My new Bernina 1008 makes
cruddy buttonholes,
I'm surprised your Bernina makes cruddy buttonholes. I wonder if they've
changed how it works. One reason I wanted a Bernina was their reputation for
good buttonholes. They were at that time the only machine that did the zigzag
of both sides forward, instead of going down one side and up the other--that is
accomplished by going up the other side with a straight stitch and then coming
down with a zigzag. Mine also has a optical buttonholer so, once I make one,
all the others match exactly. But that feature, of course, was possible with
the buttonhole attachment. My old Kenmore has a buttonhole attachment, but it
isn't the kind with the drop-in cams, so I'm limited to 5 sizes.
Ann Wass
-----Original Message-----
From: Lavolta Press <f...@lavoltapress.com>
To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com>
Sent: Tue, Apr 2, 2013 7:07 pm
Subject: [h-cost] Multiple machines
I still keeping thinking about getting an embroidery-sewing machine, and
if I did, I would probably leave it set up for embroidery and use my
Bernina for sewing. However, I have been hesitating for a long time
because machine embroidery is a whole new craft and I want to make sure
I am committed enough for the machine to be worth the substantial
investment. When I was shopping for a workhorse machine, I didn't
really investigate buttonholing closely. My new Bernina 1008 makes
cruddy buttonholes, which is acceptable because my old Viking 400 makes
sort-of-OK buttonholes. But I find myself really longing for the great
buttonholes made by a Greist or Singer attachment on my long-departed
Sears Kenmore. Somewhere along the line I disposed of its buttonhole
attachment but plenty of similar vintage ones are available. Are the
buttonholes on the high-end embroidery machines like the Husqvarna
Designer Diamond really good, or--an alternative--should I buy a cheap
vintage Kenmore or some other old machine and a buttonhole attachment?
I ran into someone who did that; they just use their $15, vintage
thrift-store machine exclusively for buttonholes.
Fran
Lavolta Press
Books on making historic clothing
www.lavoltapress.com
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