>  RH> Not even close.  These are shank buttons, and this machine doesn't
>  RH> even do buttonholes without an attachment.  I made 18 and quit for the
>  RH> time being. They're headed to a local nursing home tomorrow.
> 
> No, you can't sew shank buttons by machine so I guess you'll just have
> to work thru them by hand. Of my machines, only the Juki doesn't do
> anything but a straight stitch, no attachments. The Featherweight will
> do buttonholes with a zig zag attachment specifically for that but won't
> sew on the buttons. The other 4 machines will both make the buttonholes
> and sew on the (non shank) buttons. Don't think a home machine has ever
> been developed that'll sew on shank buttons.
> 
Delivered the first batch to great rejoicing and made another dozen. 

>  RH> >  RH> >  RH> > Trying to get a rice out of me?
>  RH> >  RH> >
>  RH> >  RH> >  RH> I'm just a potato tot not old enough to know better.
>  RH> >  RH> >
>  RH> >  RH> > Can't I mill-et for all it's worth?
>  RH> >  RH> >
>  RH> >  RH> Why soy-tenly.
>  RH> >
>  RH> > She said wry-ly.
> 
>  RH> I think we already use that one, or is my memory going freekeh again?
> 
> Probably a bit of both, going against the grain can lead to
> forgetfullness.
> 
Or mental emptiness as the case may be.