How many of you learned to sew with a treadle machine?
#102
Originally Posted by dash2000lbs
My grandma only let me use the treadle to learn on to sew... She was afraid I would sew my finger on her electric machine. What wonderful memories I have... I still have her machine...
#103
My mother's first sewing machine was a non-electric sewing machine, so I did learn how to sew with a treadle machine. Later, when she became a seamstress she bought the attachment to put on the wheels so that it will run on electric.
I have been trying to find a decent sewing machine in the late 50's around my hometown, but have had no luck so far.
I have been trying to find a decent sewing machine in the late 50's around my hometown, but have had no luck so far.
#107
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Location: Lawrenceville, GA.
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When I was about eight years old, my mother bought a White treadle machine from a door to door salesman. It was the Depression years and money was very tight, but that machine was the best thing that happend to me. It was a few years before my mother would let me sew on it, but once I got control of it, it was mine. Years later, when my parents built a new home, my dad gave the machine away, not thinking I would want it. It was a sad day when I found out. I would love to have it now. Enjoy. GiGi
#110
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Idaho
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I learned to sew on a treadle machine. That machine is in my daughter's home. My mother-in-law's treadle machine is in my daughter-in-law's home. Both cherish them - but do not sew on them. They will be treated well.
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