Sewing Cabinet Help, Please

Kadeeae

Thanks everyone, I will have to do with the kitchen table for now, but am looking at things to store accessories/material in atm. I've ordered my very first machine and can' t wait to get started! I'll have a look at the book Thriftlady, thanks.

Gothdolly - no garden to speak of so won't be building a shed, lol. One can dream tho........

rosalie-lavender

I have a horn cabinet for my sewing machine and although it was expensive it was worth every penny. It has an automatic lift that brings the machine up level with the worktop and also has space for my overlocker and cottons etc. Mine also has two hinged surfaces that open out as extra work space. If you are making curtains or clothes though, you will still need somewhere else to cut things out.

They are often advertised in the back of the sewing world magazine when people are selling them second hand. I am inclined to agree though, see how you get on first and then decide what you want to use.
The biggest drawback of having your machine in a cabinet is the temptation for the surface to be used as a handy place to put things down and then the top has to be unearthed before you can get the machine out!

rosalie-lavender

I have a horn cabinet for my sewing machine and although it was expensive it was worth every penny. It has an automatic lift that brings the machine up level with the worktop and also has space for my overlocker and cottons etc. Mine also has two hinged surfaces that open out as extra work space. If you are making curtains or clothes though, you will still need somewhere else to cut things out.

They are often advertised in the back of the sewing world magazine when people are selling them second hand. I am inclined to agree though, see how you get on first and then decide what you want to use.
The biggest drawback of having your machine in a cabinet is the temptation for the surface to be used as a handy place to put things down and then the top has to be unearthed before you can get the machine out!

rosalie-lavender

Well I don't know how I managed that. I tried to edit my post and ended up posting the original twice.
What I added was that in my Horn cabinet the machine sits on a platform and the platform is brought up level with the top of the cabinet. It can also sit lower down in which case Horn supply a plastic insert that is specific to the individual machine. I have only ever used my machine with the machine at the first level anyway.

I doubt if it would be a problem fitting a different machine into a second hand Horn cabinet.