Sew I See!

Warning! 😉  This is a particularly long blog post.  It's essentially everything I know and want to remember about a new-to-me sewing machine, so it probably has a lot more information than anyone else (except possibly a budding fan of vintage sewing machines) would ever want or need.  Tl;dr version:  I bought a treadle sewing machine and am excited about it. 😁 - - - - - - - I've thought for a few years, now, that I'd like to someday try a treadle sewing machine.  It would be nice to know that I can sew even without electricity.  I don't exactly expect to need  to do that, but still, it would be good to know that it's possible.  I do live in a place where hurricanes can knock out power for days, if not weeks.  I probably wouldn't feel like treadling away in the aftermath of a hurricane (it's so hot and sticky, and you're likely to be too physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausted to feel like sewing!), but you never know.  We also have frequent thu

Overdue for an update!   First up, I finished a diamond painting!  It was my first one with square drills.  I can see the positives of using DPs with square drills.  There are more of them per square inch, so you can get a crisper image in a smaller size canvas, compared to the round drills... BUT they do take more precision in placement, and they take longer to complete.  I was in no hurry, but it was still good to have it finished.  My technique isn't perfect, but I'm still happy with how this one turned out.  The next one's all laid out and ready to go-- round drills, this time-- but I haven't started it, yet.  - - - - - - - I'm still crocheting "Oculus of Stars" and will be for quite some time to come.  I'm working on round 32, with no idea of how many rounds there are, total.  It's a very large doily, and I'm just crocheting as the mood hits me, so sometimes there will be days or weeks with no progress.  I'm in no hurry.   I haven'