Sharing my treadles

[kowgiirl.up]

I'm updating this thread to show (link to a video) the buttonholer in action that I attached to my 66 treadle. It makes the nicest buttonholes! I just love watching it go back and forth.

I also bought a zigzagger attachment which is pretty cool too. I probably won't use it that much but the buttonholer I will.

https://youtube.com/shorts/APC_zobVunY?feature=share

[Bodgeitandscarper]

That's magic!

[Celia]

That is so clever, wish they made something like that for my straight stitch machine

[Silver Rose]

Brilliant.

[Gernella]

Flipping beautiful @kowgiirl.up .  I've always had a soft spot for treadles after learning on one at school, everybody else wanted the new electric machines

[kowgiirl.up]

It is pretty cool. I bet the folks that used them back in the day would’ve loved to have one of these.

Next time I have the Zigzagger on I will do a short video to post.

[kowgiirl.up]

In this video I have my zigzagger attached along with the Edge Guide

I will tell you this, it’s pretty hard to hole a phone to record, treadle and guide the fabric properly.. It ain’t pretty but I got it done 

https://youtube.com/shorts/sBA5OFwPkdc?feature=share

[Ouryve]

I'm still trying to get my head around the fact that it has to move all the fabric rather than just the needle.

[kowgiirl.up]

I'm hitting on this topic again for anyone that might be interested in trying the buttonholer on a treadle.

I have made several buttonholes now and all of them are topnotch (in my book anyway). The only issue I have, and I feel it's operator error, is I don't have the clearance under the foot like I think I should have. After I get the next two projects done, I plan on disassembling the buttonholer to see if maybe something is bent, or I am missing something on the installation. At any rate, I just LOVE buttonholes now!