Originally Posted by
Rodney
I have fun with the attachments on my machines. Buttonholers are especially fun to watch though I have yet to use one to actually make a real button hole.
I didn't notice you weren't back Mr lightning recovery
You haven't made a real buttonhole with one yet? I must assume you haven't needed one then. The buttonholer was one of those gadgets that had me staring and playing with it for hours like a little kid. The click-clack noise as it swings the fabric side to side is just hypnotic, particularly to gadget obsessed types.
If I increase the bobbin tension I found that the buttonholes are a bit neater. It's a bit of a pain (I have to remember to change it back again) but if I'm doing, say, 20 buttonholes it's well worth it.