SEQUIN FEEDER

摘要

Continuous sequin strip (3) having a multiplicity of continuously connected sequins (S) is let out from a reel and then placed on the upper surface of a supporting plate (8). Sequin feeder apparatus (6) feeds the sequin strip at a predetermined pitch corresponding to a size of a sequin of the continuous sequin strip through advancing and retracting movement of a feed lever (18) interlocked to sewing operation of a needle bar of a sewing machine. The feed lever (18) includes two engaging portions (18a) for engaging a predetermined sequin (S) of the strip to feed the strip. With the two engaging portions (18a) engaging at least two points of the sequin, the sequin can be fed out reliably irrespective of the position of the sewing hole formed in the sequin. Thus, even sequins, each having the sewing hole eccentrically offset in a direction perpendicular to a sequin-strip feeding direction, can be fed out at the predetermined pitch with an increased reliability.