ruffle foot attachment

[lolita-death.livejournal.com]

I’ve been having the biggest annoyance with ruffles lately… I’ve tried doing it the hand way five times now and the thread either gets tangled or it snaps.

I was wondering where I could get a ruffle foot attachment for my sewing machine for cheap, or semi-cheap. (And how to use it if possible). My sewing machine is a Singer (if that helps at all).

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[paranoia9.livejournal.com]

I got mine at joanns, but I've also seen them on ebay.

[lolita-death.livejournal.com]

ok. I'll check both out.

[multifacet.livejournal.com]

Open up your yellow pages in the phone book, and look under "Sewing machines", or similar terms (usually stuff like "sewing machine supplies and repair" are right next to each other).

Most machines I think, take a foot that is usually in the $25-40 range. But if you call around to the different sew and vac/sewing dealer and repair shops in your phone book, you may get a good deal--look at non-chain stores in particular.

Recently I lost my all-purpose foot, and went to a small sewing place to buy a new one; out of curiousity I asked the prices for their rufflers, and I was quoted something like $25-30, I believe.

I don't have the site handy right now, but there was one online store that was selling a certain kind of ruffler for about $10, though it only worked for some machines. I think it may have been for Singer machines...

[lolita-death.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the help ^^ and if you find the link please link it here, I'd really appriciate it ♥

[multifacet.livejournal.com]

Sorry to be late!

Here's what I was talking about, but it's quite different from what I remembered! Sorry. >_< http://www.sewexcited.com/generic47.html

I was wrong, but still; you could contact the people who own the store via email or something and they'll help you out. I got this link from someone who ordered successfully from them in the corsetmakers LJ community, I believe.

[multifacet.livejournal.com]

Oh, and one more thing I forgot to say: Be careful when you buy. There are "gathering foots" AND "ruffler foots"--they're not the same things. I got a gathering foot with my machine and can't make it work for crap, but a ruffler is supposed to be much more efficient.

[lolita-death.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much for all your help ♥

[bagt.livejournal.com]

Sorry, what are you talking about?

[lolita-death.livejournal.com]

I don't know any other way to explain it ^^;

[chibimuse.livejournal.com]

There are special attachments for sewing machines that make ruffling really easy.

[bagt.livejournal.com]

really? O.o I didn't know that! thanks!

[chibimuse.livejournal.com]

It helps if you know the exact model number and shank type (snap or screw on) of your sewing machine when you go in to a sewing machine store to look for attachments, or even buying them on the internet.

It should be written on your machine, so just jot it on a sticky note and show it to the lady at the store. Because some won't fit certain machines, and its always best to make sure it will fit before you buy it!

[lolita-death.livejournal.com]

Will do ^^ Thanks ♥

[sanakas-lay.livejournal.com]

a ruffler is a pretty large foot. HUGE large 8B
I suggest ebay:
here (http://cgi.ebay.ca/SINGER-FEATHERWEIGHT-RUFFLER-Presser-Foot-Feet_W0QQitemZ150026115645QQihZ005QQcategoryZ41245QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
great seller, too :D
make sure you ask them id it'll fit your model of machine.

[lolita-death.livejournal.com]

Thank you ♥

[sanakas-lay.livejournal.com]

^3^
no worries. I bought a ruffler from those people, and yeah it was cheap, but it didn't fit (I have a Janome) T__T
But he gave me a refund, so it's all good *goes to buy a $45 one ;A:*

[blktauna.livejournal.com]

I've bought assorted feet from These guys on ebay (http://stores.ebay.com/Sewing-Supply-Co_W0QQssPageNameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQQtZkm).

Very knowledgable and easy to work with.

[lolita-death.livejournal.com]

Thank you ^^