I just wanted to share this fantastic tool I acquired at a thrift store right before the swap. It was in one of those mishmash bags of stuff. Originally, I purchased the bag because it had some patterns for crochet in it. After further inspection, which means digging around through the loose pieces of rope, torn pages, and other stuff I care not to think of, there were these little boxes filled with sewing machine feet. At first I was confused. I swear, without knowing what they are, they look like some sort of steampunk, sci-fi torture devices. I've been sewing a while now and had seen similar parts, but had never purchased any due to the high cost ($20-75 a piece). Plus, I'm not a professional seamstress, so I had no need for all the gadgets. However, I won the sewing machine lottery with this bag since it contained 2 of these ruffler feet, 2 zipper feet, 2 blind hem feet, an even feed foot, a button machine-looking thing (that I have yet to try out) and another I haven't figure out what it's for yet. I finally tried out my new Ruffler on the apron I sent out. It was really fun to use, yet scary at the same time. I'm so used to the fabric being fed evenly and the way the Ruffler jumps was too funny. You can see a video by allacksairright on The Ruffle Foot that shows how it works. It feeds the fabric in a bit, then suddenly folds a section, shoving it to the needle to be sewn down.
So, if you need to do ruffles for anything, I'd suggest trying this little diddy out. It a great to to have in your sewing kit. I have a lot of fun with it!
Does it ever ruffle it to much if you need just a small bit of ruffle? Does it ruffle the same if you need a lot of ruffle? I have one of those but have never used it. I should see the link you added to see what to do.
ReplyDeleteIt has a dial on it to set how much ruffle you want, which is really helpful. I take some scrap cloth and figure out how much I want it to ruffle, then go at it.
ReplyDeleteSo you don't have to do a loose stitch and pull the thread through hoping it does not break? That is awesome! Would it also work for gathering a skirt? LOL
ReplyDeleteI was so excited to read your post! I just purchased a Singer 201-2 at a tag sale this weekend and it came with all sorts of attachments including the ruffle attachment. I can't wait to try it out now!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm jealous! I bought the ultimate ruffler foot for my machine this spring. It makes the thread jam in my machine and doesn't ruffle anything but my feather!!!!! I keep meaning to bring my machine in for a cleaning and have them take a look at why it doesn't work(operator error I'm sure.) In the meantime I drool over everyone's ruffly aprons!
ReplyDeleteI also found a Ruffler at a thrift store! I paid $.50!
ReplyDeleteI Love to use the Ruffler rather than gathering:)
Loved the video thanks for posting. If anyone has a ruffler foot they want to get rid of just let me know.
ReplyDeleteNow I'm really jealous! Laura paid 50 cents for hers. I paid $50 for a brand new one and it doesn't work on my machine yet! I really better take that in to the shopand have them look at it..
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