How to use the Ruffler Foot

[@stephaniejoypowell]

I think this is the most informative and well presented sewing video I have seen. I am a professional dressmaker and it's great to see a film that actually gives me the full information and all aspects on a subject. Great presenter. Thank you. Stephanie Powell, UK.

[@Duckminifarm]

Very nicely done video. I used a ruffler-foot decades ago, but had forgotten how it worked. EXCELLENT job. THANKS.

[@mommydurso]

I am so excited and have to say thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I have my grandmother's sewing machine with all kinds of attachments that I really wanted to learn how to use, and this was so helpful!!! I will be making a dust ruffle for my granddaughters' room on my grandmother's sewing machine, thanks to you!

[@katienorth1311]

Love the folk in the background makes one feel part of a class, nice when one is unable to go to classes, thank you. Now I got to see if I can use my ruffler on my brother machine.

[@kristieclower]

OMG it is magic! Thank you for this tutorial! I could for the life of me figure out how to get the darn ruffler foot on my machine. You rock & I am totally subscribing!

[@WidowRose]

I have one of these monsters, and in fact I was looking at it the other day...intimidating! Thanks so much for showing us how to use this enigmatic ruffler adapter

[@nevroth]

Thank you! I just bought a generic ruffler foot for my 1983 Montgomery Ward machine. I'm hoping it will help me make tutus for my kiddie students' dance recital ;D

[@gabbyg561]

Hi Alexa, I bought mine on Ebay. I have a Janome Sewing Machine and was able to find the ruffler for a Janome. There are other rufflers there that go with other machines, one of them being a Singer I believe. I love my ruffler, and started using it easily after watching this video.

[@gypsihippie]

Wow! Best video I have seen for using this foot! Thanks!

[@countrymich]

Thank you for this tutorial. You did a good job and answered many of my questions. That pillow is gorgeous!!!

[@claribel1024]

Thank you for this tutorial. This foot will be such a time saver when sewing dresses for my daughters. They like the skirts to be extra twirly!

[@AFateSoTwisted]

Thank you so much for showing this. A friend sent me a Husqvarna Sewing Machine for Christmas and I want to get the ruffler foot.

[@valshepley4630]

Thank you very much for all this information. Although I haven't got your machine I have bought a Ruffler today and this video was a great help.

[@luchatijuanera3636]

This is the best video about the subject, clear and with hints and tips, thank you very much. God bless you.

[@SewEtcetera]

Thanks for the feedback. We are definitely amateurs when it comes to filming, but we will aim to improve! If you are in the area, come in for a live demo!

[@Eyrianah]

Excellent demonstration and information!

[@cmassey76]

Thank you so much for your reply. I only just saw your response, but even a year later it's very helpful. Thanks for taking the time do get back to me!

[@SewEtcetera]

We are happy to help. I hope your project turned out well!

[@bpaulsen6701]

Thanks so much! I've read and watched a dozen tutorials and you were the only one to mention the set screw. Maybe I'm a little obsessive, but I like to understand all the features of my gadgets; especially since some of them take awhile to master. I plan to mess up quite a few scraps before I get this right. Your advice will be a tremendous help in shortening the learning curve. :)

[@SewEtcetera]

Thanks for the feedback. That was the goal with this video, to help everybody with that crazy looking foot.

[@itscastle]

just what I was looking for. fantastic video! Thanks!

[@cary975]

HOW AWESOME. IT IS MAGIC!!!! I WANT ONE!! THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE.

[@melorrahman]

Thanks for the video. This help me improve my ruffles!

[@Raeaveritt]

i use it to gather a skirt in the round! life changing... i do have to play with stitch length to get it right based on size that took practice but now i have it!!

[@gabbyg561]

I love this video!.. I have followed it to use my own ruffler foot, on my Janome, and Brother sewing machines. I am wondering if you might make a tutorial on how to figure the finished length, on a project, such as a throw pillow, or a window curtain valance.

[@lausdeandl]

Very helpful! Fabulous video, thank you so much!

[@cmassey76]

This is so awesome. My ruffler foot pleats perfectly but when it's set to gather (1 on the dial) it appears to work, but the stitches all come loose when I pull the fabric out of the machine. I can't figure out why it won't sew the gathers down on this setting. Any advice you have would be so very appreciated!!!

[@lindadear2088]

Fantastic video....I have a ruffle foot..but haven't used it yet....need to know how much fabric i would need!

[@SewEtcetera]

@stephaniejoypowell Thanks so much for your lovely feedback! I'm so glad you found this helpful

[@SewEtcetera]

I would make sure that you have the top and bobbin thread tails pulled out and held securely behind your foot as you start. Put in a sharp needle like a jeans 80 or 90 to make sure you are penetrating the fabric and your stitches are able to form. Also, double check that the bobbin thread is in the tension. Hope this helps!

[@SewEtcetera]

Glad to help! I hope your project turned out brilliantly :)

[@SewEtcetera]

Yes. I would start with a fairly stiff ribbon like grosgrain. If you want to use a thinner or silky ribbon, stiffen it first with a fabric stiffener like Best Press. DON'T use spray starch from the grocery store as it can flake off into your machine and gum up the workings. One of our customers did this with excellent results as an embellishment for her quilt. Good luck!

[@neldaflores8778]

Great tutorial!

[@dmgallegos527]

Great video- I just got this foot and this was very helpful. I'm curious, when I draft my own patterns, how do I figure out how much this is gathering so I create the right size pieces. Does that make sense?

[@maycieurriola5622]

Thanks for teaching us how to use it...

[@SewEtcetera]

Thank you for the feedback!

[@17babaha]

What a great video...thank you. I just bought a Singer ruffler foot that claimed to fit any model...I have a Janome 8050. It doesn't want to fit around the shank that holds the needle, nor hook over the screw. Did I get the wrong foot?

[@cms7602]

THANK YOU!! Excellent tutorial. Your detailed explanations made this scary looking "thing", not so scary anymore!! I was able to make my first ruffles with this. However, my bobbin thread keeps getting jammed up, any ideas why this could be happening? Thanks again for your great video!

[@colettejohnston3924]

Did you ever figure this out? I’m having the same issue.

[@SewEtcetera]

Thank you very much, Stephanie!

[@mafox5]

Hello I'm hoping you can help me. I just got my ruffler foot I was so excited to start with my project. I watched many videos on youtube and thought it was going to be easy. Well not for me. The bobbin thread keeps balling up. If typing with the original foot that came with the machine it sews just fine. I changed the tension and everything else and nothing seems to work. I have a Brother LS-2000 sewing machine and have only had it for a couple of months so I'm brand new to sewing. thank you

[@teressamcdavitt7014]

Thank you wonderful demo.

[@grace2548]

I'm going to lay away for Viking 930 I love Viking !!!!

[@SewEtcetera]

Have you worked this out? You will need to press the stitch button under the screen, then use the arrows to the right of the screen to choose the stitch menu you want to use. Reference the chart inside the lid and use the keypad to type in the number of the stitch you wan to use. Hope this helps!

[@SewEtcetera]

@nevroth so fun... I hope that went well for you!

[@Midlife_Manical_Mayhem]

help please. your video was very informative, but no matter what i do, my ruffler just doesn't work. i've watched several different videos and tried everything mentioned. i've used two different rufflers on two different machines (they are universal rufflers). no matter what stitch setting i put it on, it gathers when it chooses or sews straight at its own whim. or if it should accidentally gather correctly, when i pull it out of the machine all the stitches come loose. thanks for your time.

[@SewEtcetera]

@hmongyanggirl As another viewer mentioned, the ruffler is not for the serger. You can do gathers on the serger, though: Increase your differential to 2 and increase your stitch length for the maximum amount of gathers. This gives you gathers... If you want pleats, you need to use the ruffler on your sewing machine as demoed. Happy serger shopping! If you're in Burlington, ON check us out!

[@MzPixelFetish]

Could you use this on ribbon? I scrapbook and would love to have pleated or ruffled ribbons I make on my own.

[@Ruth0r]

briliant!!!! thank u very much.

[@emmasgrandma1]

wish you would show how you can ruffle and sew it to a fabric at the same time :) thank you!

[@danandemilypropson2097]

Fantastic thank you!

[@llbdolphin]

I want to make a pleated curtain to put on my shelf. I was to ruffle it, and then from and inch down i was to add a piece of material to lay on the she instead of stapling or tacking it down. Can this be done? I am limited on the scraps i want to use. I have 2 pieces of 144 inches and 12-14 inches long. This is the idea I have but not sure it will work. Please advise. Thanks

[@Klutzy68]

Is Edith at Sew Have Fun in Ontario your sister??

[@alexamombravo9788]

OMG THERE IS SOMETHING LIKE THIS!!!!???? Where can you buy something like this?

[@greenrmytears]

Hi there! When are you going to do new videos?

[@jaydeepsaini3]

Hi, I order a ruffler foot for my singer 5500 but I'm having really hard time with it. Feeding the fabric through is very hard.I would like to make bigger pleats for my Indian dresses (salwar) I tried but it doesn't work. Any suggestions?

[@samstacey8014]

my bottom bobbin keeps tangling when using this foot do you have any ideas as to why. Thanks

[@hmongyanggirl]

sorry for being funny. can i use this ruffle foot on serger sewing machine? i want to buy a serger sewing machine, but i don't know if the serger can do the nice ruffle that's look like pleated. i hope to hear from you soon. thank you!

[@debbieklapmeier2505]

I have a HV Designer Ruby deLuxe. Will a standard low shank ruffler work on my machine? Thank you!

[@KayleighDeCecco]

When using my ruffler foot it the bobbin thread bunches under the fabric does anyone know how to fix that ?

[@mirajane2154]

do you have ruffler foot that fits on juki f600

[@ablewalker2]

is there a ruffler foot that will work with drop clothes? I have an old Brother sewing machine

[@ablewalker2]

please reply to [e-mail] thank you

[@ayususenna1193]

Cool

[@donnatodd7814]

Great demo and lot of information however some of it was out of focus. Would have loved to view all of it, in focus and held steady. Thanks for demo

[@RAOi-g7k]

זו רגל כיווץ? ראיתי רגל קיבוץ פשוטה יותר, מה היחוד של זו בסרט?

[@tessieheadley3924]

Thank for the tutorial. I got my ruffler but it’s different than yours , and does not working very well .

[@maryhull531]

🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@sharondavidson7072]

I have a ruffler foot I bought over 20 years ago and never could figure it out There was no utube for me back then!

[@Watch_More_with_Muhammad]

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[@amalama9498]

Waaaaaw

[@annholmes9650]

loved this tutorial, very informative, however, the chattering and laughing in the background was very off-putting! Did they not know you are recording? Thank you very much for the tutorial. x x

[@SewEtcetera]

@phenox19 You can read about it on our website Blog at sewetc.com and search for ruffler.

[@SewEtcetera]

Nope, I don't know her. Do I have a twin?