What is the height of your sewing table? Also what is a good height for a cutting table? I'm only 5'3" so can't make it too tall!! I'm going to be making lots of changes to my sewing room and this may be the first of many questions! LOL Hugzzz

I read with interest all the comments I am about that height and my cutting table is at waist level without high heels, but I always wear high heel about 2 inches high I find that works for me hope you are successful with your project rgs Carol

Thank you all for all of your great advise! Hubby and I want and looked tonight at a few ideas. Sam's club has a fold in half 4' by 2' table I read someone used and made a quilting table out of. It has 3 different heights 24", 29" and 36". So I thought great use in different areas for what I need. It was very wobbly though and didn't seem study for sewing machine. I'm still looking and planning, as my WHOLE room is going to get emptied out and I'm only going to return the things I want or will need up here. BIG job, but my wonderful hubby is onboard and willing to help me. Again thanks to you all, huggzz and flowers, Linda!

I have a commercial cutting table that came from an old sewing factory. It is 34 1/2 inches high. I am 5'3" and it is fine for me. I don't have to lean over so much which helps my back a lot. I think it would still be fine at 34 or 33 1/2 inches though.

Many years ago my husband made me one that was 8 feet long with a formica top. He made it kitchen cabinet height. The legs were very sturdy wooden legs. I wish I still had that old table.

Marcelle

my table now stands at 32.5". get pvc plastic pipe 1.5" and cut 4 pieces 10" in length to fit on the bottom of your table legs. many stores will cut these for you. I am 5'2" and no more back pain when cutting. I do not have to lean over and can reach across the table if needed. measure for you, what you are comfortable with. this is a cheap way to make your table higher. this is just an example.

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by starlizard 08 Jan 2012

I like your pvc pipe idea... and you can get caps to put on the floor end, too!

by mpatterson 08 Jan 2012

I am 5'3 1/2 and my husband cut the plastic at 9 inches and it seems to be perfect for me. The table is 8' long white folding table from Sams club . The pipe is from Home Depot and he put the caps on the bottom of the cut pipe. The whole project was close to $100. God bless!

by mpatterson 08 Jan 2012

close to $100. I measured the table ( by Mops directions below ) and it is 2 inches lower than my arm !! 36 inches from the floor.

I'm just a little over 5 feet. My cutting table is about 36" high. The cutting table where I work is also 36". It works very well for me. Most dining room tables are 30" tall, which is way too high to set a machine on, but is fine for eating at. So I would say 26" to set your machine on.

I'm down to 5 foot after 2 back operations and hubby built my sewing and cutting tables. Used a nice smooth countertop from Home Depot and built very sturdy framework and covered it with this pretty paneling. Works terrific, anyway when standing (at the cutting table) the top of the table is at my belly button, and works perfect for cutting etc for me, my sewing table is the same height, but we got a 'lift' for my machine, so it lowers to the flat height for sewing and raises up for embroidery. I use a nice soft comfy office chair and it raises and lowers so I can reach everything perfect. I have had a few ladies upwards of 5'9 and 5'11 use my tables and they always have problems since it is set up for me. Also my long arm is set up low and I usually do my quilting sitting down.

I'm 5'4" and I prefer things to be higher up. Bending over a table gives me a backache. I finally got the bright idea to put my ironing board on my work table so I could raise it up so I wasn't having to bend over it. Better late than never, I suppose, but I wish I'd thought of it years ago! I'm actually thinking about putting blocks under the legs of my work table to raise it up some.

I gave my husband the short version of the 'honey do list' the other day and building shelves in here in my work room was at the top of the list. It must be mid-winter Spring fever that's wanting us to make these sort of changes.

To get the right height for a cutting table you'll have to stand up and lift your underarms so they make a 90 degree angle with your body and upper arms. Let someone measure the distance to the ground. Table should be about 2 inch lower.
For a sewing table you should sit on the chair you want to use and then measure the distance. You should take the distance between the stitchplate and the table into account to work comfortably. So measured height minus measured distance machine minus 1 or 2 inches.