Originally Posted by Diamondrose
Originally Posted by jtapp9
I'm only "guessing" but I'm thinking a lot of those type of accessories are not going to work on the 301 because it does not zigzag. Because I don't know for sure I will only buy off of ebay things that specify for a 301.
Of course NOW I have a 500A and a 503A so I can buy for those machines :).
The attachments move the fabric, the needle does not move. You do need a plate to cover the feed, that is what a T-plate does. Singer made a Zig-Zag attachment for a straight stitch machine at one time that works the same way - it moves the fabric back and forth.
When I've seen directions for the buttonholers and monogrammers and such they usually state "for the zigzag machines"...that's why I said that :)
Even though the 301 has an attachment that will zigzag, it is not a zigzag machine. But again, I have never used any of those attachments or even owned them. (yet!)