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I use a fan that I put away from me while sewing, no turbelence, but keeps me cool too.
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I have a ceiling fan and a desk top fan. The desk top fan isn't always on, but when I have to put it on, I use the clip to put it on my ironing board facing me
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Ceiling fans in all rooms.
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My sewing room is over the garage and faces southeast. I use the central air, a ceiling fan and a stand alone fan. Yes I have some trouble with the air flow from the stand alone but I am forever hot (even in the winter) and I love my breeze.
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Originally Posted by nyelphaba
We have central air and ceiling fans in the rooms. Our fans do not bother my sewing at all.
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I bought a small clip on fan and clip it to a shelf. It has 3 speeds and the lowest one works great for me. Cools me but doesn't blow anything around.
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ceiling fans
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I use a free standing fan. Actually it is a table top fan based on like a big wind machine type fan they use for clearing smoke and stuff with the fire dept. Has a good motor and I put it in front of the window across the room to blow toward me. It used to sit on my cutting/sewing table but I got tired of fighting the wind.
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I use ac but also have a little clip on fan that I use that clips onto my sewing table,I can move it around if need be.
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I have a ceiling fan that runs almost always. When I get too hot, I have a small fan that sits under my sewing desk and blows on my legs. It can keep me pretty comfortable and no fabric or threads flying around!
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I have a small tower fan that I put on the floor across the room. It circulates the air, but keeps the breeze below my work surface.
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I have a ceiling fan that has a mind of it's own. Turns it's self off or on all the time. My sewing machine is right next to a sliding glass door so if I want fresh air I just open it up. We also have AC.
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I have successfully used my small fan on the floor pointed up at me.
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I have a ceiling fan and a small fan that is usually going when I am sewing. I don't use the overhead lights because it produces heat. I have a 24 Watt stand up light that produces "white light" No problems with threads, I usually sweep my floor when I'm done for the day!
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my sewing room is in the basement. i have a small fan i turn on at times. i tilt it up a bit where it will move air but not be directly on me. my overhead lights get very hot.
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I limit to a ceiling fan. The others frustrate me with the movement of things I am trying to hold still.
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Originally Posted by np3
I use a ceiling fan to avoid this problem.
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If its so hot I'd need a ceiling fan and AC to keep cool, I'd probably not be quilting that day - sharet
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I'm sewing in the attic now, which gets extremely hot at times. None of the screens there are very snug, and with wasps around, I can't open the windows much. (I get exercise running from them occasionally!) I have a little fan, about 8 inches in diameter, which I aim more at my waist down when I'm sitting at the machine. I adjust it as I move around the room. Having that small fan is a life saver without having everything flying around.
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Perhaps a fan at floor level would keep things from flying around. I have ceiling fans here is TX even in the ceilings on the back porch.
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In the sewing studio I have a small window ac. I also use a ceiling fan and a rotating fan. I keep both fans on med or low. Yes, it does blow things a little,but it's betten than trying to deal with the sweat drips. :roll:
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Ceiling fan on low - 24-7 with the AC set on frigid.
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Originally Posted by virtualbernie
My sewing machine is set up in front of a window with a window fan in it. I have to turn it on mostly when I have my "private summers" and I too fight the wind :lol:
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You might try pointing to the roof or another wall so that it bounces off them first and you don't get the gust of wind but will still keep you cool.
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My living in the deep south where temperatures get into the high 90's and as high as 115 degrees not counting the heat index during the summer all my ceiling fans run 24/7 all year long and air conditioner is set to 75 during summer months.
We don't have four seasons here like some other places and what little of winter we have which is usually from end of November to end of January I still run the ceiling fans and will not have air conditioner on. It takes care of itself with ceiling fans in every room of the house during cooler weather and for us that is getting down into the 80's or lower. |
Originally Posted by bjnicholson
I use a Vornado and using the losest speed aim it at the ceiling so it doesn't actually blow on me. Helps with the personal summers too!
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Being in CA, we run fans all of the time. I have a ceiling fan in every room of the house. But I only use low and medium speed in my sewing room. Or I also get bits and pieces all over the place.
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Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl
Originally Posted by featherweight
I use a ceiling fan along with the central air. Sometimes the little pieces fly off the table but I just bend down and pick them up.
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Ceiling fan!
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Originally Posted by ThayerRags
I know that not everyone uses a fan to help cool themselves while sewing, but my wife and I don’t run the AC down very low, and use free-standing fans to circulate the air instead. This Spring has been extremely hot here and we've used the fans quite a bit. Every once in a while, I find myself “fighting the wind” when handling my thread or fabric at my needle. Not to mention all of the thread trimmings that get blown across the top of the trash can onto the floor.
If you use a fan, is it a ceiling fan or a free-standing fan, and have you came up with any secrets to avoid turbulence at the needle but still get good air movement toward yourself? CD in Oklahoma |
Fan on the floor, aimed toward me from the side, but not at my machine area.
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Fan on the floor, aimed toward me from the side, but not at my machine area.
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I set mine on the floor and let it blow beneath the table level on low. Keeps the air moving but not my sewing. We have central A/C but leave it off unless the temps get really high, then we close off the windows and use the A/C. The fan really does keep the sewing room pleasant.
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I use the ceiling fan on the low setting. When things get really bad, I run a small occilating (sp?) fan at my feet. Let the thread scraps fall as they may. I just vacuum them up. When the weather is really hot and humid and nothing seems to help, I just bite the bullet and run the AC cooler.
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Try using a circulating fan. It circulates the air but does not blow air at you. My mother had one years ago and it always kept us cool.
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We have central air and also use fans to circulate the air. When my stuff blows around I just put something heavy (scissors or such) and that solves the problem. If it doesn't, I take the time to put things away, and I HATE THAT!
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My husband keeps this place like a refrigerator, I usually have a sweater on when I go to my sewing area in the basement.
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This summer if you are living in our part of Texas (temperatures 107 to 112) even with central cooling, I use a fan in the room, ceiling fan and a small fan blowing on my sewing machine. Our electric bills are going to be out of sight.
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I use the ceiling fan even with the windows open to keep air moving.
OKAY... ceiling fans usually have a directional switch... clockwize in summer to direct air flow directly downwards; and counter-clockwize in winter so the air goes outwards and bounces off the walls to re-circulate (ie: the heat). Perhaps switching to "winter" might help??? and as a reminder, you can mark the switch on the fan (with tape or pen, pencil, etc.) W for Winter and S for Summer... (or O for Outwards and D for Down ...or whatever... Hope this helps your blown-away projects. |
I have a window air cond., a big fan facing toward the ceiling and 2 small fans. Not bad on the 3rd floor here in PA.
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