Jim:
Having just restored my 1925 Singer treadle-powered sewing machine to operation,
I want to get some fabrics so that I can start making clothes for my family.
Would someone with the appropriate experience please advise for a semitropical
climate what weight fabrics, what types of fabrics and how many yards would
be considered a good 'cache' of fabric so as to make a family of four clothing
independent?
Thanks, - SF in Hawaii
You question about fabrics goes beyond my expertise. Perhaps some of our
readers would care to comment.
The Memsahib and I do have some experience with treadle sewing machines. In
addition to a spare drive belt and plenty of needles, the most critical spare
part for
a
treadle
sewing
machine
is its
shuttle
(a.k.a.
bobbin
holder).
They
do eventually
wear out. Thankfully, these are fairly easy to find for the Singer brand, but
replacement shuttles for New Home and some of the other less popular brand
of sewing machines can be quite hard to find. One great resource that we found
for
treadle
sewing
machine information and parts is Treadle
On.
