tabling surface the stop and measuring plate 136 being adjusted at the same time the details of this structure are shown in fig6 the mechanism at the right end of the machine for applying the strip of stiffening material is best shown in fig1 and 3 fig4 and 5 being sectional detail views at the right end of the machine there is a stand as designated generally by the numeral 150 having side members 151 and 152 the side member 152 has a configuration as shown in fig3 having legs 153 and 154 and having openings 155 and 156 the side members have upper parts 160 and 161 which include forwardly extending portions as shown in fig2 the side member 151 has inclined slanted upper surface 164 and downwardly slanted surface 165 the side member 152 has a similar slanted upper surface 168 and an upper surface 169 between the surface parts 165 and 168 is a platform 170 beneath this platform is the roll 172 of stiffening material that is the buckram being on a shaft 173 as shown as may be seen in the figures the strip of a buckram comes off the roll underneath the platform 170 as will be described the edge part of the fabric material is over the platform 170 as may be seen in fig2 so that it overlies the strip of stiffening material mounted between the side members 151 and 152 is a sewing machine 180 which.