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McheleM · 09-13-2012, 09:08 PM

Okay, to all you women who sew and have ever made a ruffle by hand, you know that it can be, well, a pain in the arse.

I learned to sew from my grandma, and she taught me to make ruffles using a 4 step process.
1. Sew a loose basting stitch
2. Tie off one end and gather your ruffles, hoping you get them evenly spaced and have enough ruffle.
3. Stitch over the top of the ruffle to "keep it in place".
4. Stitch the ruffle to your material.

I learned later in life to combine steps 3 and 4 into one step, but it still made ruffles a time consuming and daunting task.

I bought an attachment for my machine today that ruffles the material for you. Automatically. You set it to make a ruffle every so many stitches and it kicks this little foot down and gathers the material and makes your ruffle. It took me all of 10 minutes to not only make a ruffle but to combine it onto my material, because you can do that as well! Best $80.00 I have EVER spent!!!

If your machine has one available, I highly recommend it! I put a ruffle on the organizer I am finishing up and also tried my hand at cording (much harder than the ruffle and needs some practice) but I will post a picture tomorrow to show the ruffle and the attachment as well.

Can I just say that I am in love with my new machine and really am enjoying sewing new things and branching out????

Get a ruffling attachment! Lol

09-13-2012, 09:08 PM	#1
McheleM Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Mesquite, TX Posts: 2,659	Ruffling attachment Okay, to all you women who sew and have ever made a ruffle by hand, you know that it can be, well, a pain in the arse. I learned to sew from my grandma, and she taught me to make ruffles using a 4 step process. 1. Sew a loose basting stitch 2. Tie off one end and gather your ruffles, hoping you get them evenly spaced and have enough ruffle. 3. Stitch over the top of the ruffle to "keep it in place". 4. Stitch the ruffle to your material. I learned later in life to combine steps 3 and 4 into one step, but it still made ruffles a time consuming and daunting task. I bought an attachment for my machine today that ruffles the material for you. Automatically. You set it to make a ruffle every so many stitches and it kicks this little foot down and gathers the material and makes your ruffle. It took me all of 10 minutes to not only make a ruffle but to combine it onto my material, because you can do that as well! Best $80.00 I have EVER spent!!! If your machine has one available, I highly recommend it! I put a ruffle on the organizer I am finishing up and also tried my hand at cording (much harder than the ruffle and needs some practice) but I will post a picture tomorrow to show the ruffle and the attachment as well. Can I just say that I am in love with my new machine and really am enjoying sewing new things and branching out???? Get a ruffling attachment! Lol __________________ "You've never learned to live until you've done something for someone for which they can never repay you."~Ralph Hall.