Originally Posted by Lacelady
I would go for the treadle, but then that is because we often seem to get power cuts here, and it's nice/quicker to use compared to the hand crank I have so I wish I had the opportunity to buy one.
We don't often think of it that way - - but I remember, too, there was a lady (of some group) who was looking specifically for treadles to ship to Haitti (sp) because of power being in short availability.
The versatility and love of such machines! :-)
Marysewfun