Originally Posted by
purplefiend
I've tried the wheeled office chairs when treadling...not a good thing. The chair rolls backwards.
I had the same experience when I was trying to teach myself how to treadle with both feet on the peddle. Once I decided that using just my right foot on the peddle was better for me, I don’t have much trouble with rolling chair runaways.
I've begun to use a 5-caster motorcycle stool in my bikeshop sewing area to operate my Singer 31-15 treadle. I bought the specialty stool for my wife one Christmas for fun, but she never cared for it much. The problem with it is the seat that’s contoured to resemble a motorcycle seat, and the seat swivels freely, so if you stand up for a second and don’t look before you sit back down, the seat tends to realign the contours with the brush of a leg into an “oh my goodness!!” position, if you know what I mean..... Touching down in the side-saddle position is NOT comfortable!
CD in Oklahoma