A collapsible sewing table: it’s a sewing station that, while not in use, takes up virtually no room at all. If you live in a vast square footage, you get yourself a sewing room. If your room is somewhat limited, you go with a compact sewing cart on wheels. And if you really have no place at all to put a sewing table—but still need one—why, that’s when you buy a collapsible sewing table.
The Arrow Gidget Adjustable Sewing Machine Table is a solid, no-frills collapsible table that is perfect for sewing machines. This particleboard table is a clean, bright, white; and it is simple enough it shouldn’t clash with your home décor, no matter how you’ve styled your house. The surface is melamine, so can handle a moderate amount of abuse. The legs are sturdy steel and collapse flat, so when this table is folded up it can be stowed easily behind a couch or in a closet Still, this is a stable table, and can keep steady even when you’re sewing high speed. It’s 40 inches wide, just over 19 inches deep and, when unfolded, barely over 28 inches high. The adjustable flatbed for the sewing machine works with machines that are smaller than 17.12 inches wide and 7.38 inches deep.
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For those with larger machines, there’s the Arrow Gidget II. This table has a larger adjustable flatbed, and is meant to fit machines smaller than 23.5 inches wide and 12.5 inches deep. Since the table top is still 40 inches wide and between 19 and 20 inches deep, this means there’s a bit less workspace on your tabletop: but your sewing machine fits, and that’s what’s important. Another nice feature of the Gidget II: the legs secure with Velcro straps and there are wheels on the side of the table, so it’s easy to lug the (37 pound) weight around.
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Another nice little sewing table that collapses half way—but not all the way—is the SEI Laminate Wheeled Sewing Table. At its smallest, it is 31.5 inches wide and 19 inches deep. That table extends to fifty one inches once you put up the collapsible drop leaf. There is some nice open storage; a shelf, 20 inches wide by 19 inches deep, which may be perfect for storing your sewing machine during work sessions, and two side shelves; 8.25 by 9 by 12.25 inches each. The downside of this table, compared to the Arrow Gidget, is that it does have a certain footprint even when put away. The upside is—well, you needed to put your machine somewhere anyway, so why not have it somewhere convenient? And what could be more convenient than right under the very table where you’re working? This table does have smooth-rolling casters, so you can roll it away—into a walk-in closet, into a back room- when you’re not actively working.
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Three quality collapsible sewing tables; which one is best for you will depend on your own situation. But not having room is no longer any excuse. Get sewing!
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