I'm thinking of buying a 1950's sewing machine with a buttonholer
attachment, the kind that uses templates to make different size buttons.
Some of them have templates that make round eyelets, and I'm wondering,
has anyone used them for lacing eyelets on period corsets and bodices?
I have a progressive hand condition, so it's important for me to keep my
handsewing to a minimum, and I can't bear the idea of using grommets!
Margo
I use machine sewn eyelets for most of my work, as most people don't want to
pay me for the time to make them by hand. I have a 2 year old Baby Lock
that has eyelets programmed in, and before that, my 30 year old Kenmore did
really nice ones with its buttonhole attachment until it finally refused to
work any more. I have arthritis in my hands, so there are certain things,
like corsets and bodies, that I just can't do by hand anymore.
Melusine
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