Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: 🛣️🏍️ Thursday, October 3 , 2024

• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  it’s a 1906 H series

  source

  • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Don’t know the series number, but I first leant to sew on one of its close relatives. Identical woodwork.

    source

    • CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Same. Feet, eyes and hand coordination needed.

      source
    • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Same here. Granny’s old machine was a tabletop Singer of an earlier vintage with a wind up handle so you had to manoevre thread and material etc with only one hand. Mum’s treadle one like this was soo much easier cos you could have 2 hands available. And Mum had zillions of different feet for it. Only downside was no zigzag stitches, but it’s straight stitching was excellent. My sister has it now, and it’s still in use.

      source

      • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The treadle I learnt on had zigzag, I remember using it to finish seam edges and to make buttonholes. I still remember the method for making buttonholes. Mark the ends of the hole with pins. Set the zigzag to maximum width, near zero length. Do about 10 stitches. Adjust zigzag to about 3 mm width, sew down one side of buttonhole, do the other end of the buttonhole, turn the fabric then do the second side. Finish the thread with a reverse knot , then cut. Very very carefully cut the buttonhole slit between the two sides of sewing.

        source

        • -> View More Comments
      • Catfish@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I don’t know any family history on the treadle. The Elna I have is early 80s and was my Grans. Don’t care about the lack of fancy stitches. It’s innards are mostly metal so it’s a tank! Wouldn’t mind an auto buttonhole thing, I suck st those

        source

        • -> View More Comments
    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      yeah, I love this design. 🐱

      source