Butter was rinsed in melted ice water, and wrapped in cheesecloth or a clean cotton tea towel often made from fabric sugar bags (sugar came in real cloth bags that were washed, then bleached in the sun and saved to sew up numerous household items, including war time beautiful embroidered pillowcases featuring hand drawn art; just one type of gift I recall seeing made, on a Singer treadle sewing machine. (remonline.com)
Examples include helping farmers use treadle pumps to improve yields and income; tackling indoor air pollution through the provision of clean cooking solutions and making clean, renewable energy available to households and communities for the first time. (climatecare.org)
AFRIpads are produced in two workshops, one of which is without electricity, using treadle - powered sewing machines and sergers, in rural Uganda. (entrepreneur.com)