Originally Posted by lovelyl
Any advice on how to actually sew the direction you want to sew when using a treadle machine? Everytime I need to stop to turn fabric, etc. I can't sew in the right direction! I keep going backwards... Any advice?????
Practice! And starting off using the hand wheel to get the machine going in the correct direction too. It is a hand-foot motion that helps get the machine going and in the correct direction. Oh, to stop you can slow down with the hand wheel just by letting your hand rest on the spinning wheel, and stop that way too. But, you are just going to have to practice and get use to the quirks of your machine and treadle.
Have fun!