At 10:55 AM -0700 11/10/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have an additional question, if one were to purchase a machine just to do buttonholes, what machine would you reccomend?
Um an older Singer with the attachment. Makes the best button holes. I got a Singer 401 (slant needle) for $40 and the slant needle buttonholer for $5. The 401 has all the fancy stitches with the cams and some built in. Its a tank and sews like a dream.
My latest was an Elna Supermatic that is a low shank machine so it can take the Singer buttonholer. Also works like a Swiss watch, and is very portable. Has a bazzillion fancy stitches with the cams.
If you want a good affordable machine, look for an older all metal one. Name brand or Japanese copy.
Ta Carol, who has also take a sewing machine to a convention and used it...<G> -- Creative Clutter is Better Than Idle Neatness! _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
