jrhboxers

OMG - LOL - wouldn't work in my house - the animals would call PETA!!!!!

Latrinka

I know what you mean, I would love to be able to put a window unit in mine!

Noiseynana

jcrow, you are not having hot flashes, you are having power surges. hehehe
Also , I have found that the tube lights are much cooler to use in confined spaces. At least for me.

QandE2010

I think.the ice cooler around the neck is an excellent idea.

elizajo

I've been having hot flashes for a couple of years, too. Hope they go away soon. I sew linen clothing for myself because it seems to keep me cooler than cotton. I have many patterns from a company called Sewing Workshop that I like. I mostly make looser pants with a sleeveless top and then a shirt or unstructured jacket that I can take off. There is a local boutique that carries several lines of linen clothing such as Flax, Bryn Walker, Elizabeth Ashby, etc. They must get lots of business from my age group!

I moved my iron to my kitchen so I could stand at a higher counter. I never realized how much heat it generates. I think I'll leave it there, nobody eats at the bar counter anyway.

I have a goose-neck lamp on my sewing table with a curly-Q florescent bulb, which is cooler than an incandescent, but I'm going to look for the OTT bulb. I have to turn it off every time I get up to cool the room. I've been sewing lately in the master bedroom because it is cooler. I have a ceiling fan and a buzz fan to supplement the A/C. Our golden retriever loves it in there, she gets on the end of the bed with both fans pointing towards her and watches me sew. DH and DD complain about how cold I keep the thermostat, but it always seems hot and stuffy to me.

alwayslearning

Maybe what you are "saving" by not buying more efficient lamps, you are wasting on AC and electricity on running extra fans. The type of light bulbs we grew up with throw off a lot of heat and also use more electricity to run. Walmart has a "reading lamp" for under $20 that is a "daylight" lamp with the funny shaped bulbs that provide good, cooler light.

apiarist

You should move to Scotland. The climate is such that it is NEVER too hot. There is no need for air conditioning - in fact a nice thick cardigan is recommended. The scenery is - to use the kid's venacular - pretty COOL also. A wonderful place to sew.

J.

pinebeltquilter

My sewing room is an addition that we added connected to the laundy room, also a small bath, I use a window unit in there in addition to the central unit. This works fine for me.

RedGarnet222

Estroplus from the drug store works great. It is a natural herbal hot flash pill you take twice a day. Works for me! I think they are ten dollars at walmart.

I feel for you about your lights, but, I have no idea except the curly lights. It sure has been record hot for a lot of people this year.

I work upstairs as long as I can, and bring hand work downstairs in the afternoon when it is too hot to stay up there.

Dakota Girl

I saw a pattern and instructions on how to make the "cool tie". Had I only known what summer would bring, I would have made a lot of them this spring. Right now I am waiting for the local nursery to get more of the polymer filling to put inside.
Very easy to make, good way to use up some of your larger fabric scraps...They take 1/4 of a yard and the filling. Very easy to make. Since most all of our family members are gardeners and outdoor people...I plan to make more for stocking stuffers. The pattern on >organizedchristmas.com