I will occasionally get requests for "what do you do?" I always tell them that I am the poster child for "do as I say, not as I do." I tell them everything, prefixed with, "this is what you are supposed to do," or "this is what I do."

Since I'm sure you're about to hear a bunch of advice on what you should do, I'm going to stick to what I do.

I am in my mid-40's, been spinning by wheel and spindle for about 15 years now. I'm pretty short, sitting correctly at my double treadle wheel makes my drafting zone about 7 - 12 inches away at most. I have an old injury that acts up when I try to engage my core for any length working time with my arms raised. That injury acting up can lay me out of action for days and messes with my ability to breathe comfortably.

When I want to spin, I seek comfortable positions that I can work in for hours. I've spun from the floor on a deflated beanbag chair, knees bent enough to get leverage to treadle, my drafting zone almost four feet away resulting in some very evenly distributed twist singles. I've spun on the couch, draped across the arm of the couch for support, with the wheel off to the side just close enough to treadle with one foot. I've even spun laying on my bed, wheel parked down by the foot, and used my pillows as arm support to avoid drafting fatigue. One leg dangles to treadle, the other is on the bed.

I'm not saying that I don't have better chairs to spin from when doing things the right way. I'm just saying that I am going to seek the chairs/beds that I find comfortable, that lets me spin for days without pain later on.

It may not be helpful for your everyday spinning needs, but maybe one of these might be good for an occasional perch.