I learned to sew in Home Economics class.
Remember the horrible wraparound skirt for the final grade.
My Mom had a treadle machine in her attic (it was there when her & Dad bought the house)she loaned me so I could make my three little ones pajamas with the feet in them.
That was the start of my love for sewing and old machines.
Not until recently (in the last three years) have I gotten back into sewing with a treadle. My first one was a Singer 66 I bought at Goodwill for $30.00. I now have four treadle machines.
Blessings,
Sandi