Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
It WAS fun! I pieced an entire baby quilt top on it tonight-- the first thing I've made on it. Still getting the hang of treadling. I figured out it was easier to get the wheel started on the upstroke of the needle, rather than the downstroke, if that makes any sense... I think my pitman still needs some fine tuning. It's not easy to start treadling. But still, I had an absolute blast piecing that top on it!
Thats why the handwheel was called the handwheel, because you use it to start and to stop the machine!!
I love my treadles and after you get used to yours you will not want to mess with a new machine again!!
Billy
Gotta love this Vintage Sewing Machine Shop....always learning something here! Thanks to you Billy and to all that post here. Good Morning !!