Kenmore Monogrammer Part 1
 

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brandeesmom,

Thank you. I did not have my machine set properly at all. This will help a lot. You said "Part 1", is there more to come?

The instructions say to use the monogramming foot, could you post a a pic of the page that shows the feet? I don't know if I have one or not.

Joe

No there is no other part as I thought I would have to do another post to add in the second page, it should be all there for you.

It's a wide towed foot, with a bit of a raised area so it can pass over the satin stitching easeir.

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Now I'd better go put it back as I only have one of these!

Cathy,

Thanks a bunch. I don't have one of those, but I'll bet my LSMG might.

Joe

Brandeesmom,

Thanks again. What you did post helped immensely.

Joe

Happy to hear that Joe! Macybaby.....is that foot also called a Button Foot? I use it for free motion quilting.

In my manual, it says to use the regular foot for sewing on buttons, so there is no "Button Foot". Though it does look a lot like the button foot I've seen with some of the later Singers, however those don't look like you could use them for any type of regular sewing.

The shank is offset from the center of the foot, so it's different from the button sewing feet I've seen. I'm sure I have one- will have to check it out. Brandeesmom- Thank you for posting the directions. I'm not sure if I have them.

What machine used those Kenmore monogrammers?

Thanks for posting this. I can't find the directions for mine.

My Kenmore (158-1703) uses them. I don't know about any others. It's from about 1974.

I'm using it on a 158-17570. But I suspect it would work on any machine with the bobbin cover in the front that has a button holler drive under it.

Joe

The monogrammers should work on most of the 158 Kenmores that have a flat bed, won't work on the open arm machines.

Hi All, would this work on any other machine. I don't have a Kenmore but I do have the monogrammer along with a few other accessories. Carolyn

Carolyn,

Certain Kenmores only. The mounting and drive are unique to them.

Joe

This is a very unique devise as it runs off a lever that is below the throat plate of the machine.

Almost all others operate by using a lever that goes up and down with the needlebar.

BTW - the long cam strips for this style monogrammer are TOO WIDE to fit with the other style Deluxe monogrammer, that Greist made with Greist, Singer and Kenmore names on them. I've got a short shank Greist and a slant shank Singer.

Just the thread I was looking for. My husband purchased a Kenmore vintage mmododel 158.904 for me for Christmas. I am trying to find which monogrammer will fit the machine, Kenmore made several models of monogrammers and there are quite a few listed on ebay, but none state which model of monogrammer they are or which machine they might go with. I've identified two monogrammers, Kenmore part #43560 and #41704 that are candidates for my machine. I'm thinking that the differences are one is for the 148 Kenmore series (made by Soryu) and the other is for the 158 series (made by Jaguar Maruzen) both lines manufactured and sold by Sears from about 1957 through the late 70s. My model 90 was producted by Jaguar Maruzen. The monogrammer manuals list the part number but not which machines they fit. ,Does anyone own a Kenmore 148 or 158 and have a monogrammer? If s
I would appreciate it if you could tell my which monogrammer you have so I can make a buying decision on ebay.

Thanks, Genny from Indianapolis

brandeesmom, I signed up for this site just so I could thank you for posting the monogrammer information. I have that exact one as well but no instructions and couldn't figure out how to use it. It's now working and the monograms look great! I'm off to monogram some pillow cases now. Thanks!

See you have the complete opposite of my problem. LOL I have a monogrammer and cams but no machine. Eventually i'll stumble upon one. ;)

:D I have a 1703 that needs a belt and TLC. Want it?

I was so happy to see this thread this morning! I have a 1703 that I got at the SA a couple of months ago for $25.00; it had the case, foot controller, and plastic Q foot but nothing else.

After scouring eBay and the rest of the internet I managed to find the cams, the buttonholer, and I think, just about all of the super high shank feet that were made (multiples of some of them.) The only thing that I didn't have was the monogrammer, because I didn't know which one it took.

I did a search on eBay and found one, along with the cams (which I don't need - if anybody wants them, PM me ), in "like new" condition. It looks like the monogrammer's still wrapped in plastic/cellophane. :-) I think I now have everything that I could possibly have for it. I call her Ava the Diva, because she has more accessories than any girl has a right to. ;-)

It's a great machine - I made a pair of shorts for my son the other day and it sews beautifully. The only thing wrong with it is the reverse stitches (stretch stitches and double cam designs) don't work, and from what I've read, it's a common problem. She's going into the shop soon, so hopefully they'll be able to fix it.

Can hardly wait to play with the monogrammer!

The monogrammer I have fits on my 158-17570. It should fit on all the machines of that series that use the same vertical front loading bobbin design.

Joe