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Posted by Judie in Penfield NY on March 23, 2008, 10:11 pm
Ariel,
Your buttonholer most likely has another cam inside and will give you a
total of 5 cams instead of 4. There is almost always a cam inside the
attachment itself.
Have fun playing with your new machine!
Judie
Epodunk wrote:
> Hi All,
> Ok, bear with me with some simple quesitons and others:
>
> Some newbie stuff:
> When you get a piece of fabric to work with, if it's cotton(or I guess
> anything shrinkable) should you wash it first before using it? Especially
> things you're planning to wear or wash regularly. And if so, what do you
> do around the edges so it doesn't fray, pinking shears? I remember doing
> this as a kid in 4-H but don't know if there's a better way.
>
> When buying fabric, how much allowance should you give yourself for
> mistakes, etc. Probably varies a lot for the project, but for example, if
> I wanted to make a pillow 12 in. by 12. in, should I give myself at least
> 2 or three inches extra and buy what would amount to two 14X14in. squares?
>
> I've just purchased a buttonholer for my 404 and it comes with four
> templates. (I was going to wait, but it happened to find one in lovely
> condition and went with it.) There are five other sized templates sold
> seperately. Did Singer only produce one type of these additional metal
> templates or is there a specific serial number set that I should be
> looking for?
>
> My 404 came with an automatic zigzagger and with it four pattern "cams"
> that can be changed in and out. There are others that can be purchased
> seperately. Are *all* of these type of cams interchangable with any ZZ
> attachment regardless for which type of needle? I ask because I've seen
> some that are white topped(where mine are red) and others being sold with
> the ZZ attachment for the vertical needle machines. I think the cams for
> the vertical machines would be interchangable with my slant machine
> because it's only directing the pattern, and I think the difference is in
> the attachment itself where the needle is(around the foot). Another reason
> is that the cams had the same serial numbers as the pattern cams I'm
> looking for.
>
>
> A lot of questions, but thank you for any you'd like to reply to. And on
> a happy note, my cord needed for the machine was on my front porch after
> coming home visiting family, so I'll be able to start experimenting.:)
> ~Ariel
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