Sewing machine device for making garments with pleats

摘要

A device for use with a sewing machine for making garments with pleats operates with a folded-over workpiece which is advanced past a reciprocating sewing needle and includes a pleating bar assembly which is insertable between the folds of the material and includes portions which engage against the folds of the material to hold a pleat in position while it is moved by a feed pressure member into a sewing position. The pleating bar assembly includes a supporting member such as a shaft or a rod having pleat members with bearing portions which are rotatable on the support member to permit the plates to be held in position and to be collapsed for bringing the pleat to a sewing position. The material is held by needle or pin members which engage into the material as it is fed into the sewing position.