My vintage buttonholer gave out right before my final fitting

It was a 1960s Singer attachment I got from a shop in Portland, and the feed dogs just jammed while I was finishing a wool coat. I had to hand-stitch the last three buttonholes, which took me almost two hours. Has anyone found a good modern replacement that handles heavy fabrics?

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taylor.jessica16d ago

My grandma's old Singer buttonholer did the same thing on a denim jacket last year. I ended up getting a Janome HD3000 because the built-in buttonhole setting is pretty tough. It plows through canvas and thick wool blends without much fuss.

mia10216d ago

Try switching to a denim needle next time. It made a huge difference on my heavy fabrics.

the_laura16d ago

That Janome HD series is legit for heavy stuff. My friend uses hers for leather patches and it doesn't even blink. Good call on moving past the old attachments, they just can't handle modern fabric weights sometimes.