Sewing Room
#1
I need to ask a couple of questions. I've just bought the small house next door to me to hopefully turn into my sewing craft house. The house was built in 1940, has no central heat or air. My first question is this... will having window air conditioners affect my fabric, sewing machine and serger? Will having an old Deerborn gas heater affect them? Also when I hopefully get organized I had planned on putting vinyl or a clear shower curtain liner on the front of my bookcases to keep the dust off my fabric. Would this be okay? I would appreciate any advice you ladies could give me. Thank you Carol
#2
I would suggest using a fabric to cover your shelves that would also keep out the sunshine so you don't end up with bleached out spots on your fabrics :wink:
I don't see how a window unit would hurt your fabrics, I don't have a clue about the gas heater...
I don't see how a window unit would hurt your fabrics, I don't have a clue about the gas heater...
#4
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Lucky you . . .a whole house dedicated to sewing!!! :)
Neither the air conditioner nor the heater should pose a problem. However, depending on what part of Texas you're in, you might want to manage the humidity a bit. I'm in West Texas where it's considered high desert and very dry (most years, anyway) :D So need to add a little humidity in the house in the wintertime to protect wood furnishings, ie. sewing tables, cabinets and shelving. If you're in East or South Texas, it's VERY humid which can be pretty taxing on machines so you'll want to make sure the window unit does a good job of condensing the humidity and clearing it out.
Would love to see pictures of your finished "sewing house" :) And congratulations!!!!! :)
Neither the air conditioner nor the heater should pose a problem. However, depending on what part of Texas you're in, you might want to manage the humidity a bit. I'm in West Texas where it's considered high desert and very dry (most years, anyway) :D So need to add a little humidity in the house in the wintertime to protect wood furnishings, ie. sewing tables, cabinets and shelving. If you're in East or South Texas, it's VERY humid which can be pretty taxing on machines so you'll want to make sure the window unit does a good job of condensing the humidity and clearing it out.
Would love to see pictures of your finished "sewing house" :) And congratulations!!!!! :)
#6
Gas central heating uses the same gas as the floor heater. I don't see why there would be a problem. I had a window unit in my sewing room for several years before I had central air. Again the same cool air comes from both.
#7
The window ac n heater are fine. I live in an older home too, and neither have affected my fabric. And just how WICKED COOL is it that you have a whole house for a sewing room!!!???? Im doing a big happy dance for you!
#10
Originally Posted by amma
I would suggest using a fabric to cover your shelves that would also keep out the sunshine so you don't end up with bleached out spots on your fabrics :wink:
I don't see how a window unit would hurt your fabrics, I don't have a clue about the gas heater...
I don't see how a window unit would hurt your fabrics, I don't have a clue about the gas heater...
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