Treadle Machine  

I remember them. I have used a few in my life. When my husband and I married in the mid 60's we didn't have much money and bought a treadle machine at an auction sale for $5. I did a lot of sewing on that old machine. As time went on I moved up to electric, then zig zag machines. The decrotive stitches that became available really tickled me. I now own a high end sewing/embroidery machine and I do enjoy it. BUT, while I enjoy it I am absolutely thrilled to have a treadle base that my husband found a decrotive stitch machine that we took the motor off of and put it into that base! I haven't done much with it so far, still getting all the kinks out of the very sadly neglected machine head we found. I love finding old sewing and needlework tools, books and things at yard sales and flea markets.

I still have a treadle sewing machine as well as several hand operated ones. They still sometimes get used, though most of the time I rely on a modern electric sewing machine and an overlocker. The treadle is fabulous for sewing leather though, you have so much more control with the foot treadle so you can get through even heavy fabrics really easily. The rest of the time its just a useful small table.

I remember the treadle machines. I never had one, but a friend of my mother's had one. It sat in her basement clubroom. I use to sneak downstairs and sit in that treadle and rock myself back and forth...lol

DCMerkle

i remember them my mother in law even has one in her living room.

i am learning how to sew on an old electric singer. i got it at a yard sale and when i went online to research it i found that only about 100 of them were made. it was for a denim factory so its heavy duty. i wish i had a treadle. with the way the economy is going i think it would be a good thing to have if everything keeps going on like it is. a survival tool is how i view them.