![]() The listing was a month old so I didn't expect it to still be available. That was more than I had to spend, so I kept scrolling through the listings until I found one for a White Rotary Treadle sewing machine for $100. There were a number of treadle sewing machines on Craigslist with prices ranging from $350 to $600. So I have some treadle sewing experience under my belt, even though I wasn't going to fool myself into thinking I still have the same dexterity as I did back then! But maybe it will be like riding a bike. ![]() That's how living off the land was done back then. Solar panels as we know them now were still being developed, so when it came to electricity we simply lived without. We didn't have electricity although we didn't refer to it as being off-grid. In my back-to-the-land days, I used to use a treadle sewing machine. But I didn't want another electric one, I wanted a treadle machine. For a number of years now, I've wanted to replace my old sewing machine. I pondered what to do with it for a bit and then started a search on Craigslist. For Christmas, I received an unexpected and rather generous gift of cash.
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