And you wondered why your arms were aching? Pam

I tend to prop my qsnap on the edge of the table...but I'm currently stitching at dining table. I just got a *new* retro chair for my sewing room, but haven't found a table for it yet.

And speaking of pain...has anyone hurt their neck by stitching too much 🤔

My neck is bothering me, between the shoulder blades and right on the spine. Sorta feels more like muscle pain than "back" pain. I thought I aggravated it shoveling snow, but that was two months ago. Thinking maybe that started it and the head tilt during stitching doesn't help. I've been to the chiropractor a couple time and I'm still stitching, neither of which have fixed problem.

Marz, love the chair! Pam

As a friend and fellow stitcher, it sounds like what I was having, neck muscle pain and it was getting worse...a real pain in the neck, literally. It went away when I realized I was constantly looking down while stitching and my head and neck weren’t ergonomically correct. Had the same problem when I was at work and my neck was bent - notified boss and she ordered a computer platform that raised the computer screen up so my neck and head were. straight. The pain went away after a few days and didn’t return UNTIL ...I started holding my head and neck in that bent position when stitching for hours at a time. See if putting a couple books under your table stitch frame to raise it up to eye level, helps.

Nice chair!

Marz, I normally prop my Q-Snap frame against my dining room table, too. But the chairs to that table are wooden, and with my current rib problem I can't sit on those chairs for more than a few minutes at a time and then have to stand for a while for the pain to lessen. I have pads on those chairs, but I added a doubled over pillow on top of the pad, plus a pillow for my back. Still didn't help. Soooo, I have recamped to one of my Mom's old recliners which I "inherited" when she passed, and which are now in my living room until I can afford to get some new furniture. I'm finding the recliner much more comfortable, but the makeshift table beside it does not hold much in the way of stitching accessories, mostly just pattern, magnetic board, easel, floss, and scissors. I need to go scout out the local Goodwill for a better larger table.

I'm too old to sit for marathon stitches anymore! Take a few minutes to move shoulders and arms every 50 min.or so...exaggerated arm swings on the way to get tea, water, beverage of choice, or to answer that pesky call of nature. Reach out, over, behind...5 each is enough...don't forget to stretch hands, wrist, fingers...nothing too "anything"! 3 min out of an hour can brighten your mood, be more productive, easier on the nerves and muscles...if you've ever cared for others, you know it was good for them, so be an "other". 😊

Yeah Bermuda, I was afraid of that. Need to work on the posture and q-snap height/ position.

Susie, I will hit up the two thrift stores, for a side table, when I go to town on Wednesday. I was pondering one of those wheeled bedside tables, that you typically see in hospitals, for my in front work table.

Pam, I really like the chair too, it is a spring rocker. We got it, a pair of insulated Wall coveralls and a shovel for a grand total of $17 at a garage sale.

VCESS, you are exactly right. My exercise has greatly decreased since moving to the mountains a year ago. I work from home, so don't get out much (and winter hasn't helped). I need to spend my lunch break moving the whole body, not just the hands.

Maybe a small table with a height adjustment would be helpful. GREAT IDEA ABOUT THE BEDSIDE TABLES USED IN HOSPITAL ROOMS!!! THEY ARE HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE and many have a drawer or the tabletop lifts up for storage space.

As for a stitching equipment table, I’m using a wooden
‘tv tray” table and one of my small plastic carriers ( found at Harbor Freight) to hold my ‘IJ’ floss bobbins. While the lid is open, it holds my ‘needles’ container ( yes, I use my empty medication bottles), a pen, a pink/yellow highlighters, etc.

My table is white, height adjustable, very light weight. Big enough to hold large magnetic pattern holder, rods, floss bags on rings, & accoutrements...30 x 18...doesn't need wheels. The white is perfect background for stitching dark fabrics. I got it on Amazon, 7 yrs ago and liked it well enough that I got a smaller version that gets wagged all over...very sturdy, versatile, perfect for me. 😊
I have a troublesome left wrist and hand. I can't be pushing/pulling weight and resistance all day, everyday, and expect to get anything done away from my chair. My right wrist is showing age and whines its way front and center of attention if I'm not vigilant about how I do stuff...trigger thumb will tear you up like an extra funny bone...for an extended period of time. No sissies in this house! Yes. Yes. There is. 😄