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Stitching & Crafting Room:  Treadlin' Along  |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 09 2007 : 10:38:53 PM
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 thinking of you carol sue! |
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prairielandherbs
True Blue Farmgirl
690 Posts
Maggie
Iowa
USA
690 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2007 : 06:40:06 AM
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6 treadles, Smoothiejuice, i love it! I'd have to buy a bigger house!
a quick trip to a local antique mall and I found 4 just there! I'm going to learn more about them before purchasing. |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2007 : 06:45:47 AM
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| yes, I have a list of ones that I would like, and after buyin the first one, my husband thought it would be a great idea to have one in every room!...and we are trying to make plans to put on a bid addition in about 10 months!...More rooms...more treadles! |
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
3003 Posts
Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
3003 Posts |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 10 2007 : 08:09:48 AM
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| yes..ok ...see someone else is having the same thoughts I am.....give them a good home, clean them..polish them up ...a new belt...a needles....make an apron, put em to good use...make em proud again! |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2007 : 1:04:28 PM
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| ha...that is great! Is that the sunnbonnet you got from someone in barter? |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2007 : 1:26:41 PM
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okay...here is the treadle I bought today!
i am obsessed! |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2007 : 1:27:42 PM
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| I am glad to see you making room for that treadle! |
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
3003 Posts
Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
3003 Posts |
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
4033 Posts
Carol Sue
Washingtonian
USA
4033 Posts |
Posted - Sep 11 2007 : 3:21:16 PM
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Holy cow girl, that is teeny tiny, and so darn it cute!!!!
Enjoying life. |
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
3003 Posts
Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
3003 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2007 : 1:09:10 PM
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I finally got my Minnesota treadle running (the one I'm sitting at in the bonnet pic). Got my belts and bobbins in the mail and put the new belt on and adjusted tensions and got 'er going. So now I have 3 working machines and hopefully it will stay that way. I've sure learned a lot just by fiddling, looking up things online, listening to you all, and having the confidence that I CAN DO IT, and that was majorly instilled by Jessica. I never would have thought to get a treadle and troubleshoot it "alone", but she took away my mental obstacles. I needed a hero to emulate~ROFL!!!
 http://www.bonne1313.homestead.com/spiritspace.htmlSoap
http://groups.msn.com/spiritspaceCrafting Group
http://bonne1313.blogspot.com/Blog |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2007 : 1:24:49 PM
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| UMMM...first of all-you are so funny! second of all..glad your treadle is treadlin on! congrats to you..arent they fun to mess about with! |
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mommatracy
True Blue Farmgirl
490 Posts
Tracy
My. Olive
NC
USA
490 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2007 : 1:47:50 PM
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I found a Singer treadle machine and not sure I should buy. I need advice. It's in decent shape. The cabinet has some chips and veneer that is loose. The sewing head looks good and works. I can get it for $100.00 The metal base is a bit rusty. I got the serial number: A DO45252. Is there a website I can go to and find out when it was manufactured and where? Help. Thanks ahead of time. Tracy
Any treadles in my area in good shape for sale and what are reasonable prices to pay? |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 12 2007 : 2:24:11 PM
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there are some shuttles on ebay that end in a few days
often the rust on the legs comes off very easily with stiff wire brush
what do the decals look like?
is the veneer wrinkles, or has some just come off in places?
what about the machine itself? any rust? sometimes oil that has sat overtime looks like rust...but it cleans off easily. |
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mommatracy
True Blue Farmgirl
490 Posts
Tracy
My. Olive
NC
USA
490 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2007 : 11:11:25 AM
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| Thanks for all the feedback on the treadle! I didn't look to see if it had the shuttle but I will Friday when I go to pick it up.The veneer has several wrinkles that I think I can fix. There is a part of the corner of the cabinet nicked off on the top, but....it is old. When I first enquired about this machine the man said it was from the very early 1900's maybe 1920. I was hoping it was older. I think for $100.00 it is a good deal? Love some opions on this. Maybe this could be a start to a collection! I still want to find one that is from the 1800's - 1900 in decent shape. I saw the one that was auctioned on ebay. Who ended up with it? If I could have made a trip to pick it up I would have surely bid on that one. Anyone out there know of anymore like that 4 sale? Thanks a bunch. Tracy |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2007 : 1:28:04 PM
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| they are all over ebay...i will keep my eyes open for ya..i look for them everyday! |
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2007 : 2:25:38 PM
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my newest addition!
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2007 : 2:26:50 PM
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| there are 2 more out there that i want, but i think i will have to wait. My husband is really sweet, but he will not be so kind if I dont start selling my wares to pay for these things! |
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MustangSuzie
True Blue Farmgirl
634 Posts
Sarah
New London
Missouri
USA
634 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2007 : 2:28:11 PM
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Beautiful machine Jessica
Blessings....
Sarah
"In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." -From The Great Law Of The Iroquois Confederacy.
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE!!!!
http://mustangsuzie.wordpress.com
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2007 : 2:52:49 PM
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| thank you! |
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Aunt George
True Blue Farmgirl
1476 Posts
Georgann
Midlothian
VA
1476 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2007 : 3:11:45 PM
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Jess.........hold on those machines then dearie!! Your man is worth more than that machine! Hmmm.........
Oh, you know that guy I work with who has the wall of treadles in one of his storage units.......I swear I'm gonna choke him. He keeps him-hawing and then he goes and teases me about having six or seven of those.....folding wood thingies full of junk for the machines! ARGH...........I told him they were puzzle boxes and if he couldn't address them by their correct name, then he is not worthy of maintaining possession of them. That they needed to come and live with me!!
So then I find out that one of the women there has her grandmother's treadle that she doesn't know how to fix it up, and I said that it could foster at my home for a while until it recovers! I don't think that she'll take me up on the adoption offer! ARGH again!!
What's a girl to do?????!!!!!!
G
http://auntgeorgeshouse.blogspot.com/index.html
http://thefabricho.blogspot.com/
http://auntgeorge.etsy.com
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MustangSuzie
True Blue Farmgirl
634 Posts
Sarah
New London
Missouri
USA
634 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2007 : 4:21:03 PM
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Georgann....should we form a treadle posse??
Blessings....
Sarah
"In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." -From The Great Law Of The Iroquois Confederacy.
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE!!!!
http://mustangsuzie.wordpress.com
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smoothiejuice
True Blue Farmgirl
6309 Posts
Jessica
Bloomington
Indiana
USA
6309 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2007 : 6:20:10 PM
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| yes...fostering the recovery of unused and neglected beauties...oh and dont worry about John..he loves my crap. He just likes to also eat dinner and put gas in the cars! And...he is unreplacable...I would ditch all the machines for him and he knows it! |
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Bonne
True Blue Farmgirl
3003 Posts
Bonne
Littleton
CO
USA
3003 Posts |
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
1818 Posts
Katie
Illinois
1818 Posts |
Posted - Sep 14 2007 : 05:26:07 AM
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Oh sheesh! I love these treadles! Loong ago, I used to sew on one as a young girl and I still remember the rhythm of the pedal as the stitches marched along. I showed dh a pic of J's new treadle and he said Miss Helen (his mom) has one of those. OHH! Time to bring some tomatoes to Miss Helen! I may have other sewing machine news, soon (don't want to jinx it). Anyway, I love this thread.
www.youaretoocreative.blogspot.com |
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