Onebyone

I'm leaving for a quilt retreat this morning. I usually don't take my chair but getting older I think it may be a have to item to pack. The retreat chairs are never high enough for the sewing tables.. I guess I need a proper portable sewing table to bring with the chair.

bearisgray

do what you need to in order to be comfortable and enjoy the event.

QuiltBaer

I'm short (and getting shorter!!) and tables at retreats are always too high. I stack one chair on top of another. Then I'm high enough to sew comfortably.

Karamarie

At the retreat I went to a few years ago, they did not let you bring your own chair as some of the chairs would raise havoc on their floors. I always bring a pillow as I am short and chairs are not made for short people.

Tartan

If you have room, pack it. Comfort is important!

Peckish

I pack mine. Most retreat centers do not have ergonomic, comfortable chairs.

sewbizgirl

Definitely take it. You will enjoy the retreat much more if you are comfortable.

cjsews

I did not take mine to the last retreat I went to. The chairs were comfy but not for all day sewing. My back hurt after every day. Next trip, my chair comes with me

petthefabric

Do what you need.

I don't take a chair. It's another thing to pack and it's heavy. Retreat center chairs are not comfortable and don't turn around for easy getting in and out OR talking to the person behind me. I use a Gypsy Sit Upon. It takes getting used to. I like that it isn't stable so my core muscles are gentle working and I don't get back pain. It adds ~2" to height. Even though I'm tall, It helps me be at the right height for my machine that's sitting on top of a table (not down in my table like at home). Also, because my lower legs are long, on a retreat center chair, I feel like I'm sitting in a hole and that ruins my posture, making back pain worse.

So....Do what you need.

Murphy224

I take my armless office/sewing chair to retreats and it is relatively light and as a bonus it adjusts up/down and rolls. I put in the back seat with the seat of the chair down on the seat of the car with the back of the chair against the leg part of the seat.. In other words the legs of the chair are up in the air and a perfect place to pack other items around them. You can also use the chair to roll boxes, totes, or bags and other things into where ever you are going.