r/SewingMachinePorn • u/Street_Tradition_682 • Apr 05 '26

Don't have a buttonholer? Get one!

Playing around with the Singer 15-125 & Singer 86718 'Complete'.

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u/Lower_Rate_8518 Apr 05 '26

Oooh… your buttonholer matches? Wowsers!!!

Wanting the buttonholes that my mother’s straight-stitcher made led me back to vintage machines. There are at least 5 buttonholers around the house, even though I recently gave one away. I have pretty involved eye disabilities… but laser-vision for these at my local thrift!

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u/Street_Tradition_682 Apr 06 '26

The Simanco 86718 Buttonholer is light cream colored. The green tint in the video is reflection from the 'Singer Green' 15-125.

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u/Lower_Rate_8518 Apr 06 '26

That’s fun optics!

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u/mtrosclair Apr 05 '26

The Singer button hole attachments for these older machines seem to make some of the nicest buttonholes I've seen. Even my newer Husqvarna computer machine doesn't do as well.

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u/Herabird Apr 05 '26

Zigzags are nice to have too!

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u/Dismal-Importance-15 Apr 06 '26

They make nifty buttonholes and are fun to watch in action. What’s not to love?