I showed my Griest Buttonhole Attachment to my sister, she fell in love with it and went on the hunt for one of her own using my favourite way of shopping, Ebay.
Then she spotted this for under £20 which has to be the bargain of the year.
Having never had a go with this attachment, only seen them on the web, Sandi kindly said that I could borrow it to play with. What a treat.
The part number for it is 161157 its original manual says it fits Singer, 201, 221 and 222.
It comes with 4 diff red patterns which are easily changed Each one of these pattern has its own part number. Just flip the lid back to change the patterns. The white ones are from the extra pack of four patterns which originally could be bought separately.
161000 - Zigzag stitch
161001- Blind stitch pattern produces a curve line and one long sideways stitch at start and completion of curve, ideal for hems and overedging.
161002 - Domino stitch pattern ideal for border designs or motifs
161003 - Arrowhead stitch pattern, again for borders and motifs.
All these patterns can be adjusted in width using a bight (this means stitch width) setting on attachment and length using stitch setting (lever changing number of stitches per inch) on machine. The manual is very easy to follow.
These Singer designers were clever chaps, there is a lever on the attachment which allows you to swop from zigzag to straight stitch without having to remove the attachment from the machine. It works by moving the fabric from side to side, the needle stays in the same place.
Sandi had given the attachment a clean and oil (the manual tells you how) before putting it on her Featherweight.
It works a treat.
Update - mine arrived safely from the USA, its has a different attachment number 160985 which the manual states that it fits Singer Machines of Classes 15, 201, 221 and 1200. I think its a later model than Sandi's. It's got a couple of patterns missing from the box so it will be fun tracking down replacements. Don't you just love Ebay!
Cheers
Sharon
