Two treadles! I have one I haven’t used, my two main machines are an ancient black Singer that does forwards and backwards only, and a 50’s tan Singer than does fancy stitching by turning buttons. Hug collects sewing machines because he can fix them, they’re for resale and he has some info on turning electric machines into treadles.
There are no jobs here so we have many alternative methods of making money here and there. Low overhead is the key...
Almost 30 years ago, while I was still single and living at home with a decent job, I bought a basic Pfaff. I LOVE it. It has never let me down.
I do so much sewing that I wore out two Brothers machines in a couple years each. They were garbage. So I decided to bite the bullet and invest in a good one while I could afford it and don’t regret it one bit. I have more than saved the money that that thing has cost me, both in cost of not having to pay someone to do mending, cost in not continually buying crap machines, and cost savings in clothes I made for the kids.
However, if the electric goes out, those old treadle ones sure will come in handy.....