How to Make Your Own Sewing Desk
According to Susan Wright of the University of New Mexico Extension service, one of the basic requirements for a sewing room should be a sewing desk. A sewing table can be part of a larger sewing center that incorporates areas for cutting out cloth and pressing the project as you go along, or it can simply be a place to work comfortably with your sewing machine. And while you can purchase a specialty table from a sewing supply company, you can also make your own sewing desk.
Things You'll Need
- Computer desk
- Table lamp
- Sewing machine
- Plywood
- Glue
- Cork sheeting
- Scissors
- Cotton batting
- Upholstery tacks
- Hammer
- Picture framing eye hooks
- Picture wire
Instructions
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Purchase a used computer desk. A good used computer desk may be purchased at a close-out rate from an office supply or big-box discount store.
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Place a table lamp next to your sewing machine at your workstation. For machine sewing, lighting experts say that a craftsman needs at least 150 watts of incandescent lighting or 40 watts of florescent lighting to avoid eye strain while working.
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Place a lamp shade on your table lamp to help direct the light over your work station.
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Thread the cord for your lamp and your your sewing machine's electrical plug through the cord holes that are located in the surfaces of the computer desk.
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Glue a thin layer of cork to the front of a piece of plywood sheeting to begin creating a cork board for holding notions.
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Cover the cork with cotton batting.
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Wrap a layer of cloth over the batting. Bring the cloth to the back of the board and glue it in place.
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Hammer upholstery tacks to the front of the cork board in staggered lines.
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Screw picture framing eye hooks to the back of the board and thread picture wire through the eye hooks.
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Hang the board on your wall over your sewing desk using picture wire.
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Tips & Warnings
An office-type chair makes a great chair for your sewing desk as the wheels provide mobility and the chairs are adjustable and can work with various desk heights.
