What is a greist buttonholer?
This is an industrial buttonholer, a rather scary machine for the uninitiated! A single buttonhole only takes about a second to do, but it sounds like a jackhammer and is definitely the noisiest machine in the factory!
What are the sewing machine attachments?
Sewing Machine Feet & Attachments
- Industrial Presser Feet (High Shank)
- Slant Shank Presser Feet.
- Walking Presser Feet.
- Low Shank Presser Feet.
- Snap-on Presser Feet.
- Sewing Machine Folders & Binders.
- Serger / Overlock Presser Feet.
- Coverstitch Presser Feet.
Can a Singer sewing machine be a Greist?
Machines can be low or high shank + straight or slank shank. A presser foot or accessory will attach (screw on with a thumb screw) on the left side or front/back. I have a vintage singer sewing machine and the greist buttonhole kit.
When did Greist start making sewing machine attachments?
The patent was filed in 1889 by Greist but assigned to Singer. Greist Manufacturing Company went on to produce sewing machine attachments for many different sewing machine makers, including Morse and White. Greist also manufactured attachments for Singer.
Can you use Greist attachments on a singer?
Obviously it matters if you are assembling a collector quality set of attachments for your Singer machine. But if functionality is your goal, then Greist attachments may be a viable alternative. Because vintage Greist attachments are sometimes nearly identical to Singer attachments.
What are the instructions for using the Greist buttonhole attachment?
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE GREIST BUTTONHOLE ILLUSTRATION No. 1 ATTACHMENT The possession of a Buttonhole Attachment is one luxury which is also an economy and sewing becomes a fascination anticipating the simplicity with which buttonholes can now be worked.
Who was the Buttonholer for the Singer sewing machine?
Martin Gregory’s article on Singer’s 1950s buttonholer (ISMACS News #97), leads me neatly to the ‘next generation’ of Singer buttonholers, the Professional, and several points to consider before purchasing a buttonholer for vintage sewing machines. The Professional differs from previous Singer buttonholers in several ways.
Machines can be low or high shank + straight or slank shank. A presser foot or accessory will attach (screw on with a thumb screw) on the left side or front/back. I have a vintage singer sewing machine and the greist buttonhole kit.
The patent was filed in 1889 by Greist but assigned to Singer. Greist Manufacturing Company went on to produce sewing machine attachments for many different sewing machine makers, including Morse and White. Greist also manufactured attachments for Singer.
Obviously it matters if you are assembling a collector quality set of attachments for your Singer machine. But if functionality is your goal, then Greist attachments may be a viable alternative. Because vintage Greist attachments are sometimes nearly identical to Singer attachments.
