bench height
 

Thinking of making a wall of bench tops for sewing, quilting and embroidery - does any have a height suggestion or a way to make the right height so no aches etc:D thanks

Are your kitchen work tops a good height for cutting and applique placement.. Need lower table for sewing and quilting.

I use my freezer to cut on and applique placement - it is a little higher than the table I am using at the moment for sewing

When I had my sewing suite built the builder had me sit in my sewing chair and measured the height for the sewing table my cutting table is free standing with adjustable legs so I can lower it if needed.

I once asked a coworker who was a supervisor in a sewing plant in her previous job that same question. She said that you need the machine low or chair high, enough to work with your arms not raised. In other words, your elbows at the normal, not raised position. Since I use a cabinet, I have my chair raised all the way up with a bed pillow on the seat. I am tall, 5'9", my arms very long and this has solved the aching shoulder problem.

For my cutting table I have a regular 6 ft fold in the middle plastic top table set on cinder blocks to raise it to a comfortable height for me.

My sewing table for my featherweight is an adjustable height old school desk set at the same height as my cabinet machine next to it.

I use a rolling desk chair set at maximum height or close to it.

I am also 5'9" with long arms and legs.

So what works for me might not work as well for you if you are not the same height.

I have a task chair that I can elevate to what ever height I need. If my back is really bothering me, I take my work to a bench DH made when my son moved out. Since I have a tendency to move over to the bench often to cut, I'm just going to make it permanent. It's the same height as my kitchen countertops.