On Nov 10, 2008, at 12:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The newest computer machines will even measure the button for
you, and make the hole the correct size. They memorize the size,
and sew
all the holes the same.
Actually I remember something from waaaay back, maybe in the
70s, a
style where you would place your button in the attachment rather than
a cam. Not sure if it made allowances for button thickness, though. A
thick or domed button needs a bit more than the usual diameter+
buttonhole.
I had a Singer Futura II 920 (the last good machine Singer ever made)
with a one-step buttonhole system. You attached the buttonhole foot,
inserted the button, and flipped a lever to complete the set-up. It
did account for button thickness by using an angled stop; thicker
buttons would result in a longer buttonhole.
andy
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