Getting to know the parts of treadle sewing machine
I recently spent a whole afternoon cleaning up my grandmother's old Singer, which really made me appreciate just how many unique parts of treadle sewing machine there are to keep track of. There's something incredibly satisfying about the rhythmic clack-clack-clack of a machine that doesn't need a single drop of electricity to function. If you've just inherited one or found a dusty treasure at a garage sale, you might be looking at that intricate mess of iron and wood wondering what everything actually does. ...