that
Bernina's ruffler is Foot #86.
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