Smocking Pleater Feeder Box

The Pleater Feeder is a Chris Slade Design and can be attached to the base of the Pleater and acts as a thread dispenser, making it possible to thread the needles directly from bobbins.

It integrates perfectly with the Amanda-Jane, Super Amanda and Sally Stanley Pleaters, an adapter lid is available if using the feeder with any of the Read Pleaters

Pleater feeder advantages

• no need to pre-cut gathering threads
• several lengths of fabric can be fed at a time
• ideal for circular yokes, where thread length increases with each successive row.  No calculations required, simply thread the needles, pleat and fan pleats to "bishop" shape and cut to exact length required.
• no wasted threads

24 bobbins and a reel of pre-waxed quilting thread and full instructions are included

An adapter lid is available to make it possible to use with all of the Read Pleaters

Please mention which pleater you have in the comment box at checkout.

My opinion - fantastic

Having used the feeder box for several years now I would not consider using a pleater without one.

The threads are always ready to be threaded into the needles,

the box lifts the pleater higher up so you can see what you are doing

you can pleat more than one piece of fabric at a time without worrying about running out of thread

Not compatible with the Princess pleater purchased from Princess pleaters