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Sewing Machine Attachments - Buttonholers, Zigzaggers etc

Buttonholers and zigzaggers work on straight-stitch machines to do a little magic - they push the fabric from side-to-side to make the pattern of stitching required. Most buttonholers come with a feed-cover plate (unless noted below), but I have always found it better to drop or remove the feed dogs if I want to make more than one or two buttonholes.. I have never found a modern machine which does a buttonhole as neatly as these attachments do. All have instructions, original if possible, or neatly reproduced. I can also supply copies of the instruction booklets for all of these models and some others on request; from 50p for single sheet instructions to £5 for booklets...Click Here for details

Page updated 10th May 2013

Zigzaggers

ZZ030 Pfaff Zickzack with box and all; £40

ZZ029 Zick Zack Kuli; £30

ZZ026 Singer 189090 with odd hand-engraved additional information underneath, see right. With damaged original box and reproduced instructions which are not for this model but will do..
£27.50

ZZ026 Underneath: Inscription reads 189090 / Ex. New York / 8-1-53

ZZ023 Boy. Very easy to use. Instructions, no box; £17.50

ZZ014 Wurker Zick-zack attachment, for High Shank Domestic machines, with 3 plates, box and instructions.
I love this one... Works really well...£35
Marked on the box "Frister and Rossmann 61G"
ZZ021, as above, for Low Shank machines; £40
Also another Low Shank ZZ021 with only one plate and a scruffy box; £30
Incidentally, marked on the boxes for Harris CB, and Helvetica CB, but fit all Low Shank machines
I also have reproduced instruction books for these; MAR036; £4

ZZ005 Regular Singer Zigzag attachment foot (top) with Edge Joining plate (below); £15:
ZZ006 £13.50 without
Instructions but no box.
Converts your Straight stitch machine to zigzag. I usually have a few of these in stock

ZZ027 Singer Hemstitcher and Picot Attachment 121387, with Feed Cover plate 121389 for 66 and 99 class machines.
With box, fixing screw and repro instructions; £75
MAR052 Reproduced instructions for the above; £5

ZZ028 Incomplete Singer Hemstitcher - works as far as I can tell, no feed cover or box, but with repro instructions; £25

Zigzagger Spares

CAM013 Red Singer Auto Zigzagger Cams, Numbers 4 (161001), 5 (161002), 7 (161003), 7 (161007). I have some duplicates; £3 each

CAM014 Set of Singer Auto ZZ Cams in a nice box, with instructions. Very good; £20

CAM015 Set of four Auto Zigzagger cams in a box; £17.50

ZZ031 Swiss Zigzagger Cams - set from 1 to 5; £20
Also numbers 3 and 4; £3 each

Blind Hem Attachments

ZZ022 Greist Blind Hem Attachment in nice box. Instructions and a pretty card skirt-shape to explain how to fold the hem; £30
MAR038 Repro Instruction booklet and copy of the other paperwork; £5

ZZ004 Singer Blind Hem Attachment. Fits all low shank machines - useful for applique.. £25 (with instructions; no box) (I have one or two boxes but they are flimsy and fall apart. If you really want one, please ask...)
MAE023 Original Instruction books; £6
MAR037 Repro Instruction booklet; £5

Buttonholers

All buttonholers have been tested on a Singer treadle machine (if appropriate)

Singer Jetson buttonholer attachment for Slant Shank machines

BH032 Singer "Jetson" for Slant Shank machines. Quite the most extravagant box I have ever seen.
Complete, immaculate, instructions, cams..; £40
MAR045 Reproduced manual for this attachment; £5

BH035, Jetson for Low Shank machines. Immaculate; £47.50

BH007 "Black" Buttonhole attachment.
My favourite! Complete and working, serviced, oiled, with instructions; £25
MAR007 Repro buttonholer instruction manual; £5
MAE027 Original Instruction booklets from £5 - 8 according to condition
I also have a couple with very scruffy boxes at £22.50

BH006 "Red Case" Buttonhole Attachment" £25
Very like the black ones, except cream, and a plastic box
MAR007 Repro buttonholer instruction manual; £5
MAE027 Original Instruction booklets from £5 - 8 according to condition
I also have a spare box and some spare parts for these buttonholers
Also BH006a: one without a feed cover plate. Useful if your dogs can be dropped.
With repro instructions; £15

BH034 Ruby for Low Shank, with reproduced instructions and nice box; £35

BH030 Singer Cam Buttonholer for Slant Shank machines. Red "pebble" case
Complete and in good condition; £35
MAR039 Repro manual for this and the Low Shank version; £5

BH044 Greist with cams, Low shank, in restored box; £25

BH044 Box restored..

BH043 Greist with cams, Low shank; £25

BH028 Kenmore Cam Buttonholer for Top Clamping machines; £35

Kenmore Cam Buttonholer for Top Clamping machines - detail

BH028 detail of fixing

BH015 Alfa Buttonholer in nice plastic box, with all its bits. Hardly used except to test; £25

BH022 Singer Autopilot for use with low shank zigzag machines. Complete, nice instruction booklet, cams and all £35

Brown Tin Box with Cam Buttonholer attachment

BH003 Brown Tin Box with Cam Buttonholer. Really nice item..£35

Tin for the item on the left...

Singer Golden Panorama Automatic Buttonholer attachment

BH010 Singer Golden Panorama Automatic Buttonholer, for Slant Shank machines, as new condition; £27-50
See below for spare cams, booklet etc. for this type..

BH013 Vanguard adjustable, Low Shank, with all its bits. Easy to use. Box is a bit scruffy; £17.50

YS Star Industrial (High Shank) buttonholer attachment

BH025 YS Star Industrial (High Shank) with scruffy box. Heavy, beautiful machine with the needle-clamp and screws. Repro instructions; £35

BH026 Jones Auto, complete, with cams; £30

Buttonholer Spares

BH012 - Odd metal buttonholer cams -
Straight 5/16, 3/8, 5/8, 13/16, 15/16, 1-1/16;
Keyhole 1-1/16 (all inches). Some repeats
Fit Singer, Jones, Greist and some other buttonholer attachments - £1.50 each

BH036 Feed Cover Plate for Singer types BH006 and BH007; £7.50

BH038 Empty box for Singer Golden Panoramic buttonholer, with internal packaging, very good; £5
MAE065 Original booklet for this machine, immaculate; £7.50
MAR053 repro booklet; £5

BH037 Set of 21 cams for Golden Panoramic buttonholer. (Note that these are not interchangeable with the metal ones above); £1.50 each or ; £25 set

BH039 Feed cover for slant shank machine; £10

BH040 Attaching screw; £2.50

BH042 Greens Buttonholer box and instruction leaflet only; £5

BH041 Jones attaching screw; £1.50

Not shown but see above, BH033 Red Case buttonholer box in good condition (I also have many spare parts for Red and Black types) £4.50

Stitch Cams

Have moved to HERE

And Finally

OF333 Singer Circular Stitcher with packet; £15

OF090 Bernina Embroidery Hoop (from a 730, but also fits many other older types); £20

OF092 Bernina Embroidery Hoop; £15

My address is:-
4, The Raveningham Centre, Beccles Road, Raveningham, Norfolk, NR14 6NU. United Kingdom
01508 548137
helen@raindropkites.co.uk