What type of stool/chair do you use while quilting?
 

I am in need of a new sewing chair. I rarely use the back of my chair, and the arms just get in the way. Looking at a round, padded mechanic's stool on wheels. Does anyone use that type of seat for sewing? Pictures online appear to have a tray at the bottom that looks larger in diameter than the seat-would this get in the way?

I used a kitchen chair for years. Now I use a roll around padded stool, much like a doctor would use. I can lift the seat high enough to quilt on my longarm frame as well.

I use an office chair with good back support.

I use an adjustable office chair.

This is the chair I use at my sewing machine (the purple one, not the dog.) I have one of those mechanic's stools that I use when I'm cleaning out the bobbin area of my longarm. I wouldn't want to use that at my machine, though, as it rolls way too easily. Also, I often lean back in the chair at the machine to stretch my back. I'd probably forget I was on the stool and go tail over teakettle. Then I WOULD be sitting on Daisy Dog.

I use an office chair with good back support that is on rollers.

Yes, I also use an office chair with wheels so I can scoot from my sewing cutting table to my ironing board, to my design wall.

I use an old wooden chair that came from DH's family homestead in South Dakota. It's the only chair in the house I can sit on comfortably. I carry it around from room to room, LOL.

I also use an office chair but it doesn't raise high enough for me to sew ergonomically. I either need to set my machine down inside my table or find a drafter's type chair.

I use an office chair that has arms that flip up out of the way when I don't want them there. I tried a few different things over the years - stools, saddle-style stools, balance ball...and I always come back to a standard office chair. I really like the one I have now, I think I bought it from Staples.

My machine sits flush in the table and the table is adjustable, so I have it set to a height where I can sit comfortably with my feet flat on the ground and my machine bed at elbow height. This makes it all pretty comfortable for me.

I have laminate flooring in my sewing room, so I bought a low-nap rubber-backed rug to use as my chair mat - like what you might see in the entrance to a store. It protects the floor, keeps me from rolling TOO freely (but I can still roll if I want to) and the little bit of carpeting helps catch dropped pins rather than having them bounce into invisibility like they did when I had bare flooring under my table.

I bought a round stool like those in the Dr. office exam rooms. Love it. I use to take the backs off simple office chairs to use as stools and that works. I don't like chairs with backs or arms to use for sewing.

I am looking for one too after the stool I was using collapsed while I was sitting on it. Yikes!

Anyway, I think I want one without wheels because I have laminate flooring and a sitdown quilting machine. My current office chair rolls too easily when I am moving the quilt around under the needle. And is also a tad too low for ergonomics.

I found this one made by Reliable but I worry that it may still be a bit short.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/43853803?w...958216&veh=sem

Watching this thread to see what y'all use and like.

My chair is one of the kitchen chairs but can be adjustable and is on casters.

Office chair for me, too!

Hi Guys,

I use this chair... all the sections can be moved and tilted... it's great.
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Caroline

I also use a stool - it has a rounded bottom, so works a little bit like a stability ball. Makes it very easy to turn, bend over and pick stuff up. I never lean back either, so a chair with arms or a back just gets in my way. The stool is also light enough that I just pick it up and move it over to my serger when I need to.

I have my grandmother's lyre-back sewing chair. Seat raises for storage underneath. No wheels but terribly comfortable for sewing. As well as all the sentiment.

Wow...so many options! My dining room is my sewing room, so dining table chair works for me.

Looks like mine in black. I went out shopping for "bum comfort" and came up with this one. :)

Jan in VA

I have several quilting friends who swear by their saddle chairs. I haven't ordered mine yet.... :(

I use an adjustable office chair , webbed fabric.

I use an office chair with rollers.

I have an adjustable office chair with arms. I love it.

Thank you for all of your comments! I have a really comfy office chair, but aside from the arms getting in the way, it does not raise up quite high enough. Amazon has a "Dot" rolling stool that looks comfy and won't break the bank ($50 for the purple version) ....may give that a whirl....literally, lol.
For some reason, the Amazon link won't copy....here is the stool at overstock, but it is more expensive than Amazon!

http://www.overstock.com/Office-Supp...A&searchidx=13

I use an office chair that I used at my first office job over 50 years ago. The company closed and employees could buy their office chair for $5. It's not overly big and made very well. I love it.

Drafting chair for me at my machine. I need the extra height. I can use it at my machine and also raise it up to sit at my cutting table. Solved all problems. Would get two if I could afford it. Worth its weight in gold!!

I have a very small sewing room, so I use a folding metal chair with a padded seat (I can fold it out of the way for cutting). It works great for me, as I never sit back in my chair when I sew or type.

i removed the arms from my rolling office chair and I like it much better.

I got a nice office chair at Staples (wide, soft seat) that has a bit more lift than most. Did not attach the arms or the back, so essentially, I have an adjustable stool which easily goes under the sewing table when not in use. I have different level tables. Sewing machine table is the standard 4' x 24 sturdy fold table with metal legs from which I had 3-4" cut off each leg and recapped them with the rubber protectors. It is the perfect height for machine sewing (and I lower the stool as needed). My other regular is a Sweet 16 which is higher and this is where I truly appreciate the lack of arms and back as I maneuver around large quilts. The set-up is perfect for me.

I use an adjustable office chair with rollers and good back support, but no arms.

same here. I got mine it a woodworking shop. hard plastic, but a shaped seat for my bum, and the back is small enough to be out of the way, but supportive for those 'stretch' moments.

I use, at the moment, a padded back support office chair with arms. However, I am considering getting a basic, sturdy office chair as I have very limited space in my sewing area now that we moved to an apt. When the budget allows I will get another sturdy office chair, but it has to be large enough to support my behind comfortably.

From DIR, sold thru Amazon, very well made works great as my sewing chair. $78
darn, pic didn't come through.
Salon/ dr stool, name of "Perla" Better built than others I checked into. Handles higher weights also, sits under the table when not in use.

I love my chair. It does have arms which I thought might get in the way..........NOT. Has a head rest, which I thought I would never use...............DO. It has a mesh seat for comfort, is wide enough, has rubber wheels for the laminate floor, adjustable height, tilt AND lumbar support for my poor aching back. Can't say enough good things about it. My husband would always come in and sit in it when I was cutting, so bought him one. He forgoes his easy chair and the couch and uses it to read. Our SIL sat at our computer to figure out a problem we were having, and said, "Where did you get this chair!?" He bought one. No affiliation, just a very satisfied customer.
http://www.staples.com/Staples-Hyken...product_990119

I use a well made, purchased secondhand, office chair with little arms, that can be lowered enough for me to sew at my antique teachers desk and have my back straighter, and reduce back and neck fatigue. A chiropractor would be agast, but it works great for me. I tried tipping the machine to get the same effect, but this works much better. No neck pain.

i use an office chair with arms. of course i don't sit all the way back because there is a project there, and a few over the back too.

this is what i use as well

I have rolling chairs with no arms. I found them at WalMart on sale for around $38.00. Regular price was $139.99.

I have a rolling office chair from Office Depot. I'm 5'7" & can sit with feet flat on the floor & at the perfect height for sewing. Mesh back & does have arms but they swing up & out of the way. I had another office chair but it didn't raise high enough for sewing. This 1 will go a little higher than I need. No more aching shoulders.