How many of you learned to sew with a treadle machine?
#171
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Location: Wadesville , IN
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I started to sew in 8th grade. We only had a Singer Treadle at home. When I sewed at home that was
what I used. Mom traded it in for a $99 new Singer for
me a couple of years later. Gee, I wish I still had the treadle.
Brenda from Wadesville In
what I used. Mom traded it in for a $99 new Singer for
me a couple of years later. Gee, I wish I still had the treadle.
Brenda from Wadesville In
#173
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Location: Iowa
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I remember having a treadle machine in our home when I was growing up. My first sewing experience was sewing hems in cloth diapers when I seven years old, but I can't remember if that was on a treadle (you would think so at that age!) or one of our early electric ones.
#176
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Location: Oceanside, CA
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Originally Posted by Tinabug
My grandmother had a Singer treadle and she taught me how to sew. I used to love to watch her sew, she said that someday I would be able to sew just like her...and I did. I really miss her.
#177
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Mobile, Alabama
Posts: 145
Learned to sew on a treadle machine. When my grandmother's legs got tired I used to sit at the back of the machine and used my hands so she could finish her project. Made my clothes on this machine until I was 16.
#178
Originally Posted by darlin1942
Learned to sew on a treadle machine. When my grandmother's legs got tired I used to sit at the back of the machine and used my hands so she could finish her project. Made my clothes on this machine until I was 16.
#179
Dad bought Mom a Treadle, don't know why bc she couldn't sew. I was about 8. I taught myself how to sew on it. It was the first sewing machine I'd ever seen. I could not figure out how to get the bobbin thread up from the bottom. After hours I managed to get it to the top I tied a knot in it so it would not go down that rabbit hole again. :roll:
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