What type of stool/chair do you use while quilting?
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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.
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.
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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.
#13
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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.
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.
#17
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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.
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Looks like mine in black. I went out shopping for "bum comfort" and came up with this one.
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
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.
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