Every time I've ever used a 1-step drop-in-the-button buttonholer, the button shifts or pops out before I've done more than a couple. I can't keep my eye on the button and the fabric, too.
MaggiRos On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 1:14 PM, Andrew T Trembley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > 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 -- Maggie Secara ~A Compendium of Common Knowledge 1558-1603 ISBN 978-0-9818401-0-9 Available at http://elizabethan.org/compendium/paperback.html or your favorite online bookseller _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
