New Home Treadle Take-up, In Action

As requested by a reader, here are some stills showing the action of the "hook of take-up" on the New Home treadle.

When the needle bar and needle are at the highest point, the hook of take-up is back.

As the needle and needle bar descend, the hook of take-up swings forward . . .

. . . And by the time the needle has reached it's lowest point, it has swung back again, leaving quite a bit of slack on the spool thread.

 As the needle bar rises, the hook of take-up swings forward again, taking up the slack on the thread.

And by the time the needle has reached it's highest point, the hook of take-up has returned to the back again.