Originally Posted by Olivia's Grammy

Dad bought Mom a Treadle, don't know why bc she couldn't sew. I was about 8. I taught myself how to sew on it. It was the first sewing machine I'd ever seen. I could not figure out how to get the bobbin thread up from the bottom. After hours I managed to get it to the top I tied a knot in it so it would not go down that rabbit hole again. :roll: