From time to time I do have serious back problems - unfortunately I had to have my back operated on in 1997. Since then I tried various chairs. Adjustable office chairs, simple wooden dining chairs, slightly upholstered dining chairs. A couple of months ago I found the unlikeliest solution. A couple of years ago I was given my grandmothers favourite armchair in which she used to sit for hours and hours and knit or do needle-work. She moved into a home for the elderly and couldn't take all her furniture. I love her dearly. Sadly, by now, she's very poorly and barely awake. I did get a response, though, when showing her my newest quilt project last Sunday. As soon as I had finished my corduroy D9P quilt top, I wrapped it up and drove to her.
Anyway, back to the chair, I never thought of using it to sit at a table. I don't know what made me move it to my sewing table. Most likely, it was around the time my grandmother's health deteriorated and I wanted to feel close to her by sitting in her chair. It turned out, that this was the perfect solution. It is rather low, but this is just perfect, even though I'm quite tall. I'd never have thought it and I'm so happy about it. The chair is similar to this one
http://www.antiques-atlas.com/dealer.../as087110b.jpg
Of course it makes sitting down and adjusting the position of the chair and getting up slightly more akward compared to a normal chair. But for me it's just perfect. And I simply love sitting in my grandmother's chair. She used to sew a lot herself - clothes and quilts - and her parents were both professional tailors. This chair emphasizes my feeling of carrying on a family tradition.