Originally Posted by
maviskw
My Columbus treadle likes to pull the bottom fabric to the right at the end of a seam. I have to hold it with a stiletto to keep it in line. I'm sewing stack and wacks with 60º points, so there is very little room for error. And I'm not really at home yet with my treadle, and need my right hand to get it going.
Ummm, what is a stack and whack? That's a couple terms I've never heard before.
Regarding your treadle; oil everything that moves, machine and treadle. Make sure it's all clean, no thread binding anything that moves. The easier a treadle moves the easier it is to control it. Make sure the belt is just right, not too tight, not too loose.
Then practice with it piecing a quilt or something similar. When I do quilts on mine eventually I get the feel of the foot pedal vs the machine. And then I can stop and start it without using my hand. Most of the time I can get it going the right direction too.
Joe