Burda Style For people who sew

I bought this Greist the buttonholer gadget at a thrift shop. I think that it will fit my sewing machine.

I do have a three/four step buttonhole feature on my machine only I find I can NEVER get the buttonholes all the same length. I have tried different marking techniques and sewing forward first etc. I am rather about trying this thing out.

The fabric is supposed to move, not the needle. The gadget clamps onto the needle/foot and has cams that move through the shape. You pick the cam to fit the size of buttonhole you want. So I guess I would have to set to straight stitch and a small stitch length.

Does anyone else have any experience using this device on a Husquvarna/viking machine?

Jan 31, 2012, 02.47 PM by mickeygirl

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  Jan 31, 2012, 03.11 PMby patti-r

  Check your shank type: http://www.clotilde.com/pages/which_foot.html

  Greist the buttonholer gadget was from 1956 thru 1970’s for zig zag or straight stitch machines with low shanks few made for slant, think mostly for Singers I have seen the gadget work years ago, was not the greatest. Many are considered vintage gadgets are availabe online for very low prices.

  IMHO would not try for fear it could knock your machine out of time.
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  Feb 1, 2012, 11.58 AMby katexxxxxx

  If you have one of the old buttonhole making gadgets like this: http://pics.livejournal.com/katexxxxxx/pic/001gykpw/s640x480

  Or like this: http://pics.livejournal.com/katexxxxxx/pic/001hex69/s640x480

  DO NOT use these on a swing needle machine. They were designed for the old straight stitch Singer machines, and may well not work on your machine, and could even damage it.

  The do not produce the world’s best buttonholes.
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  Feb 21, 2012, 10.55 PMby seemane

  Here’s some links about the vintage buttonholer attachments: http://www.briansews.com/2009/09/what-about-buttonholers.html, http://thisisemilykate.blogspot.com/2009/02/get-yourself-buttonhole-attachment.html, and http://sunnygalstudio.blogspot.com/2011/05/singer-vintage-buttonhole-attachment.html :)
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  May 15, 2012, 01.45 AMby JudyR5

  For what it’s worth, I have one of these and I LOVE it – it makes beautiful buttonholes, consistently sized every time. I find it works perfectly well on my 20+ year old mechanical machine, but it pays to go slowly because the action of the buttonholer moving the fabric from side to side as it zig zags might be a bit much at speed. (You do have to drop or cover feed dogs too.) I often go over the buttonholes twice for a nice dense finish too.