Because my first personal sewing machine was a brand new Sears Kenmore 148.1560 model, bought in 1978 for $178 at Sears, I honestly thought that the only presser feet available for sewing machines, were what came with mine. I was in 4th grade, at the time, so I guess that makes it more understandable, but there were actually many more presser feet, and attachments for sewing machines, beginning clear back in the 1850's!
For my favorite vintage Sears Kenmore sewing machines, the original feet and attachment sets were very basic, but still more than I knew how to use at the time.
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| Kenmore Sew By Color presser foot LOW SHANK FEET set includes an adjustable zipper foot, scissor guide for cutting bias tape, bias binder, edge stitcher attachment 5 sizes of rolled hemmers, a quilting guide, a large and small screw driver, a sewing stilletto, a shirring foot, the low shank presser foot adapter for using the binder, edge stitcher and rolled hemmers, and a cloth guide (seam guide), and ruffler. |
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| Sears Kenmore 1802 accessory set includes trays of feet, screwdrivers, chainstitch adapter, needles, needle threader, and seam ripper, still in their protective plastic wrappers, left front is buttonholer, back left is monogrammer (missing the cams in this photo, I have several of the round cams, but not the entire alphabet), right back is the Super High Shank presser feet set, several sizes of rolled hemmers, edgestitcher, shirring foot, adjustable zipper foot, an adapter foot for the rolled hemmers, edge stitchers and bias binder. A stiletto, and quilting guide, and seam guide with thumbscrew are also included. |
Sewing machine feet and accessories
Only when I got my first Bernina sewing machine, did I realize the luxury of having specialty presser feet, of professional, industrial quality, were ever available to home sewers! Bernina presser feet are expensive, and they only fit Bernina machines, and you have to match the Bernina shank type to the age of your Bernina sewing machine, though there are adapters available to sew with low shank feet, on a Bernina sewing machine, but you have to make sure you match the presser foot's needle opening, to the size of the needle opening in your machine needleplate. If they aren't an exact match, you will hit your needle on your presser foot, so this is very important to test by turning the handwheel, before sewing with feet not originally made for a Bernina. (This applies to all sewing machines.)
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| Bernina 530-2 presser foot set in the accessory case which attaches to a post on the back of the 530 (the 630 & 730 & other models in the 500, 600, & 700 series of Bernina model sewing machines, also had this type of accessory organizer, with locations for thread spools, bobbins, the small black metal needle changing tool (mini screwdriver with a pin to help it lock in place easily, without slipping) needles, screwdrivers, a cleaning brush, a set of presser feet, the quilting guide, and a darning ring |
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| Bernina presser feet in the old old style, organized in a fishing tackle box, with a guide for setting the 930 for stitches. I placed a paper identification chart for old style Bernina feet, is underneath the organizers (I cut it in strips so they could fit in the rows, so I could put the correct foot in the correct slot.) Bernina has some of the very best presser feet available, that make difficult sewing tasks much faster and easier. Their buttonhole cutting knife and block (chisel) makes buttonhole cutting easy and accurate, with various sizes of blades, the Bernina darning and embroidery rings are absolutely incredible, and really help make darning and embroidery easier, since they are on a rod that attaches to the machine bed, to help you control your movements of the project more easily, for neater darning and embroidery! |
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| Bernina Sewing Machine Feet in a Bernina Accessory Tray with insert organizers. Far left Accessory tray and insert for Bernina 1000 -1630 models, this narrow white tray box, snaps against the back of the freearm on the Bernina 1000-1630 model sewing machines, forming a small bed extension, like a flatbed machine. I printed out the Bernina presser feet informational pages, and shrunk them 1/2 size, so I could put them in here, to help me identify feet, and use them properly. I taped them to the top of the accessory tray, on each side of the handle opening. A Bernina compatible ruffler is shown, and a set of stitch samples sewn on stretch denim, with my Bernina 830 sewing machine. The feet in these trays will fit and sew on Bernina old style machines 530-1630, though these are mostly the old style feet (5 mm needle opening), not the old old style feet (4 mm needle opening) |
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| Accessory tray and insert for Bernina 1000 -1630 models, this narrow white tray box, snaps against the back of the freearm on the Bernina 1000-1630 model sewing machines, forming a small bed extension, like a flatbed machine. Note feet insert tray lifts out, to show the darning/embroidery ring, hemming guide, cleaning brush, small screwdriver, seam ripper, buttonhole presser foot. Room for 5 Bernina bobbins, a pack of needles, and a needle insertion screwdriver/light bulb changing tool, are also included in this incredibly well organized accessory tray. |
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| Singer Featherweight 221 with the standard set of accessories, an adjustable hemmer, edge stitcher, bias binder, ruffler, adjustable zipper foot, rolled hemmer, shirring foot, and large screwdriver (small screwdriver was original as well). The buttonholer came in the green plastic box, with the cams for 4 or 5 different sizes of buttonholes, but you could purchase more, in different sizes and styles. A feed dog cover attaches to the machine bed, before attaching the buttonholer. The tucker tuck marker was usually sold separately |
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| Adjustable hemmer, edge stitcher, bias binder, ruffler, front row adjustable hemmer, rolled hemmer, shirring foot, front- large Singer screwdriver |
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| Singer 222 shown with a variety of Singer attachments and accessories, presser feet. The red vinyl box on the right, with the Red S medallion on top, is the buttonholer box for this original cream colored buttonholer, with red detailing. The ver front row shows a Singer 222 darning foot attachment, beside the regular attachments, as detailed in the 2 photos above this one. |
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| Viking Husqvarna snap on presser foot set, can also be used on many other sewing machines with the correct snap on adapter, this set worked on my Bernina's, by using a Viking Husqvarna snap on shank, set into a Bernina old style low shank foot adapter. There are all kinds of adapters for various types of sewing machine shanks, so you can use special presser feet, but you MUST make sure that the shank to needle position is correct, or your sewing machine needle may accidentally strike the foot, damaging the foot, breaking the needle, sometimes knocking a machine out of timing. Note the dark thick plastic thing that looks U shaped in this photo is actually one end of a "hump jumper' for leveling the presser foot, when sewing over thick seams, or hems. If your presser foot isn't level, your stitches will not be even, because the feed dogs won't be able to move the entire piece of fabric evenly. |
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| Viking Husqvarna computerized model fits neatly around the frearm of the machine, and has special storage locations for the bobbins, each snap on presser feet, the hump jumper, quilting guide, screwdrivers, and seam ripper. A round thread cap is also included. |
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| Special Viking Husqvarna presser foot set for computerized model. Left automatic buttonholer foot (set the button in the back, in the springloaded section, to ensure buttonhole is correct size. Special feet shapes make difficult sewing faster and easier. From zigzag feet, feet with edge guides, manual buttonhole presser foot, a 1/8" 1/4" seam foot, a satin stitch foot, a teflon foot, to a quilting foot, a button sewing foot, an overlock (overedge) foot, adjustable zipper foot, clear foot, to cording feet, and other specialty feet. There are 2 sizes of thread caps, and an anti backspin flannel ring for under the thread spool. |
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| BabyLock Serger presser feet for special purposes, back Elastic foot, middle row left to right, blind hemmer, cording feet in 2 sizes, a beading foot, and at the front a ruffling foot, which can be used to either gather one layer, or gather a layer while sewing it to a flat layer, all in one step, using differential feed, or special stitch length and tension adjustments. |
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1880's Singer Puzzlebox feet & attachments for VS2 (Vibrating Shuttle 2), include a ruffler and shirring plate, pack of needles, underneath the bobbin holder for the long shuttles (bobbins), a presser foot, presser foot adapter with quilting guide hole & thumbscrew to put it in the back of the presser foot, work with the bias binder and rolled hemmers in various sizes. A tucker/tuck marker snaps under the end of the presser foot holder, and the top section has a cording guide for the early Vibrating Shuttle machines with the 2 long narrow plates over the bobbin area, A Stiletto, large and smal screw driver, a seam guide and thumb screw and a scissor bias tape cutting guide, all hide neatly away, in this oak box that rolls up neatly.
The shirring pllate and cording /braiding plates, and the long bobbins (shuttles) won't fit the Singer 221 & 222, or other low shank Singer sewing machines, they will only fit the Vibrating Shuttle Singer models, but the remainder of the accessories & feet will work for the 221, 222, and other low shank Singer sewing machines (as well as the low shank straight stitch class 15 clones.) |
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| Montgomery Ward zigzag sewing machine accessories, cams, low shank straight stitch presser foot, zigzag and satin stitch zigzag feet, rolled hemmer foot, and button sewing foot, darning & freestyle embroidery foot, and at the front an adjustable zipper foot with a quilting guide. |
https://www.singersewinginfo.co.uk/gallery_accessories/
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| Singer 66 model, first version, with the back clamping presser foot set. Later models of 66, had a low shank presser foot bar, and used regular low shank straight stitch presser feet. There is an adapter to change the backclamp shank to use low shank feet, but they are difficult to find, and relatively expensive. You can change out the presser foot bar, to a low shank presser foot bar, as well, if you cant' find the back clamping Singer 66 feet. |
Ling Xioau created this spreadsheet of sewing machine accessories-
Sewing machine feet accessories spreadsheet
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| Necchi 535FA sewing machine with it's accessory drawer that slides behind the freearm, buttonhole foot, button sewing foot, rolled hemmer, adjustable zipper foot, adjustable blind hemmer foot. |
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| Sears Kenmore I bought a super high shank to low shank adapter, then tried these snap on shanks, with these snap on presser feet for my Kenmore Super high shank sewing machines, and they WORK! |
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| Sears Kenmore I bought a super high shank to low shank adapter, then tried these snap on shanks, with these snap on presser feet for my Kenmore Super high shank sewing machines, and they WORK! |
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| Sears Kenmore I bought a super high shank to low shank adapter, then tried these snap on shanks, with these snap on presser feet for my Kenmore Super high shank sewing machines, and they WORK! |
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| Use this Kenmore Super High Shank satin stitch clear embroidery foot to zigzag over elastic, for a quick, easy, elastic cuff or shirring, or waistband, on lightweight fabrics. |
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| Adjustable binder foot, adjustable blind hemmer, satin stitch clear feet (2 versions) open top metal satin stitch embroidery presser foot, and the Singer Q foot, work well for this elastic application, sewing a zigzag stitch to shirr lightweight fabric for cuffs, waistlines, or imitation smocking. |
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| Kenmore Super High Shank to Low Shank Adapter and snap on low shank adapters I use on my Super High Shank Kenmore sewing machines. |
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Pfaff 230, 260, 360, 332, 330 low shank feet sets and manual, stitch wheel selector
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| Singer 500A Rocketeer with Professional buttonholer, and the slant shank feet for this model, and other similar slant shank Singer sewing machines. |
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| Singer 500A Slant Shank feet and straight stitch needleplate in top tray of accessory case, with class 66 bobins |
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| Singer 500A Rocketeer accessory case with slant shank feet, including ruffler, darning & freestyle embroidery, binder adjustable zipper foot, and rolled hemmer, as well as screwdrivers and cams for special stretch stitches. |
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| Singer 500A Rocketeer with accessory case and slant shank Singer feet, class 66 bobbins, straight stitch needleplate. |
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