Can treadles reverse???
#3
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If I remember Grandma's old one, she would stop it, lift the foot and pull the material back one or two stitches, let the foot down and sew forwards on top of the last couple of stitches. Then when she cut the threads she could pull them down to the bottom and tie them there. As to sewing backwards, I have no memory of that.
#5
Originally Posted by plainjane
Yes they do go backward! I have tried to use a treadle a few times and each time, I went backward more than I did forward and I don't know what I did :)
#6
Originally Posted by plainjane
Yes they do go backward! I have tried to use a treadle a few times and each time, I went backward more than I did forward and I don't know what I did :)
#9
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. ;)
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