Abstract: An attachment for a sewing machine includes a lever which is provided with a hole to receive a screw of a needle-bar and is rotatably supported by a lever stand arranged to be shifted upward and downward upon operation of the needle-bar. The lever stand pivotably supports a ratchet wheel and a connector plate at the upper end thereof and has a forked holder at another end thereof. A guide plate is provided with a feed plate therebeneath and is pivotably fastened to the connector plate and shiftably arranged on one side of the lever stand. A ratchet gear feed plate is provided with a ratchet pawl which is engagable with a tooth of the ratchet wheel to be rotated in a predetermined direction. The guide plate is further provided with a projection at one end thereof, the projection being engagable with a pin positioned on one side of the lever stand to stop further shifting of the guide plate.