Best sewing machine attachments according to redditors

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The quarter inch foot is definitely a great friend to a quilter, but better yet is a moveable guide - my Pfaff came with one and it rocks! If you have a couple of little screw holes to the right of your presser foot, that may be the place to lock in said guide. If you don't, they also make a magnetic one that could work for you. I swear I would barely manage without that little piece of metal.

No problem - just get a knitting needle or a skewer and some duct tape, and tape the knitting needle so it's sticking up at the back like a spike.

Alternatively, go to Joanne's or fabric land and pick up something like this - they usually have some variety in stock.

I use the duct tape route, just make sure to remove the spike and duct tape as soon as you're done, so the duct tape doesn't leave a gummy residue behind on your machine.

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Interesting. You mean like this?

https://www.amazon.com/Double-Spool-Lead-off-511113-456-Singer/dp/B002F01X5Y/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_201_lp_t_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=SFTZHEAHQE2607Z3BN86
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I'm looking for a binding attachment that will fit my home machine. It's a Singer 4452. The info online is vague. there are some threaded holes in the needle plate, but I can't really tell if they're in the right spots or not.

Will this one work? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D6G59TG/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=A1INSR2YI03GCO&psc=1

This is a Singer 201 (with the old-style iron chassis) from 1950. It's a very well-regarded model. Here is a manual. Here is a generic manual for a range of popular vintage Singer models.

It looks like you're missing a slide plate and also a foot pedal. Do you have the power cord?

The slide plate should be easy to replace; it's a common machine model. See for example here and here.

A wide range of pedals should work (you'd just need to unscrew the pedal and connect the wires inside), but if the power cord is also missing you may need to get a replacement pedal and cord for this specific model (or another Singer model which uses the same kind of plug socket), like this or this.

This machine has a horizontal bobbin case which takes class 66 metal bobbins (they're not as common as the class 15 ones, but still pretty easy to find). It uses the standard domestic needle type, and low shank feet (or potentially snap-on feet with a low shank adapter, assuming they don't need zigzag to work).

Unlike many old iron Singers which can be fitted with a separate belt motor (interchangeably with a crank handle attachment or a treadle mechanism), this machine has a built-in "potted" motor which directly drives the gears. It's impossible to replace these motors if they wear out (unlike belt motors), but there is an extensive guide for refurbishing them.

Hopefully this won't be necessary -- you can rewire a motor without messing with the internals. And the whole machine looks like it's in very good condition, so it's entirely possible that all you have to do is replace the missing bits and clean and oil it.

It lets you use an extra tall ruler up against the side of your presser foot to make straight and curved lines. You have to have a special ruler and foot so your regular foot doesn't hop on top of the ruler and completely wreck the timing of your machine.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MCVY9D6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It came from Ken's sewing center and it says they are out of stock, but I'm sure they will restock. I have a clear ruler foot from clarity like this:

https://www.amazon.com/SHANK-Clarity-Foot-Sewing-Machines/dp/B06XGGRBRS/ref=pd_sbs_201_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B06XGGRBRS&pd_rd_r=R87XS8HD9SVSZ0R5AP7M&pd_rd_w=8MBNL&pd_rd_wg=Srb96&psc=1&refRID=R87XS8HD9SVSZ0R5AP7M


but you have to be really careful on how whether you have your presser foot up or down and position your needle or you'll break the foot. It doesn't hop which I like, but it also sometimes gets stuck on a seam if it's not floating high enough. I can't recommend it high enough for stitching in the ditch! My ditching is so much neater looking now. In these pictures you can see the how much straighter my lines are when using the ruler foot. the orange picture shows what happens when you use a curved ruler and the last picture is the back of something that I stitched in the ditch with a straight ruler and then filled in parts with free motion quilting.

http://imgur.com/a/v57lF

Here's a purpose made one.

I'm considering buying a used pfaff 4872 serger. The owner claims dosn't work do to a bad pedal. If the pedal is a just a switch + potentiometer type I can check it with a multimeter, but I don't know what kind of circuitry is inside. This is a replacement pedal for referance. Amazon link.

Anybody know what the guts of these pedals look like electrically?

It has like a little bar on the right side of the foot that is at the 1/4 inch mark. Here is an example one