Originally Posted by
bkay
I have to ask - what are you going to do with a machine that just shirrs?
Well according to ISMAC it's a
High speed. Lockstitch. Single needle, single rotary thread take-up. Belt driven automatically lubricated rotary hook. Stitch length 5 1/2 to the inch. Speed 5000 RPM. For gathering and stitching light and medium weight material, also for producing an elastic seam on stretchy materials, such as knit goods.
so it's not entirely just for shirring.