Vintage Singer Buttonholer Attachments

Yesterday I uploaded a video of a tour of a few of my vintage Singer Buttonholer Attachments up on my channel.

It's an easy to use attachment. But if you’ve never used one or seen one before, I get that they can be a bit confusing. Most modern machines have a buttonhole capability built in. So, this sort of attachment is a bit of a relic. However, if you are into using these old machines, you’ll definitely want one in your arsenal.

I do need to do a follow up video on this one because I used an older model (1940’s low shank in the green rectangle snap case) on a 1951 Singer 201-2. My attachment did not come with a feed dog cover. I was advised by an older long time sewist, that I could still use it. It might cause my buttonholes to warp a little, so I am mindful of that when sewing. I was told this information prior to posting videos online and I have been doing this for quite a few years now. I decided to post the video as I’ve always done it on that machine. Here’s your reminder to always weigh the information you consume online. I expect someone to come at me and tell me that I’ve shared bad information. For me, I was told personally by an older and much more experienced sewist and decided it was worth trying. So far so good for me. You make your own decision on what to do with your machine. I will say if your attachment does come with a feed dog cover, you should use it. I didn’t even know that existed until I was told it did- because like I said, mine did not come with one.

I do typically use one of my Singer 301’s to do buttonholes now - which I can drop the feed dogs on. I plan do a follow up video showing that as well as using the feed dog cover on a Singer Featherweight.

xo-Thea