Advice for Singer 404 attachments?

Hello Everyone, I'll bet many of you will be able to help me. I just purchased a Singer

Thanks so much for any other advice you may have as well. I'm very excited to get into this hobby (and have heard good things about the 404) but am doing my homework as I go along.:) After cleaning the machine, I'll start by learning how to sew a straight line, then down the road sometime think about buttonholes, haha.

Thanks, Epodunk

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If you look on the front where the different stitches are listed, you will probably see a 3 or 4 step buttonhole stitch. You can use the zig-zag foot when you make the buttonhole. Look in your instruction manual for directions. HTH Barbara in FL

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In case some people do not recall... the 404 is the (just as sturdy, no less able) straight stitch sibling to the infamous singer 401/403 but it does not accept the cams used in the sibling swing needle (ZZ) models. The 404 uses special attachments to acheive decorative or ZZ style stitches

I do not know about the # 160743 number you specified .

but as far as i can remember ... in general ,your slant needle reasoning is correct. Most all Singer slant needle attachments/feet will work with all the slant needle machines.

if the pink case model has been nicknamed the "Easter Egg case" then i believe that is considered a good choice by those who know more

Also from my past research and recollection, something called the "Professional Button Holer" (and it also comes in a certain box ??) is another good and desired choice.

FWIW - There is also a ZZ attachment that exists which comes with it own set of discs/cams that will give you most all the fancy decorative stitches that the 401/403 can make.

hth robb

I've got 4 404s right now, I just keep finding them :)

They are a straight stitch machine, so they will need the buttonholer that moves the fabric. It is the same one used by the Singer 301. The older style comes in a rectangular "marroon' colored case, the later style in a oval pink case. Either will work, its the same thing in different boxes :)

You can see the older style here; part numbers are also listed. In fact any 301 attachment will work on the 404 since they are both slant shank straight stitch machines.

-Irene

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IMHO ....

If you **really** like the 401/403/404 series and if you plan to do **lots** of ZZ related sewing i would reccomend you try to find at least a 403 with the ZZ cams to do the ZZ stitching

because why ?

as well as they may work, the attachments must wobble the fabric to and fro to get the ZZ stitches and the ZZ machines just swing the needle. That always semed problematic to me.

Epodunk,

I have never seen another sort of template for this type of button hole maker attachment. I've used my own attachments quite a lot but have usually used just a few of the sizes (kids clothes and shirts). I did at one time sit down and make a sample of all the different sizes on a strip of fabric so I would have a reference that I could use to check with different buttons to make it easier to decide what size template to use.

Judie

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