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    Patrice's Avatar Patrice is offline Senior Member
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    I am 5'5 and do all my sewing standing up. My tables are counter height. I can't sit for a long period of time so I sew standing up. No more neck and shoulder pain. So much easier cutting to
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    I'm 5' 5 1/2" tall (used to be 5'6"). I'm sitting on a lousy office chair (my husband's reject) and the machine sits too high on an old library table. I really should do something about it, but I just take lots of breaks so I'm not sitting at it for long periods of time. If I was doing free-motion quilting I would definitely need to correct the arrangement. I also wonder if the machine did sit lower on the table if I would end up hunching over more to see what I'm doing. I may do something differently if we move to The Netherlands end of the year. I'll have a car then and it'll be easier to shop for something suitable. I wonder where there is info. on the best seating for sewer's posture?
    Rebecca in Baarn, Netherlands by way of Orange County, CA.

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    Mine is 29 inches. My chair is adjustable so I just lower it to sew and raise it to quilt. I like all my surfaces the same height so made everything 29.

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    I'm 5'3" and use a regular utility table with an adjustable chair. While the table is a bit high, I take frequent breaks which makes it workable. There have been a few times when I didn't break as I should and had knots in my shoulders for what seemed forever.

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    Cathy F's Avatar Cathy F is online now Senior Member
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    I also have the Janome 7700 with the extension table set up on it and find I have to get an adjustable chair now to be more comfortable to sew. The extension table raises it just a little to high for me to sit in a regular chair.

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    I guess we Texans are tall. I am 5' 10". (I used to be 5' 11', but have shrunk an inch. Ah, old age!) I use a regular desk and swivel chair. It works for me. My elbows are bent pretty much at a right angle.
    Joyce "She who dies with the most fabric wins!!"

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    I get bad shoulder and neck pain when quilting, but not when sewing. I'm going to go measure my table now! I think I need a taller chair when I quilt.

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    Claire Hallman's Avatar Claire Hallman is online now Senior Member
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    Quote Originally Posted by madampolo View Post
    I guess we Texans are tall. I am 5' 10". (I used to be 5' 11', but have shrunk an inch. Ah, old age!) I use a regular desk and swivel chair. It works for me. My elbows are bent pretty much at a right angle.
    I am not quite that tall, just 5'8" but the right angle thing is the key. You should not be reaching up or leaning down. My cutting table is at the height my hand is when my elbow is at a right angle. I try to keep my sewing chair at about that height but it tends to slowly creep down and have to be readjusted.

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    Default Re: How high is your Sewing Surface? Picutes of my sewing area

    So excited! I think I figured out how to put a picture here of my sewing area.

    http://forum.missouriquiltco.com/ass...5&d=1360294534

    http://forum.missouriquiltco.com/ass...5&d=1360294525

    My machine sits on the space to the far left, I put my ironing pad on the peninsular by it and use the peninsula to the right to cut out on. When I am not quilting/sewing the space to the left I use for individual instruction for my kiddos and the horse shoe area is where all our main books and my lap top sit. When I sew I use our bed for extra flat surface to lay completed blocks, fabric that needs to be cut, etc. Of course at bed time everything have to be put back in place so we can actually sleep on our bed and the next morning we can continue with school. Compact but it works.

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    You know, everything is bigger in Texas!!!!!
    Happy Quilting!

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