A new treadle machine?
 

I've never seen this before, so maybe I just haven't been paying attention, but I found it interesting that Janome is making a treadle powered machine. You have to have your own treadle for it ... http://content.janome.com/index.cfm/...Specialty/712T

Just thought I'd share it ... :thumbup:

Now that is interesting. I would never hear the end of it if i had one of those. The joke around my house is that i am a "crazy prepper." I like to stock pile items when they are on sale and i do a lot of canning in the summer. I think old fashioned and electric free is awesome. I like the way it is worded, "true Do It Yourself ethic." Every time i get teased i will quote that. :)

Janome have done modern treadles for sometime.

Not far from me are many Amish and Mennonite families.
I'm sure they are delighted that they have this modern option.

Fantastic. Wonderful for 3rd world countries that do not have reliable electricity.

LOL, but the next time there's a wide spread electrical failure, you'd be the only one in business

I just joined a church group that are a mix of quilters, sewers and knitters. A woman came back from vising Ethiopia. She told us there is a man who has electricity in his hut and has a sewing machine so the villagers take their fabric for him to sew. No details on what type he has.

This model has been available for several years. When I looked into it (lots of power failures), it was just the head. You had to supply the treadle mechanism yourself.

I think Bernina has a treadle option as well - or some of their machines could be converted - with the Amish in mind.

Cheers, K

our faith group bought new treadle sewing machines for 150.00 per machine in Africa for African women to use to support their families.

When I lived in Egypt in the Nile Delta, the hospital I worked in had only a treadle machine to use. I am very grateful for electricity every time I turn on my Bernina.