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01-08-2017, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Mickey2

I don't know if your White model allows for the feed dogs to drop, but you could try by setting them to zero. Either way, as long as the stitch plate clicks into place and stays tehre, aligns with the needle hole under there and covers the feed dogs, I would assume it's the right one.
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it's always a good idea to double (and tripple!) check threading route, needle in the correct way, correct needle type for the machine etc.

No, the feed dogs do not drop on the White 77, that is why they need to be covered by the plate.
Mickey2 is correct about checking and rechecking threading and needle which probably would be a size
12 or 14 of the 15x1 needles. I think most of my buttonholes I've made with universal points, but could also use sharps.

I'm thinking that the White tension can be pretty fiddly when it comes to threading correctly. This image is from a screen shot that I edited from the pdf manual that I got from the singerco.com site.

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Note the red box --- some of the other instructions don't have this little tidbit of information. See links given later.

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Originally Posted by Kyle BP

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@lovelyl
I don't know how to verify it is the right base plate, but it does seem to fit correctly.

The plate would look like the one in this ad
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/ws/eBayISAPI....m=282313857483
particularly the third image. They are all showing with the side that goes toward the bed of the machine out.

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Originally Posted by Kyle BP

Thank you for the advice so far. It'll probably be a week or so before I play around with the sewing machine again, but will let you know what I find.

Maybe I can get the Buttonhole Worker manual scanned this week.

Something in particular about the vintage machines is that when you start sewing to hold the bobbin thread and the top thread brought a few inches behind the work. Of course, that isn't the case when working a buttonhole. The attachment and the plate need to be firmly attached to their respective positions before bringing up the bobbin thread.

Most buttonholer instructions will tell you that you need a firm surface to work the buttonhole. This will sometimes mean interfacing between the two layers of fabric where you want the buttonhole, or at least an extra layer of fabric. I usually had interfacing.

I'm sorry I can't get my links to show in abbreviated form. Here are some links that apply to the machine and threading.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...p-t251165.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/vintage...c-t172420.html
http://ismacs.net/domestic/manuals/d...ine-manual.pdf
http://www.sewusa.com/Threading_Diag...ng_Diagram.htm

The site from ismacs was put in as it was referred to in one of the QB threads and has better pictures than the manual from singerco.

I noticed I have rust on the bottom of my Buttonhole Worker, so I probably won't try to mess with trying it out this week. Maybe the above links will help with verifying proper threading and maybe be of some help.

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.

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