I belong to a few sewing groups on Facebook. They are useful for a lot of things, but some of the members ask questions that they could easily solve by consulting their sewing machine manuals.
Some are just about common sense. This morning a woman asked if she should get a new chair, given that her back hurts after an hour of sewing. This question comes up all the time.
The surprise would be if your back didn’t hurt after sitting and sewing for an hour! I can’t help it, I tell them to get up and stretch their back, shoulders and neck, and stretch their legs, every 20 minutes or so.
I'm always the only one making this suggestion. Members send photos and links for their own chairs, suggest adding cushions, and so on, and commiserating about their own backaches.
Here's a routine I found without really looking:
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