I live in NE Ohio and today was so darn cold, I had to come inside and close the windows! No fans going at our house today.
Ceiling fans on low really help and wont blow everything around.

My home does not have any air conditioning. I will open my slider window which is right behind me, and open my inside garage door, which is right in front of me and I also turn on a ceiling fan. Have to be careful sometimes when cutting as fabric blows around. My ironing board is directly at the slider, so I get cooled off as I iron!

If your sewing area is in one room, you could purchase (new or used) a window air conditioner, just for that room, and use when needed. Otherwise, as most of the others have said, the overhead fan is an excellent choice. My sewing area at present is an 8' X 5' closet. I had my son put an overhead fan/lights in the closet! Has made a huge difference since our central system has no vent in the closet.

I know just what you're talking about! We have a free-standing fan blowing into the main area of our motorhome as the A/C is in the back & it just won't turn that corner like we'd hoped without the added assistance. I have to really practice my tossing scraps into the basket or they blow everywhere. Ironing is a real trip! LOL! Take your hand off that piece for just an instant & you're chasing it down the hallway! Sure keeps life interesting! LOL!

Don't use a fan, as I keep the AC fairly low, as I have power surges!

I have an upstairs studio, and it can get pretty hot in summer. I have a ceiling fan - three speeds. I also have an in-window air conditioner which I find I'm using more and more each summer. The ceiling fan works pretty well when it's not BOILING hot.

i have a small fan usually on low sometimes of medium behind me so i get the air movement and my body blocks the wind the machine

Nothing is going to keep me cool here in El Paso, 102 today it has cooled off a little. Ceiling fan is what I have in my sewing room, does it help?????

We have central air, my sewing room has a ceiling fan, and I keep a fan blowing right on me. All year long. The problem I have is if I forget to turn my fan on!

We love our Dyson fan, it has no blades! It's completely quiet too which DH likes at night. AC stays on low all the time in the summer here. Too hot for just a fan.