I foolishly gave mine up years ago for "modern". What a mistake that was and I still mourn the loss of the best treadle ever. Needles were a pain, but back in the late 50's, you could still go to the "Dime" Store and they had a large round tin box with a sliding cover that moved in a circle to different sections below and when you got to the one marked for your needle, you opened the little door and plucked out your prize needles, in wooden tubes. What was I thinking giving that machine up.???