Sewing machine accessory for circular sewing

Abstract

A sewing machine accessory for circular sewing includes an elongated planar work table defining a planar work surface and a plurality of support legs for supporting the work table in general alignment with the end portion of a conventional sewing machine workbed. The table defines an elongated slot running the length of the work surface and a plurality of material tacks which define pointed members for piercing a to-be-supported material or fabric. In its intended use, the material or fabric is placed upon the work surface of the accessory and positioned with respect to the path of the stitching needle of the sewing machine. Thereafter, a pivotal support for the material is formed at the desired center of rotation by piercing the material with the pointed element of a material tack and embedding the material tack pointed element within the work table. The sewing machine is then operated during which time the pivotal attachment of the material tacked to the work table provides a center of rotation for the material. In an alternate embodiment, an extending plate is provided which is secured to the material table and supports an upwardly extending pointed element for positioning the center of rotation closer to the needle path and inside the junction of the sewing machine material bed and the work table.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.