Comments on: tuning up an old treadle machine http://www.blisstree.com/articles/tuning-up-an-old-treadle-machine-114/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:04:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mary Emma Allen http://www.blisstree.com/articles/tuning-up-an-old-treadle-machine-114/comment-page-1/#comment-60412 Mary Emma Allen Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:12:24 +0000 http://www.tangledthread.com/tuning-up-an-old-treadle-machine/#comment-60412 Ah, the old treadle sewing maching! That's what I learned to sew on. My mother had one; my aunt and grandmother had one; my 4-H sewing leader, Aunt Mary, had one. We girls in the 4-H club were enthralled when Aunt Mary finally got an electric sewing machine. Then she wanted us to learn to sew on that machine that went way too fast. But I did with her guidance and encouragement. Thanks for bringing back memories, Chloe. Ah, the old treadle sewing maching! That’s what I learned to sew on. My mother had one; my aunt and grandmother had one; my 4-H sewing leader, Aunt Mary, had one. We girls in the 4-H club were enthralled when Aunt Mary finally got an electric sewing machine. Then she wanted us to learn to sew on that machine that went way too fast. But I did with her guidance and encouragement.

Thanks for bringing back memories, Chloe.

]]> By: She Who Loves to Travel http://www.blisstree.com/articles/tuning-up-an-old-treadle-machine-114/comment-page-1/#comment-60405 She Who Loves to Travel Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:32:54 +0000 http://www.tangledthread.com/tuning-up-an-old-treadle-machine/#comment-60405 Fingers crossed for you. I'm pretty sure that my Mom had one... her mother's I think and I played around with it. I loved the fact that you could control the speed. The newer versions tended to run away on me or the tension would be off. Yeah, I can sew a button, but never figured out how to use a proper sewing machine. Again... fingers crossed that you find a manual. Fingers crossed for you. I’m pretty sure that my Mom had one… her mother’s I think and I played around with it. I loved the fact that you could control the speed. The newer versions tended to run away on me or the tension would be off. Yeah, I can sew a button, but never figured out how to use a proper sewing machine. Again… fingers crossed that you find a manual.

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