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    Old 04-07-2011, 05:30 PM
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    Originally Posted by lots2do
    Hey, everyone!
    Got the bug! Just picked up my first treadle today. A 127 Sphinx in a cabinet...but boy, there must be a learning curve on treadling. I was a mess trying it out. No photos yet and I have a quilt getaway so won't be home for a few days. (I'm hoping DH finds a good place for it in the house while I'm gone).
    Will keep you posted!
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    One good tip I learned from another member was to join some long strips while you are learning to treadle. Something like the tube quilt is a good project for a new treadler... I am just now getting to where I can move my hands and reposition the work without stopping while treadling. I think a lot of my problem is an old, loose belt, tho. I really need to stop and shorten that thing so I won't have to cuss at it so much.
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    Old 04-07-2011, 05:34 PM
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    Originally Posted by lots2do
    Hey, everyone!
    Got the bug! Just picked up my first treadle today. A 127 Sphinx in a cabinet...but boy, there must be a learning curve on treadling. I was a mess trying it out. No photos yet and I have a quilt getaway so won't be home for a few days. (I'm hoping DH finds a good place for it in the house while I'm gone).
    Will keep you posted!
    lots2do
    Congrats! I got a new to me 210k treadle recently. I need to learn how to use it, too. :-D
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    Old 04-07-2011, 05:35 PM
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    Took me a while to get a rhythm going but once you figure it out is is easy.
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    Originally Posted by sewbizgirl

    One good tip I learned from another member was to join some long strips while you are learning to treadle. Something like the tube quilt is a good project for a new treadler... I am just now getting to where I can move my hands and reposition the work without stopping while treadling. I think a lot of my problem is an old, loose belt, tho. I really need to stop and shorten that thing so I won't have to cuss at it so much.
    Joining long strips? Is that because they might be the easiest to handle while learning?

    Thanks,
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    Old 04-07-2011, 05:37 PM
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    Originally Posted by Up North
    Took me a while to get a rhythm going but once you figure it out is is easy.
    The only thing I've heard is putting one foot towards the front of the treadle and the other foot towards the back is good. Does that sound like good advice?

    Thanks,
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    Old 04-07-2011, 05:38 PM
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    Originally Posted by irishrose
    http://www.google.com/products/catal...d=0CDsQ8wIwAg#

    I thought they were Janomes. The machines were in new oak cabinets. Treadleon says Janome doesn't make a cabinet, but the community has a furniture factory so making a cabinet would be no problem. My daughter just had her hickory kitchen cabinets made by that community.

    Check out the new treadle machines on Lehmans non electric web site:

    http://www.lehmans.com/cgi-bin/lehma...?page_number=1
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    Old 04-07-2011, 05:42 PM
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    Originally Posted by Quiltgranny
    Originally Posted by Up North
    Took me a while to get a rhythm going but once you figure it out is is easy.
    The only thing I've heard is putting one foot towards the front of the treadle and the other foot towards the back is good. Does that sound like good advice?

    Thanks,
    Yes very good advice it is just a matter of getting your feet in rhythm I kept stopping and going backwards at first. I got it now! I had it good when I was little and used to play on grandmas too!
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    Old 04-07-2011, 05:44 PM
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    Originally Posted by FarmStitcher
    Check out the new treadle machines on Lehmans non electric web site:

    http://www.lehmans.com/cgi-bin/lehma...?page_number=1
    $1000?! Really?! :shock:

    I got a page missing error with the above link. Had to go through the Search to find it. Here's a good link:

    http://www.lehmans.com/store/Home_Go...29003950?Args=
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    Old 04-07-2011, 05:52 PM
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    Originally Posted by Quiltgranny
    Originally Posted by FarmStitcher
    Check out the new treadle machines on Lehmans non electric web site:

    http://www.lehmans.com/cgi-bin/lehma...?page_number=1
    $1000?! Really?! :shock:

    I got a page missing error with the above link. Had to go through the Search to find it. Here's a good link:

    http://www.lehmans.com/store/Home_Go...29003950?Args=
    Nope, I won't be buying one of those! :| I do like the clean, simple look of it though.
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    Old 04-07-2011, 05:56 PM
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    Originally Posted by Lostn51
    Originally Posted by squilter
    Duh, I should have known that, my g-son watches Spongebob non-stop when he is here.....I live in the Missouri Bootheel.

    Thanks for information on machine, so it's not a rare one or anything?
    No it is a very common machine, in fact it was one of Singer's more popular models. There were 8,906,297 of those machines produced from 1902 to 1956.

    Billy
    Sorry Billy, and squilter, which machine are ya'll talking about? I am lost. So sorry.

    Thanks,
    Lauren

    I guess I am lost in the post. Different things going on in the next weekend with the Strawberry Festival in Pontchatula, LA and what I will do in the next weekend (Looking for bargins after the Festival.).

    Lauren
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