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 If it's a petticoat ruffle that you are gathering, you can sew it to the bottom of the petticoat and sew on a bias at the same time, by laying the ruffle on the right side of the petticoat and inserting the bias as in Fig. 36.

After the petticoat is removed from the machine, turn the ruffle into its finished position, fold under the free edge of the bias, and stitch a second time, using the regular presser foot.

Edge Stitcher.—The name almost tells the story—an edge stitcher is for joining lace. If you are making underwear or children's clothes or dainty summer dresses it is almost indispensable.

The lace is placed in the attachment as shown in Fig. 37. All you have to do is guide it and the attachment laps one edge over the other and the needle stitches through both pieces of lace.