Ode to a Sewing Chair

 

It’s been 10+ years since I’ve had a decent sewing chair, and it’s hard to believe how much nicer my sewing experience has become and harder still to understand what took me so long to get here.

Back in the day, I had a secretarial chair, brought home by DH when his office redecorated. It was sturdy, comfy, cushioned, and rolled easily on our floor - just about perfect. Nothing lasts forever though, and it rolled its last just before we moved here. I was too busy to choose a proper replacement, and ended up getting a cheap, hard plastic desk chair ‘for now’. It had no cushioning, no support - for back or tush - and every time I bent forward to get something from the floor or a low drawer I felt like I would slide right off the seat - yikes! But no more.

Now I’ve finally come to my senses and gotten a new chair. Spurred on (probably) by the incomprehensible tariff threats of the current WH resident, it seemed to be sensible to get a new chair while they were (a) still available and (b) still affordable. So (drum roll) my new chair - a Reliable SewErgo 200SE. Designed and manufactured in Canada (proudly, I expect, as that is how most Canadians roll). It is sturdy, easily assembled and comfortable. The only thing that keeps it from perfection (in my eyes) is that it doesn’t come with wheels - which is honestly mentioned in all the descriptions of it I’ve seen (again, that’s how Canadians operate) - and in any case, you can get wheels that fit it pretty easily. In fact, since I took that pic it’s been tricked out with some slick rollerblade-type wheels.

So thank you Canada, for making a very nice chair, at a reasonable price, and sending it across the border to a sew-er who appreciates the chair, and appreciates you as a neighbor.