Folding Sewing Table Choices Increase
If you have changed your life with a move, or added children in your life, had relatives move-in or just started sewing, you may have an old table or desk that you have been using for your sewing machine. While this can be made to work, it is often ergonomically stressful on your body. The base of the sewing machine sits up from the table top and so your hands and arms have to support, this puts stress on your shoulders. The new folding sewing table has an inset space in which the sewing machine sits, thereby putting it even with the table top and providing support and a much larger sewing space.
The ease of putting the table up and down is always a serious consideration when looking at a folding sewing table. Try it out. Go to a local sewing store and see what folding sewing tables they have in stock and tell them you want to try the floor sample. Put it up, take it down and roll it on its wheels across the floor to see how heavy it is to you. While it wonderful for this to tell you that its not heavy, it needs to be not heavy to you.
The way the folding sewing table works is that the legs fold down and lock. When you are finished you unlock them and fold them down. This folds into a very small space and the wheels on the end allow for very easy movement. Once again, make sure you try this at a local store.
Storage of the Folding Sewing Table
When your folding sewing table is folded down it can fit under a bed, or stand up in a closet or against a wall. All with about a 3 foot by 6 inch footprint. It will easily go into a closet when folded up and stood on end.
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Antique Sewing Table Can Be Both Functional And Beautiful
The table had these wonderful lathed legs on each corner and the front was made to look like a drawer came out of it. It was all a false front, but the detail made that difficult to see. The table top, when it was folded closed was curved and had the look of a well done routed edge. A beautiful antique sewing table can be both a usable piece of furniture and a decorative one. While you may not want to use the antique sewing table for everyday use, its all a choice you can make. Sewing tables have not changed substantially, and you can inset a new sewing machine into an antique table.
Some of the new sewing tables look very much like an antique sewing table, which can provide the beauty and functionality without damaging an antique sewing table. If you don’t wish to use an antique sewing table for fear of damaging it you can use a folding sewing table for your actual sewing, and store that away when its not in use. The new ones are quite sturdy, easy to put up and down and contain ergonomic features that make sewing more enjoyable.
Antique Sewing Table Value
All antiques have higher values then most of the current counterparts, and using your antique sewing table with sharp scissors, pins and other implements that can damage it, can decrease it value substantially. However, you could be like my neighbor and the greatest value in her antique sewing table was that it had been passed down in her family. She was using the exact piece of furniture that he grandmother had used. The value of any item is subjective to its owner. If the monetary value is important to you, there are a few tips you should follow.
The sewing machine in the antique sewing table needs to be kept in good repair. The old sewing machines were all metal inside and will need regular oiling and checking to verify it is still working. This alters the value whether it’s a working sewing machine or not. Another is that the original finish on the table can increase or decrease its value. Please make sure to check with an antique dealer before refinishing the surfaces of the table, to verify what will give you the best value.
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