Struggling to treadle
11-08-2012, 11:14 PM
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Well done! You'll be treadling in your sleep before long! I had to actually watch someone to learn the motion...then I was off and treadling. I really need to get my vintage treadle cleaned up and running....poor thing is tucked in it's top and I'm using it as a table for my late 40's Pinnock (which is electric).
11-11-2012, 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by MimiBug123
I love my treadles. I really think treadling qualifies as aerobic exercise. Well, doesn't it???
11-11-2012, 03:10 PM
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Ladies I have been treadleing so It has become so natural that I don't even think about it anymore. I quess it is like riding a bike you never forget. I have not used an electric machine in years, although I have a 1967 New Home with cams and all.
11-11-2012, 05:29 PM
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I'm building a Whacky Bag with my 1913 Singer 66-1. Start - stop -start - stop ...... that is a pain in the legs with a treadle. On long stretches I can get that thing cranking and doesn't seem like work. Now if I could just get both legs to work when I treadle I'd be thrilled.
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