treadles in English

noun
1
a lever worked by the foot that imparts motion to a machine.
She had a treadle sewing machine and mended everything.
verb
1
operate (a machine) using a treadle.
noun

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1. Most four-shaft Countermarch looms have only six treadles, but on some looms it’s easy to make two more treadles from pieces of wood to match those already on the loom

2. The Countermarch is actually a very simple way to tie up loom shafts, lamms, and treadles

3. This auction is for one (1) Glimakra, Standard Loom, 100cm (39") Weaving Width, Vertical Countermarch, 4 Harnesses and 6 Treadles, Bench, (1) Reed, (2) Shuttles and Warp Sticks

4. If you're a weaver who is fortunate to have a large Countermarch loom come into your life, you might find beaming and tying up those two sets of lams and the overhead jacks and, hopefully, many treadles, a rather daunting task.

5. If you're a weaver who is fortunate to have a large Countermarch loom come into your life, you might find beaming and tying up those two sets of lams and the overhead jacks and, hopefully, many treadles, a rather daunting task