Originally Posted by jljack
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by Suzi
There really is nothing like piecing on a treadle - it just makes me smile the whole time!!!
I agree! Very calming!!! -Something about the magic of the vintage machines, a feeling of peace.
Well, I started my very first quilt on my treadle 66-1 today. It is working so nicely....about 15 minutes into sewing the old belt broke. I put on the new one, and finding it stiff and slips some. I tightened it up, and it is sewing better, but still slips some and seems like the belt is stiff. Am I correct? It needs to soften up? Anyway, I LOVE the feeling of the treadle, and my seam is just wonderful!
Janice,
After a day or so the belt will need to be shorten a bit. That is why I like to use dental floss to sew the belts together.
Before attaching the leather belt, I try to stretch it, but that doesn't always work well. I have found that as your treadle the belts loosen up and need adjusting.
The other day while I was using my Davis NVF, I realized that the belt was slipping and that belt had been on the machine for a couple of months now.