Yeah I have my grandmother's treadle Singer too. Lovely old machine with a lovely old cabinet. One owner machine and still works like a charm. I love that she took such loving care of it. It does not need repair and NOBODY touches it but me and my mother. I am very happy that they still make the pullys for the treadle too. Going to get a couple of replacement pullys as soon as possible
Cearbhael -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 10:30 AM To: lace-chat@arachne.com Subject: [lace-chat] Treadle sewing machines Hi All -- I have had a couple of treadle sewing machines -- a Singer I got from my grandmother's estate, and a White that I bought at a yardsale. Anyway, I got a repairman once to come repair one of them, who claimed he was an expert on treadle machines. He offered to "clean up" the elaborate gold painted decorations on the head of the machine. I had an instant flash of worry, and I said I didn't want it to be damaged, but he reassured me he had done it before, and so I said okay. He took out some steel wool and some oil and started scrubbing away at it. He didn't use a lot of "elbow grease," but -- needless to say, he scratched it! It was too fragile for steel wool, and it will never be the same. I was so upset that I had trusted him, against my better judgment, much to my regret -- suffice it to say, I learned my lesson. Hope maybe this word of warning might be of some advantage to someone else. Regards, Ricki Utah To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
