Sewing Machine Ruffler
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 LOT GREIST Sewing Machine ATTACHMENTS ATLAS TIN Ruffler Binder Edge Stitcher $4.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1h 5m |
 Domestic Sewing Machines Low Shank Ruffler Foot Feet Attachment Brother Juki $12.45 Time Remaining: 5d 21h 33m Buy It Now for only: $12.45 |
 RUFFLER FOOT for VIKING HUSQVARNA SEWING MACHINES $19.45 Time Remaining: 2d 23h 3m Buy It Now for only: $19.45 |
 Ruffler Presser Foot Feet for Pfaff Sewing Machine $19.99 Time Remaining: 6d 8h 17m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 VINTAGE SEARS Kenmore Sewing Machine FOOT PEDAL RUFFLER PLEATER ATTACHMENT FOOT $7.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 16h 7m |
 1 X RUFFLER FOOT BROTHER JANOME SINGER DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINES LOW SHANK $12.60 Time Remaining: 22d 4h Buy It Now for only: $12.60 |
 Ruffler Pleater Fits Singer Sewing Machine SCHOLASTIC 5511 5523 8280 6510 6550 $13.50 Time Remaining: 20d 22h Buy It Now for only: $13.50 |
 PLEATER RUFFLER FABRIC GATHERING FOOT FITS Brother Sewing Machines $13.50 Time Remaining: 26d 41m Buy It Now for only: $13.50 |
 Lot of 9 Sewing Machine Attachments Greist Singer Ruffler Hemmer More $5.99 Time Remaining: 2d 11h 39m |
 Ruffler Presser Foot Feet for Brother Sewing Machine $19.99 Time Remaining: 6d 7h 38m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 Ruffler Presser Foot Feet for Janome Sewing Machine $19.99 Time Remaining: 6d 7h 38m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 Box of Sears KENMORE Sewing Machine ATTACHMENTS by Greist hemmers ruffler $15.00 Time Remaining: 2d 16h 28m |
Sewing Machine Ruffler
Pfaff Ruffler Pleater Attachment Foot
What sewing/embroidery machine do you recommend?
I have been sewing for about 5 months now. I have been making outfits for my daughter (simple shirts, skirts). I would like to get a machine that has a ruffler on it, but I do not know what to look for. I would also like to start quilting with it. I tried on mine, but my machine just couldn't handle it. Lastly, I would like to monogram or put designs on my stuff if at all possible with the other criteria. I have been shopping online, but I just cannot tell which to buy. I do not mind spending money, but I don't want to waste it either.
Some "regular" sewing machines come with small alphabets that can be used for small monograms, but you're either talking free motion embroidery (which can be done on any machine) or an embroidery machine for larger monograms. Most of the folks I know who do computerized machine embroidery prefer to have two machines -- one sewing only, one embroidery only. That way they can sew while they embroider, and the setup of both machines is simplified.
(If you're interested in free motion embroidery, ask your library for Robbie and Tony Fanning's Complete Book of Machine Embroidery and/or Nelson's Creative Machine Stitching
Ruffling feet are available for most modern machines. Ruffling attachments are available for older machines. Me, I prefer to use a serger for the ruffles I make... faster and easier and more uniform.
As far as sewing machines, look for a good brand. Here's my standard beginner sewing machine rant... you may want to pay special attention to the books listed at the end. If you've got the budget for it, I'd be steering you toward an electronic machine of a good brand, with a second embroidery machine.
http://www.cet.com/~pennys/faq/smfaq.htm
What I want for beginners in sewing:
- a machine that doesn't scare you
- a machine that isn't balky (cheap new machines are often very
balky or need adjustments often and are rarely repairable --
just too frustrating to learn on!)
- very good straight stitch
- good zigzag (4-5 mm is fine, more than that is gravy)
- a method of making buttonholes that makes sense to you
- adjustable presser foot pressure (which helps some fabric
handling issues)
- accessory presser feet that don't cost an arm and a leg
(machines that use a "short shank foot" typically handle
generic presser feet pretty well. Some brands of machines use
proprietary or very expensive presser feet)
If the budget stretches far enough:
- blindhem and stretch blindhem stitches
- triple zigzag (nice for elastic applications)
- a couple of decorative stitches (you won't use them nearly as
much as you think)
- electronic machine because of the needle position control and
because the stepper motors give you full "punching force" at
slow sewing speeds -- mechanical machines often will stall at
slow speeds.
Please go to the best sewing machine dealers around and ask them
to show you some machines in your price range, *especially* used
machines you can afford. You'll get a far better machine buying
used than new, and a good dealer is worth their weight in sewing
machine needles when you get a machine problem -- often they can
talk you through the problem over the phone. While you're trying
things out, try a couple of machines (sewing only, not combo
sewing-embroidery) over your price limit, just so you can see
what the difference in stitch quality and ease of use might be.
You may find you want to go for the used Cadillac. Or you might
want the new basic Chevy. Might as well try both out.
Suggested reading: John Giordano's The Sewing Machine Book
(especially for used machines), Carol Ahles' Fine Machine Sewing
(especially the first and last few chapters) and Gale Grigg
Hazen's Owner's Guide to Sewing Machines, Sergers and Knitting
Machines. All of these are likely to be available at your public
library.
Used brands I'd particularly look for: Elna, Bernina,
Viking/Husqvarna, Pfaff, Singer (pre 1970), Juki, Toyota
New "bargain brand" I'd probably pick, if new was my choice:
Janome (who also does Kenmore).
Sewing Machine Ruffler
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Sewing for the Home $14.16 Whether you're looking to sew a few new pillows for your sofa or to decorate a bare room, Sewing for the Home is exactly what you need. Packed with instructions for more than 50 classic home decor items, this book is one that will be used for years to come. The book begins with the basics of sewing for your home, including information on fabric, fiber and color selections, sewing machine equipment... |
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Serger Secrets: High-Fashion Techniques for Creating Great-Looking Clothes $7.30 Serger secrets is the best serger sewing book you'll ever own!America's top serger experts share the most popular and innovative ideas for making gorgeous garments with a serger.From pintucking and piping to quilting, shirring, and inserting a zipper-- this book has the step-by-step instructions and detailed photographs sewers need to get the most from their sergers. In Serger Secrets you'll find:... |
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The Art of Manipulating Fabric $16.22 The possibilities for three-dimensional manipulation of fabric - gathering, pleating, tucking, shirring, and quilting woven materials - are seemingly endless. To describe them all would be to describe the entire history of sewing. In The Art of manipulating Fabric, Colette Wolff has set herself just this task, and she succeeds brilliantly. Working from the simplest possible form - a flat piece of ... |
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SINGER 7258 Stylist 100-Stitch Computerized Free-Arm Sewing Machine with Instructional DVD and More $164.99 SINGER 7258 Stylist Sewing Machine Offering 100 built-in stitches, the Singer 7258 Stylist includes a large variety of stitches for all types of sewing, such as fashion sewing, quilting, heirloom, crafts, home and decorative sewing. With the push-button stitch selection, select the desired stitch with just a simple push of a button. Optimum settings for length, width and tension are set aut... |