Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by Annaquilts
Can treadles have a reverse? Is it a big deal if yours doesn't? At this point I am more looking at piecing on it then quilting. Would adding a hand cranck help? Have a 1914 66 Red Eye on a treadle. Still high shank.
All Singer sewing machines from that era were
low shank The only one that was different were the
Backclamp 66-1 and 66-3.
The later 66's had a back tack feature but I piece and quilt on a 66-1 Red Eye and never had a problem. If you want to tack your stitches you just stop lift the presserfoot and go back to your starting point and stitch over it never cutting the thread. Works great for me.
I think keeping it a treadle would be really helpful if your going to use it for quilting and it is a lot easier to use that way.
Billy
Oh yes definately keeping it in a treadle! That was the whole idea. So right now the red eye 66 1914 is in the treadle and DH converted it to the low shank. He is wondering about dropping the feed dogs which we understand is not possible. Should he take the feed dogs out or should we try and use the template plastic to cover it up. Is there a fitted cover plate (after market product) we can buy for it? Ooooooohhhhh I am getting so ready to take red eye treadle for a test drive.
Thanks for all the help and input. Anna