Originally Posted by peggy463
Do all of you who have these machines actually use them and how or why? Or are they strictly for decoration?
Peggy
I use all of my treadle machines. I think its fun and relaxing to use a treadle, I can hear the TV while I'm sewing. The machine you see in my avatar is a 1936 Singer 201K, sews a beautiful stitch and is very quiet. I also have 3 other Singer treadles, model 66-1 red eye,1949 model 15-90 and 1965 zig zag model 237. I think its fun to sew with people powered machines, still amazed that I have a machine that is 101 years old that still sews such a beautiful stitch. My favorite 9 year old friend says that she just loves using the 201k as a hand crank, she's learning to make quilt blocks.
Sharon W.
1910 Singer 66-1 red eye
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1936 Singer 201K was born a hand cranked machine, I like it better as a treadle.
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1965 Singer 237 zig zag
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1949 Singer 15-90(formerly electric)
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