Can treadles reverse???
#12
I haven't used mine for many years, but it went backwards just as well as forwards. I usually had to roll the wheel to get it moving, so when I wanted to go backwards, I just pushed the wheel in the other direction, or rolled it backwards a few stitches, which ever was needed.
#13
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
The 201s have a reverse. The lever that lifts up above the plate with the numbers for the stitch length is used to put it in reverse. Just raise lever up when needle is up, then treadle and the machine will do a reverse stitch. I use my reverse (201 in treadle) when I sew clothes. Hope that helps you. And yes, sometimes I make the machine go backwards when I treadle. ;)
The manual says to thread the needle from the left to right. I won't work for me. I tried threading it from right to left and it works perfectly!! Either my manual is wrong or my baby has a mind of her own. hehe
#15
Originally Posted by Kat Sews
to control the direction (forward of back) my mother held the hand wheel and gave it a little push when she first started rocking the treadle. She would stop, restart backward, then stop and start forward again.
#16
[quote=trueimage]
The manual says to thread the needle from the left to right. I won't work for me. I tried threading it from right to left and it works perfectly!! Either my manual is wrong or my baby has a mind of her own. hehe
Here is the manual that I use for information on threading:
http://needlebar.org/main~nb/manuals/singer201/index2.html
And needle position:
http://needlebar.org/main~nb/manuals/singer201/index.html
You are correct, and your manual was wrong. I thread mine from right to left and needle has flat side pointing left. First links shows how to load bobbin. Have fun treadling!
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
The manual says to thread the needle from the left to right. I won't work for me. I tried threading it from right to left and it works perfectly!! Either my manual is wrong or my baby has a mind of her own. hehe
http://needlebar.org/main~nb/manuals/singer201/index2.html
And needle position:
http://needlebar.org/main~nb/manuals/singer201/index.html
You are correct, and your manual was wrong. I thread mine from right to left and needle has flat side pointing left. First links shows how to load bobbin. Have fun treadling!
#17
[quote=vintagemotif]
The manual says to thread the needle from the left to right. I won't work for me. I tried threading it from right to left and it works perfectly!! Either my manual is wrong or my baby has a mind of her own. hehe
Here is the manual that I use for information on threading:
http://needlebar.org/main~nb/manuals/singer201/index2.html
And needle position:
http://needlebar.org/main~nb/manuals/singer201/index.html
You are correct, and your manual was wrong. I thread mine from right to left and needle has flat side pointing left. First links shows how to load bobbin. Have fun treadling!
Wow! Thanks! I can't believe my manual is wrong. It's the original book that came with the machine. Maybe this is why she appears to never have been used much?
Originally Posted by trueimage
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
The manual says to thread the needle from the left to right. I won't work for me. I tried threading it from right to left and it works perfectly!! Either my manual is wrong or my baby has a mind of her own. hehe
http://needlebar.org/main~nb/manuals/singer201/index2.html
And needle position:
http://needlebar.org/main~nb/manuals/singer201/index.html
You are correct, and your manual was wrong. I thread mine from right to left and needle has flat side pointing left. First links shows how to load bobbin. Have fun treadling!
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