#reece101

Today’s job, buttonholes courtesy of this beast the Iron Duke aka the Reece 101. The only machine to mimic a hand stitched keyhole/eyelet button hole, complete with gimp thread, cut after sew. Developed in the 1800’s these machines were only leased and you paid per buttonhole, it wasn’t til the end of the 1970’s that companies could buy these machines. #specialist #reece101 #jeansmaker #britishmaker #madetherightway #knowyourmaker #selvedge #japaneseselvedge #dawsondenim #traceeachstitch #denimlife #denimcommunity (at Dawson Denim) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4AAYzJD61o/?igshid=1valn5jgth0n6

Reece 101, the “iron duke” as some call it. This machine makes buttonholes and is really good at it too! I’m super happy to have it in my arsenal of workhorses. Despite its age and the number of stitches it has on its clock, (613,500,000 stitches) it still makes a wonderful stitch that I’m proud to put on my jeans! . . . #buttonhole #rawdenim #sewingmachine #reece101 #sewingislife #viapiana (at Viapiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2RmlhqH0bb/?igshid=1wps2w6lvz1m7

I just got a Reece 101 buttonhole machine. I hadn’t been used for 15 years, but I set it up and it immediately started to produce perfect buttonholes! 💖💜 (<- my daughter added those hearts. But they definitely belong!) . . . . #buttonhole #sewingmachine #reece101 #rawdenim #selvage #ironduke #viapiana (at Viapiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2ET8yqHPlu/?igshid=ddjeq02czpzw

So, what's wrong with pink and purple...? #pink #purple #reece101 #buttonhole #chainstitch #cottonhemp

Fresh from the oven. #blueblack #buttonhole #reece101 #chainstitch

The old reece 101 buttonhole machine@has retired. Say Welcome to our new one. A very rare find in Norway. #reece101 #chainstitch #buttonhole