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grannypat7925 06-19-2011 09:12 AM
It certainly is a beauty!

lovingquilts4all 06-19-2011 11:24 AM
It is gorgeous! Lucky you!

purplefiend 06-19-2011 12:16 PM
Beautiful Tiffany decals. She is a beauty!
I learned to treadle with the machine unthreaded top and bobbin, with a piece of fabric under the foot so I could see that the machine was going in the right direction. Keeping your feet on the pedal seems to help too.
I do quite a bit of quilt piecing with my treadles.

KLO 06-19-2011 03:16 PM
Wow, that is gorgeous!!! Nice find! Just practice and you will soon be treadling along without even thinking about it.

AVQuilter 06-19-2011 05:00 PM
Gorgeous and in no time you will be best friends.

mshawii 06-19-2011 05:10 PM
That machine is absolutely gorgeous! Love the designs on the base and the throat. Lovely! I learned to sew on a treadle machine. Loved the rhythm of it. Never ran over my fingers either like I did with an electric machine. :shock: Jan

janiesews 06-19-2011 06:05 PM
Oh that is absolutely beautiful! Looks brand new. ENjoy.

purplefiend 06-19-2011 06:06 PM
Originally Posted by mshawii
That machine is absolutely gorgeous! Love the designs on the base and the throat. Lovely! I learned to sew on a treadle machine. Loved the rhythm of it. Never ran over my fingers either like I did with an electric machine. :shock: Jan
OUCH!!!!

peggy463 06-19-2011 06:41 PM
Do all of you who have these machines actually use them and how or why? Or are they strictly for decoration?
Peggy

redpurselady 06-19-2011 06:47 PM
What a beauty - enjoy!

KSue 06-19-2011 07:50 PM
Oh my, my, my, my, my. Beautiful, beautiful.

vickster 06-19-2011 08:04 PM
i am going to try and learn to use mine.

Ditter43 06-19-2011 08:19 PM
:thumbup: :D :thumbup:

deenatoo 06-19-2011 08:20 PM
Very nice looking...enjoy....

bisseau 06-20-2011 05:11 AM
Originally Posted by peggy463
Do all of you who have these machines actually use them and how or why? Or are they strictly for decoration?
Peggy
I believe most do use these machines. I also want a Model A truck before I pass....and I do plan to drive it.

wvdek 06-20-2011 06:48 AM
Wow, she is beautiful!

Charlee 06-20-2011 07:02 AM
Originally Posted by bisseau
Can anyone tell me the significance of the copper plate on right side of machine and the birthdate of treadle.....someone said it made it special but I can't find anything on this. Thanks everyone.
Most of the badges on Singers were brass...to find one of copper is somewhat unique, but not totally rare... :)

DebbyT 06-20-2011 08:43 AM
Originally Posted by peggy463
Do all of you who have these machines actually use them and how or why? Or are they strictly for decoration?
Peggy
I haven't used mine in many years due to space and other new options. I do keep in mind that they have the best and most consistant stitch of all my machines and concider them an option when working several projects at the same time.

Deborahlees 06-20-2011 09:02 AM
Beautiful...simply beautiful.....
When I was a young girl a neighbor lady passed away, and her daughter wanted me to have her old treadle....and I said at the age of 10, why would I want that old thing....one of my biggest regrets of my life...maybe one day ....

BZ quilting 06-20-2011 09:04 AM
She is absolutely gorgeous!

delma_paulk 06-20-2011 09:18 AM
I grew up using a treadle and its still my favorite, bar none. Enjoy!!

delma

callie 06-20-2011 09:24 AM
Oh my - that looks so much like the treadle I got from my grandmother (the incidentally my daughter sold at a yard sale before her father and I knew it....). Enjoy - it's beautiful and a wonderful treasure.

purplefiend 06-20-2011 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by peggy463
Do all of you who have these machines actually use them and how or why? Or are they strictly for decoration?
Peggy
I use all of my treadle machines. I think its fun and relaxing to use a treadle, I can hear the TV while I'm sewing. The machine you see in my avatar is a 1936 Singer 201K, sews a beautiful stitch and is very quiet. I also have 3 other Singer treadles, model 66-1 red eye,1949 model 15-90 and 1965 zig zag model 237. I think its fun to sew with people powered machines, still amazed that I have a machine that is 101 years old that still sews such a beautiful stitch. My favorite 9 year old friend says that she just loves using the 201k as a hand crank, she's learning to make quilt blocks.
Sharon W.

1910 Singer 66-1 red eye
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1936 Singer 201K was born a hand cranked machine, I like it better as a treadle.
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1965 Singer 237 zig zag
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1949 Singer 15-90(formerly electric)
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hcarpanini 06-20-2011 12:42 PM
Sweet!

Kallen 06-20-2011 11:01 PM
What a beauty!!

Kallen 06-20-2011 11:01 PM
What a beauty!!

GrandmaLola 06-21-2011 01:42 PM
Oh, my goodness! She's breathtaking! I'm so jealous. I've been wanting a treadle SO BAD. Have a friend who told HER friend that I was looking for one and her friend said she has one she'll GIVE to me! Now I'm dying--because it's Arizona, in the Summer and she has gone to the mountains for a few weeks to beat the heat! I'm holding my breath til she gets back, and hoping she won't forget!

The other good thing is that I know her, and knowing her, if she has it in her home, it's in very good condition and beautiful! I can't wait!


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