for those of you whose sewing machine is flush with the table top...
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for those of you whose sewing machine is flush with the table top...
especially if you made your own hole in the table...is there a reason that the sewing machine always goes a certain distance back from the front of the table? I'm thinking that it's probably an ergonomic reason, but my other machine was flush with the table and I remember thinking that I'd like a little more room between me and the sewing machine (right now, for the life of me, I can't remember why). My DH will be cutting the hole in the next couple of days and he keeps telling me to make sure it's where I want it.
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. I'll check in later tonight. He's locking me in the sewing room today with the table so I can "sit and ponder" to make sure I know how close to the right end of the table I want to be also...
Any thoughts on this would be appreciated. I'll check in later tonight. He's locking me in the sewing room today with the table so I can "sit and ponder" to make sure I know how close to the right end of the table I want to be also...
#3
Tartan is right, however you also need enough room between you and the machine to support some of the fabric. I have a Horn cabinet with an insert for my Bernina 440. My machine's needle sits about 8" from the front edge of the cabinet, and that works well for me. I would not want it any closer than that.
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Tartan is right, however you also need enough room between you and the machine to support some of the fabric. I have a Horn cabinet with an insert for my Bernina 440. My machine's needle sits about 8" from the front edge of the cabinet, and that works well for me. I would not want it any closer than that.
#10
Mine are cut about 4-6 inches back depending on what I use each machine for. My 1600p which I quilt everything for is actually a little closer at 4. I spend more time there in the the same position and leaning too far forward for an hour kills my back.
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