{"id":10845,"date":"2017-12-12T09:01:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T09:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=10845"},"modified":"2017-12-11T22:16:58","modified_gmt":"2017-12-11T22:16:58","slug":"thoughts-on-my-new-working-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog.virtuosewadventures.co.uk\/wordpress\/2017\/12\/12\/thoughts-on-my-new-working-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts on my new working light"},"content":{"rendered":"

My primary purchase at Harrogate<\/a> was a new, floor-standing working light. I’m hoping it will make a difference to working during the poor light of winter, since otherwise whole days go by when it is too dark to embroider.<\/p>\n

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Lighted Magnifier<\/p><\/div>\n

First of all, if you’re thinking of getting one, think as hard as you can beforehand about what you want it to accomplish and when you will use it. Then if you can possibly go somewhere to meet your potential lights, do so. The technology has been changing a great deal, and there are several varieties on offer. The advantage of doing this at Harrogate was that The Craftlight Company<\/a> had a whole stand of different types of light, and several people available to talk to.<\/p>\n

My choice has now arrived, and I have to say that the early signs are good. The reach of the light from the source is much better than on my old desk-lamp type working light, which would be fine for a desk based form of craft but isn’t so good for embroidering at a floor standing frame or even in an armchair. It was easy to set up, and I’m beginning to learn what adjustments have the better effect. Since the lights are set around a magnifier, I have the option of using it as a standard lamp or as an illuminated magnifier, and I’ve yet to settle on my preferred option.<\/p>\n

All this is being complicated by the fact that I have a new prescription for my embroidering glasses!<\/p>\n

I do, however, offer one warning – apparently the light is also good for sufferers from SAD. I remember reading once that such lights are most beneficial when used at particular times of day. It’s certainly a very “wake-up” sort of light, and I’ve come to the conclusion that I’d better not use it after dinner, because the one time I did, I was awake for hours longer than I wanted to be!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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