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   sheri_sews_n_sews | Jan 03, 2011 07:07pm | #1

   lighting for hand sewing

   My eyes are getting so OLD! The rest of me is fine...

   My first suggestion is day light from over your shoulder.

   Second, the incandescent daylight bulbs. Reveals are too expensive.

   I also like the crystal clear chandelier bulbs, you can use them in an

   ordinary clamp on desk lamp.  They come in low wattage, I use the

   60 watts.  The clear bulbs are really the best for bright white light.

   I sometimes use a generic Ott type light I got from a tool catalog

   it might have been Northern something, for $35 standing lamp. It is

   just the same as the Ott, $100 cheaper. It helps me see and differentiate

   blacks, notoriously hard to sew. I also use a ordinary flourescent desk

   lamp with room light to do fine hand stitching when I have to see

   very close.  The more light I guess, the better.  Hope this helps.