rings for the row operation 924 in the embodiment shown in fig1 the first sewing machine is repositioned under the direction of the controller to each of the ring sewing positions along the width of the fabric by instructing the stepper motor for the first sewing machine to rotate the timing gear 806 a desired number of counts and thereby move the first sewing machine to the next ring position upon sewing all of the rings for a given row the process continues with releasing the clamps and withdrawing the tucker blade operation 926 if more rows remain for which tunnels hobbles need to be stitched and or rings attached the process continues at operation 930 with raising the lift bar to the next row and repeating the above described steps as shown operation 930 is shown as proceeding to operation 904 where a determination of whether rings slouch tunnels and or hobbles can again be made as necessary or desired that is the apparatus can be configured to sew for example tunnels on any given number of rows such as every other row or the like also the apparatus can be configured to sew every row the same if so then it should be appreciated that operation 904 may be bypassed and the sewing of the next row resuming after operation 930 with operation 906 or 908 when no more rows are to be sewed to the fabric the process continues from operation 928 with operation 932 fig9 b as shown in operation 932 the process desirably includes another pause during this pause the operator may raise and lower the fabric and.