Originally Posted by
nhweaver
Put a light right above the needle, have the biggest harp area possible, make a non skid foot control pedal and develop a huge bobbin.
Ditto!! Especially the huge bobbin! I have my grandmother's treadle machine... it used a spool of thread in the bobbin case...wonderful!! Alas, today's spools don't fit...and I'm not about to hand wind thread onto one of those wooden spools!!!