treadle
Loom's foot pedal
A treadle is a foot-operated lever that powers a machine through repeated pressing, converting the rocking motion of the foot into rotary motion.
Treadle-powered devices include sewing machines, lathes, and spinning wheels.
The verb means to operate such a lever: She treadled steadily as the fabric fed through the machine.
Foot-operated lever
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- fulcrumLever's balance point
- pivotPoint of rotation
- linkageConnected system of parts
crank · actuator · footboard · rocker · hinged · pump · depress · engage
Fabric-making frame
- shuttleShort-distance transport
- warpBend from true form
- weftCrosswise loom threads
- heddleLoom thread guide
harness · batten · reed · handwoven · textile · yarn · cloth · tapestry
Device for joining fabric
- bobbinSmall cylindrical thread holder
- stitchThread loop in fabric
- hemFolded garment edge
- needlePointed implement for sewing
thread · seamstress · garment · dressmaking · tailoring · fabric · tension · buttonhole
Operated by leg motion
- human-poweredOperated by bodily effort
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- non-electricNot requiring electricity
- off-gridWithout utility connections
manual · self-sufficient · sustainable · kinetic · energy · drive belt · flywheel · pulley
Forcing flow mechanically
- rockingOscillating on curved base
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
tempo · repetition · momentum · swing · stroke · cycle · steady · continuous
pedal
Foot-operated lever
linkage · crank · actuator · footboard · rocker · hinged · pump · depress · engage · activate
loom
Fabric-making frame
heddle · harness · batten · reed · handwoven · textile · yarn · cloth · tapestry · jacquard
sewing machine
Device for joining fabric
needle · thread · seamstress · garment · dressmaking · tailoring · fabric · tension · buttonhole · seam
foot-powered
Operated by leg motion
- human-poweredOperated by bodily effort
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- non-electricNot requiring electricity
off-grid · manual · self-sufficient · sustainable · kinetic · energy · drive belt · flywheel · pulley · crankshaft
pumping
Forcing flow mechanically
- rockingOscillating on curved base
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
cadence · tempo · repetition · momentum · swing · stroke · cycle · steady · continuous · back-and-forth
- manual controlsmanual, hand-operated, lever, handle, button
- pedalspedal, gas pedal, brake pedal, clutch pedal, piano pedal
- textile craftssewing, knitting, weaving, quilting, embroidery
- fiber craftsyarn, wool, cotton, silk, linen
- folk toolsadze, awl, hoe, rake, scythe
- tapestryweaving, warp, wall hangings, weft, loom
treadlehand crank
Manual rotation lever
electric motor · motor · crank · hand-cranked · motorized
treadlehand crank
Manual rotation lever
crank · handwheel · hand-operated · hand-cranked · hand pump
- tread waterMaintain position while swimming
- tread lightlyAct with delicacy
- treading waterStaying afloat vertically
- tread carefullyMove with deliberate caution
- to tread waterStay buoyant in place
- treading lightlyMoving with minimal impact
tread, treading, treads, treaded, retreading, treader, treadles, treadling