QuiltE

@Iceblossom Some really good and varied points there for sewing comfort.
But ... we really do need a video of you doing the "stompy dance"!!
... so we can all learn the how to!

Iceblossom

I don't think my husband has ever caught me on film, he's certainly seen it

Using the ironing board as a gentle support should I need it, first I put on this song -- I love it, by Rob Thomas (front man of Matchbox 20)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo84qxVfbqU
Bring up your knees as high as you can, one side at a time, you are going for both wide spread and high knee lifts...

If you are feeling it, you can get in some waist moves and hands up.. or you can stay concentrated on your ironing!

I need to go back to it, every day during covid I put on rambunctious music at 10 for 30-60 minutes of dancing around the house...

Chasing Hawk

I alternate with these Compression braces, I have a couple small spots on my calves where the varicose veins are painful, these braces help so much. I also wear compression socks with my shoes when we go to town to grocery shop or wander about walking the dogs by the river.

I do get up from my sewing chair or even my gaming chair if I am in the study quite often. In my sewing room the cutting table and ironing board are across the room, so I have to get up and walk.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074734XJY...n_title_2&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0186EMILU...n_title_1&th=1

Lena1952

I often do the “Stomp dance” too but more often after having made a mistake and needing the seam ripper!

LGJARN52

I've taken a few falls over the years and have been in a head on collision years ago, now in my "OW years" my right hip and back give me fits. My radio is always on, so when I have to get up to move around there are times I dance to the music, trying to exercise my entire body. Stretch this way and that way. Take brakes when needed. Maybe even skip a day of sewing/quilting and let your muscles relax again. Sit up straight and having a good floor to dance on sure helps.

QuiltE

Thanks IceBlossom for the tune (and new ear worm!) .... though I think you'd better give your DH the challenge, for those of us who learn better by seeing!

wesing

Ergonomics are important and these ideas are great. I will add that my wife and I both have our machines on tilt platforms that make it easier to see our work without hunching down. My wife has an adjustable Tilt’able https://www.premierstitching.com/tiltable-products/ and I have a fixed one that we bought from a woodworker at a quilt show. They make a huge difference for us.

This one from Martelli is expensive but they are committed to ergonomics. I haven’t tried it but would have confidence that it does what it’s supposed to do. https://www.martellinotions.com/mach...-platform.html

QuiltE

@wesing Thanks for the links. I've heard of people putting in wedges to do the job, but have never seen the actual tables. WOW ... 3-1/2" raise at back. That's pretty significant and a lot more than I would ever have thought do-able. You've got me interested ... was it hard to adapt to the different sense that the tilt creates? Thanks!

wesing

@QuiltE it wasn’t much of an adjustment that I can remember but we started using them several years ago. If you have doubts you could use a homemade solution just to see if you like it. You could use a piece of plywood and put your machine on a piece of shelf liner, and hold the back up with books or something else. Or if you are or know a woodworker you could build a stationary one like mine - the design is fairly simple.

QuiltE

@wesing ... Thanks! I had been thinking of a make-do trial run but 3-1/2" is pretty steep to do it safely for a heavy macine. Shelf liner is a good idea. Are both of yours the 3-1/2?