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Volume 11, Issue 44 - Feature #4663

Treadling On A Singer Redeye

The way I learned to treadle --at home and at school--was to put one foot (toe part) toward top of treadle on one side, the other foot toward the bottom, then push with first one foot, then the other. Like stepping with the toe part of your foot: left/right,left/right. Putting both feet, or either foot, on the treadle with instep in the middle seems to me would be "murder" on your feet and legs. I never used the heels at all. Try it and let me know how it works! (If you get that machine going backward instead of forward, it immediately breaks the thread; and, if I remember correctly, I think it breaks the needle, too.)

Nola Wilkerson - 2009-11-07 08:23:14

Floyd, I love the treadle machine, but I have only begun to explore it. This Singer 66-1 that I have doesn't have the shuttlecocks, though. But it is a simple machine to care for. So far ... so good.

NW Okie - 2009-11-03 19:50:31

Hey Linda, just how did you like using this machine? I have a Singer model ?, though I did look it up in the past, that is a 1909 version of the machine. I bought this some 20+ years ago and refinished the cabinet. I have the instruction booklet along with all the attachments with the exception of one screw driver, largest one of the three. This baby rules and I have used it in the past to not just sew regular materials, but upholstery fabric. I took a class on re-upholstery many years ago and used this machine to sew all the materials for a channel back chair. I still have this chair and my son has given dibs on this chair. Its covered in a light blue suede material and is in great condition. I'm now wanting to sale this machine as it is only now taking up space in my home. But I did have a good time using this machine in the past and I've used it since. Love those shuttlecocks. LOL

Floyd Thompson - 2009-11-03 19:10:26

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