Treadle Sewing Machine Advice

More Than A Little Advice & An Extensive Bonus Sewing Rant

You love to sew.
Or perhaps you are looking for a sensible off grid sewing machine and think you’d like to buy a treadle sewing machine but don’t know where to start or what to look for?
Maybe you are worried that all treadle sewing machines are expensive antiques and you can’t afford one?
Or you’re concerned that you’ll have to do without a zigzag stitch or machine made button holes if you use one?
Or maybe you don’t know how to sew but would like to learn?
Well grab a spool of thread and get ready to sew – because I’m about to give you some practical and very basic advice on one of my favorite off-grid topics – treadle sewing machines!
WHAT IS A TREADLE SEWING MACHINE?
A treadle sewing machine is simply a sewing machine that is powered by what you ate for breakfast instead of electricity.

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13 Pioneer Skills You May Need

Besides their obvious uses to yourself and your family, most of these skills can be used to barter with as well.  So while you’re acquiring your preparedness gear, remember to add some skills to your inventory also.

 

 1. Gardening
 2. Saving seed
 3. Blacksmithing
 4. Shooting your dinner
 5. Dressing that game
 6. Cooking over a fire
 7. Making a fire
 8. Riding a horse 
9. Building a home 
10. Making fun with sticks and rocks 
11. Knowing and preparing wild edibles
12. Herbal remedies 
13. Sewing

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Different Types of Wood Fired Soaking Hot Tubs

Tiny Go Go blog shared a look at a few different wood fired soaking hot tubs including one his friend Doug made. This is an up close look at the project in action.

Click here to read:

 

http://tinygogo.blogspot.com/2009/11/doug-and-erins-wood-fired-hot-tub.html

 

Click here to read Mother Earth News wood fired soaking hot tub project:

 http://www.motherearthnews.com/do-it-yourself/how-to-build-a-hot-tub.aspx#axzz2Leer5aAI