I have a Kenmore buttonholer that has a narrow slot like that. I thought it would fit my 117.959 but it did not. Anyone know what it would fit?

Are you sure it's the narrow slot? I don't think Kenmore sold any other top clamp machines other than those made by White and White has the wider slot, closer to 3/16" instead of 1/8".

Unless you just mean it has the top clamp attachment, then I can assure you the Kenmore fits the White (and Domestic made by White) machines.

This is a later set, one that would not have included the Tucker or Underbraider. And for sure this fits Free/New Home, the shirr plate is the easiest way to tell.

The last two, the one is the Quilting foot, and would be used with the quilting guide taht fits into a hole in the presser bar. The second is the Gather foot. You sew on one layer of fabric and it will pull it into a ruffler behind the foot. It's not the same as the Ruffler which will do a uniform pleat, this is like what you get when you loosen the top tension and then pull the lower thread to gather the fabric. The main difference is this foot allows a "lock" so if you use it, you won't be able to adjust it as the thread won't slide like when you loosen the tension.

Ebay sellers rarely know what they have, and I've seen a lot of "sets" that are a collection from several machines.

hey now THIS is a collection of feet...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/lot-of-21-po...-/271418125740

Looks like they're selling them by the pound, not the foot.
Rodney

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Rodney,
I just bought an older machine and it came with a set of the top clamp greist attachments like you've shown here, also without a way to attach them. Did you ever find a way to attach them?

Becky


[QUOTE=Rodney;6620907]Here they are.
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Does your machine take side clamp feet? If so, then there is no way to attach these. It's not uncommon for feet to get paired up with a machine they don't belong to. There is a wide variety of top clamp feet too, and for the most part they are not interchangeable.

Side clamp presser bars have a flat side, and the top clamp attachment fits on a round presser bar.



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I believe Free/Westinghouse is threaded, but I'd have to go look to be sure. I know one of them is.

That adjustable zipper foot is the best thing ever made. If something were to ever happen to mine, I would lose my mind. These newer ones are garbage.

What is a VS machine?

This information about what to call the way feet attach is exactly what I was looking for!

VS is Vibrating Shuttle - it has a long shuttle/hook that moves back and forth instead of a round shuttle/hook that moves in circles (either all the way around (full rotary) or back and forth (oscillating, like a Singer 15).

VS machines come in two basic types - those that go back and forth, and those that go side to side. Typically the side to side are older machines, often with "boat" shuttles instead "bullet" shuttles.

As to Feet - often the feet between a Mfg VS and Rotary machines are interchangeable, but not always. However bed mount items (like the shirr plate and underbraider) are often unique as most of those for the VS machines are hooked to a plate that slides in place of the front throat plate.