Err... NOT the shed! It is a very good place for keeping the DH busy, however!
There is a very ugly table holding up a telephone in the dining room that might easily be replaced. And a stack of plastic boxes I need to find a better home for than my posh new dining room /kitchen combo!
Uh ohhhhhhh... put it in the shed? :-) heck.. for a treadle you MAKE room! think nightstand... Congratulations on your new machine! Diana
Quite a while ago I happened to mention to
> Cathy-mum-of-one-of-small-son's-friends that I wanted a treadle sewing
> machine. She has one that used to belong to her granny, wot she don't
> want no more coz she's moving and won't have room for it in the new
> house. She now has moving date of 25th August, so treadle will prolly
> arrive here some time in the next pair of weeks!
>
> Oh, ye gods and little fishes! How do I tell Alan? He will have 43
> fits and a dozen kittens, coz WE don't reeely have room either! Akk! I
> am in trubbble!
> --
> Kate XXXXXX (Nor terribly sorry, and will weather the storm SOMEHOW!!)
> Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
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> Kate XXXXXX
> Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
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Well if you are happy then your home is happy and you wouldn't be happy not to take up the wonderful opportunity *g* have fun with it Kate wherever you find room for it
Add on a room?
Karen, Queen of Squishies
Shame on Cathy for not wanting a treadle machine! Shame, shame, shame! And of course if you can't fit it in, well, you know what to do - send it to me!
Nowhere to add one!
There is always UP... havent you always wanted a tower room to spend your dotage in?? Cackling madly and treadling to beat the band? Diana
Sharon, there have been a few on ebay recently but they go around the $400 mark. A few featherweights have been advertised as well, they are so cute. This morning I saw I loverly quilt top that was $22.50 and needed some mending, tempting!!
Dee in Oz
I have my own treadle coming when my DGM passes away (not a moment I am wishing for let me tell you). It is the one I learned on when I was 3/4/5 - nan did the sewing and I helped to treadle! I tried to con Wayne into buying me another SM when Gerty went to be mended but he said "We don't have room for 3 machines!" Yeah - we have room for a whole Bunnings worth of tools but not 3 machines! Sheesh.
Actually I could lend you floor space in Hampshire if you like ??? LOL Just moved Luke ( 9 1/2) months into the now known as the boys room the other night) Now we have a whopping great empty part of our bedroom. I am enjoying going to bed and actually able to have the light on to read before going to sleep :o)
-- Jules
Nowhere to add one!
Hi kate,=20 my treadle has been beautifully re polished by my dad and now sits in = the lounge and acts as a telephone table , but can easily be set up when = i want to use it.. (yes its my only sewing machine and does get used!). = What type of treadle is it? I love using mine, once you get into a = rhythm its quite fun:)
kathryn Staffs UK
We live in a protected area and cannot break the roof line - can't even put Velux windows in the front! The back already has the lean-to conservatory/laundry room (badly in need of some TLC), and the sides are joined on to the other houses in the terrace. I spoze we could dig a cellar... Got any 18th C French POW's? They dug excellent tunnels through the chalk in Chatham...
Oh, I can't play that game! If we stacked all DH's tools and wood in a neat tidy heap, and stacked all my sewing stuff next to it, I would definitely have the bigger heap! I already have 4 machines: the Lily, the serger, the Spinning Jenny, and my non working FR Cub 8.
And now you have a treadle? You greedy woman you!! LOL
In article , Kate Dicey writes
I have the perfect solution - I will look after it for you. Don't worry, it's no trouble.
lounge and acts as a telephone table , but can easily be set up when i want to use it.. (yes its my only sewing machine and does get used!). What type of treadle is it? I love using mine, once you get into a rhythm its quite fun:)
Dunno what type it is yet, other than Singer! Part of the fun will be finding out...
Silly man! To paraphrase a popular US advertising slogan.....There's always room for a treadle.
Dee (green with envy) >
If I throw out the exercise bike, we'll have nowhere to han our clothes!
I broke the news gently... He protested there was no room, but I will shoehorn it in somewhere!
-- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
I'm sure you could find plans on the internet. :-)
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