sews

Haha -- I was hoping to sneak that one by everybody, but apparently the flash photography gave me no chance (it also made the machine look more pristine than it is).

We acquired this machine by accident more or less - our neighbor could not take it with him when he moved and chose me as recipient. I was not thrilled, I'm afraid, since I try desperately to get rid of stuff rather than add. Then I got re-bitten by a brief attack of SMAD - and remembered the old treadle up at my husband's studio. After a bit of oiling we were eager to run it and didn't have a belt.

I had come across this You Tube video on how to make your own sewing machine belt --- and DH had exactly what we needed, some industrial strength rope. And there you have it, he did exactly what the video suggested and it worked like a charm. I believe in not fixing it if it ain't broke, so we'll have to wait for that to happen before we get a real belt :-) .