Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
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Originally Posted by kathy
I hope I'm attaching a picture of my treadle that I learned to sew on.
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thanks crafty, she's been neglected for 30+ yrs, feeling a bit of nostalgia and decided to get her peddling again.
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Originally Posted by jenna p in ga
Originally Posted by Lostn51
The only thing about this machine is the handwheel has to make two revolutions to make one stitch so it will be excellent for FMQ!
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Just curious :)
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Originally Posted by kathy
I hope I'm attaching a picture of my treadle that I learned to sew on.
If you feel/look under the bed of the machine you should see a thumb screw to the left before you get to the hook assembly. That is how you drop the feed dogs, just loosen it up and they will drop for you.
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For me it makes it easier because I am not feeling rushed when I am FMQing. It will slow me down a bit and I can regulate my stitches better. And it is made for heavier type of fabrics so when I am going over seams and when I bind my quilts it will go a lot easier.
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Wow, it is amazing what we learn on this forum!
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Originally Posted by jenna p in ga
Originally Posted by Lostn51
The only thing about this machine is the handwheel has to make two revolutions to make one stitch so it will be excellent for FMQ!
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so Billy, is dropping the dogs on these machines a darning feature? I mean the original users of these machines probably never dreamed they could quilt their quilts on them did they?
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Originally Posted by kathy
so Billy, is dropping the dogs on these machines a darning feature? I mean the original users of these machines probably never dreamed they could quilt their quilts on them did they?
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Originally Posted by Lostn51
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For me it makes it easier because I am not feeling rushed when I am FMQing. It will slow me down a bit and I can regulate my stitches better. And it is made for heavier type of fabrics so when I am going over seams and when I bind my quilts it will go a lot easier.
Billy
For me it makes it easier because I am not feeling rushed when I am FMQing. It will slow me down a bit and I can regulate my stitches better. And it is made for heavier type of fabrics so when I am going over seams and when I bind my quilts it will go a lot easier.
Billy
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Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by kathy
I hope I'm attaching a picture of my treadle that I learned to sew on.
If you feel/look under the bed of the machine you should see a thumb screw to the left before you get to the hook assembly. That is how you drop the feed dogs, just loosen it up and they will drop for you.
Billy
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Originally Posted by Honchey
Billy,Could you take a photo of where the little screw is to drop the feed dogs? My stowaway is a 15 and boy is it HEAVY! I had to stop every other step to carry it upstairs. Is this one of the heavier machine? It must be!!
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