Using a Vintage Buttonhole Attachment

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Using a Vintage Buttonhole Attachment
I used to avoid buttonholes on my modern sewing machine, but my Kenmore from the 1970s has a delightful attachment that makes lovely buttonholes of uniform size with ease.

First I set up the machine according to the manual:

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZ4gziNVmfhim8nzqujHb5NeJKFZ32kmY4wWzrcNbYTnD/1748306550033.jpg)

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmdcB9qdp6UKfEEemyjEH1iUoXB6Ar1nuZi7kcYgLbPPtE/1748306550221.jpg) The attachment screws into a small hole in the back of the machine bed.

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmRdSQwXr2KLFTBy8Z389XwqtpAKpU1DvpVdjwSwEfkAXC/1748306652859.jpg)

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmRYqpLAFy4wYYKxFjCCnBZSVJtEBC5g36QAGijomCRLNY/1748306659409.jpg) Stitch width is set between 1 and 2. Feed dogs are down, so stitch length is controlled by the movement of the attachment, not the feed dogs.

The front of the attachment snaps over a tiny gear on the buttonhole plate which replaces the regular bobbin cover plate.

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmPjatYoTHs3A7YqSEpsHDHCeUvhRpf4xmiv9YdBAG9M12/1748306940222.jpg)

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmRGUC1EB1zbHZW5kHdbzqubJdffYFmkKHw7exYvADHga4/1748306941835.jpg)

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZWkRZd1F5HcJc852mysbidJLawrgPwXrv2DLQ1p5Mxb7/1748306941981.jpg)

Now for the video of this beauty in action:

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