Sewing Chair ?
#13
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: northern New England
Posts: 459
I use one of those old kitchen step-stools that the seat flips up and you have a couple steps to reach the cabinet over the fridge. Sitting at the very edge of it puts me at just the right height to sew with no back or neck aches at all. My kid used it at mealtime post-highchair and pre-grownup chair...thirty some-odd years ago. Guess I just prefer harder surfaced seats than most. :oops:
#15
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 18,726
Do invest in a decent quality adjustable chair, preferable one with a forward tilt motion so that the back will come forward to support you when you lean forward to sew. Your leg should be flat from your hip to your knee. THen , if your feet don't reach the floor, use a foot prop of some sort (any kind of box or even books work just fine). It is also very important to make sure you have your arm/wrists supported properly when you are sewing and that the machine is the right height for your neck.
Can you tell that I used to sell office furniture for a living and we dealt with ergonomic issues every day??? Myself, I use an adjustable chair with adjustable arms that swivel around out of the way if necessary...love it..from Haworth. (Pricey, but I got it when I was a rep for them)
Can you tell that I used to sell office furniture for a living and we dealt with ergonomic issues every day??? Myself, I use an adjustable chair with adjustable arms that swivel around out of the way if necessary...love it..from Haworth. (Pricey, but I got it when I was a rep for them)
#18
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Gulf Coast, FL
Posts: 1,420
:D I use a dining room chair, but I spend over a year looking for a for a table and chair set that didn't hurt my back if I sat in it for a long amount of time. I also keep my foot (or feet depending on the sewing machine I'm using that day) elevated on another dining chair.
If a computer chair is what you need by all means spring for it.
If a computer chair is what you need by all means spring for it.
#19
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: In the middle of a mess...
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I have a fold up metal chair that was given to us by a neighbor. I have a pillow on it so my tushy doesn't hurt. I keep saying I am going to nab the computer chair in Courtney's room but keep forgetting to do it. Actually, I don't want to open the door to her room. Lord only knows what will come out. Haven't been in her room since she left.
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