When we bought our land many moons ago we didn't have electricity. So my husband fashioned my older singer to fit an old treadle base. I made my first quilt, diapers, maternity & baby clothes on this machine. I actually wore the machine out! That was 35 years ago.

I learned to sew on a treadle machine. My mother taught 4-H and many, many girls learned to sew on one of our two treadle machines. She had a black electric singer also. Many of the girls didn't have sewing machines at home. So to allow more girls sewing time, mom set up both treadles, and her electric machine. We all learned on the treadles first. She felt it gave us more control than the electric machines.
I now own one of those family treadles.

Kat

I learned to sew on my mother's Singer treadle sewing machine when I was 5 years old. I had to stand up and sew because I was too short to reach the treadle when I sat down. My mother made all of our clothes, curtains, bedspreads, slip covers and even reupholstered chairs on that treadle machine. She won an Atlas portable electric sewing machine in 1958 and it had a buttonhole attachment and discs for fancy stitches, and it had a zigzag stitch. She was in hog heaven and she made the most beautiful outfits for all of her grandchildren. She kept that Atlas machine for over 30 years.

I know I am dating myself here. Learned to sew on a treadle in Grade 7 Home Ec! 1957 I think!

Learned on the treadle machine. It was a wonderful experience.

I learned to use my mom's machine when I was very young. While she was pregnant with my brother who is 5 yrs younger than me, my mom would ask me to run the machine for her. That was a very fond memory of my mom.

Yes I learnt to sew on my Mum treadle, I wish I still had that machine today!

I learned on mother's treadle machine. Got my first electric machine in 1951.

I learned on my mom's when I was a kid. I used to make some of my doll clothes. Many, many moons ago..........!

Me Toooooo.