I finally did it!!! and projects coming out my ears!!!
#21
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Carroll, Iowa
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As I have a slipped disc and can't sit more than 15 minutes at a time, I keep my ironing board in the other room so I have to actually walk back and forth between the sewing machine and the ironing board. Gives me just a little bit of exercise too. My cutting table is between the two so it helps.
As to the heat, my sewing room is in the basement but I have a thermostat on every floor so I can set it to what I want where ever I'm at. Never heard of baseboard heating till I moved to Iowa. Baseboards have water running through them but its heated by gas. I guess that's similar to radiator heating from times past. But I love it as its not as drying as a regular gas furnace..................in my opinion.
As to the heat, my sewing room is in the basement but I have a thermostat on every floor so I can set it to what I want where ever I'm at. Never heard of baseboard heating till I moved to Iowa. Baseboards have water running through them but its heated by gas. I guess that's similar to radiator heating from times past. But I love it as its not as drying as a regular gas furnace..................in my opinion.
#23
As I have a slipped disc and can't sit more than 15 minutes at a time, I keep my ironing board in the other room so I have to actually walk back and forth between the sewing machine and the ironing board. Gives me just a little bit of exercise too. My cutting table is between the two so it helps.
As to the heat, my sewing room is in the basement but I have a thermostat on every floor so I can set it to what I want where ever I'm at. Never heard of baseboard heating till I moved to Iowa. Baseboards have water running through them but its heated by gas. I guess that's similar to radiator heating from times past. But I love it as its not as drying as a regular gas furnace..................in my opinion.
As to the heat, my sewing room is in the basement but I have a thermostat on every floor so I can set it to what I want where ever I'm at. Never heard of baseboard heating till I moved to Iowa. Baseboards have water running through them but its heated by gas. I guess that's similar to radiator heating from times past. But I love it as its not as drying as a regular gas furnace..................in my opinion.
#24
Your sewing area is much too neat, would you like me to come over and fix that for you? Kidding aside your suggestions are terrific. I find myself sitting for hours at the cutting table or the sewing machine and when I go to stand up it is truly a job. Thanks for the suggestions, will definitely try them out.
#26
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Saratoga, Arkansas
Posts: 1,909
I'm glad you've found a way to get a little exercise. I do the same thing for the same reason. Thanks for sharing. Wouldn't it be nice if we could lose a little weight doing this? I can tell you, it doesn't work tho
#27
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: East Tennessee
Posts: 1,053
I had to laugh. I deliberately keep my ironing board across the room from my sewing table so that I have to get up and down and take those few steps. Easier on my back and knees in the long run. It makes a big difference, doesn't it?
#28
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 1,663
Hey Misty's Mom (and others) - you use that plastic table (covered, of course) for an ironing surface? I have those tables too and have thought of doing that, but I thought they would surely warp from the heat. How long have you been using it that way? I would love to ditch my old rickety ironing board and use a nice sturdy table!
#29
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Lowell, MA
Posts: 14,083
I like your ingenuity - and your neat sewing room. My New Year's resolution (I don't usually make them) is to get my sewing area better organized so that I can make better use of the space, especially since I only have a 6' table to work with, and a very small craft table that holds my sewing machine. Otherwise everything is stacked upon stacks and one day I may get buried under them. LOL. Hope springs eternal.
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