Dear All, First, I would like to mention again what my Withof teacher, Susie Johnson, demonstrated concerning florescent lamps vs. incandescent light bulbs. Florescent light bulbs have gas in them that vibrate. This makes the light vibrate, which can immediately be seen if you put the florescent and incandescent side by side. At the time, LED's were not acceptable because there weren't enough of them.
I have a Verilux craft lamp with 11 LED's which is fine for coarse lace work, as it is highly portable, and the light is decent. I never use batteries, because the light is brighter if the lamp is plugged in. When I heard that there was an Ott light with 30 LED's, I checked it out on Amazon. It is not very expensive, about $24, maybe a bit more, the black is cheaper, and as they do, they were recommending that it be purchased with a particular AC adapter. I haven't been using it more than a few days, but so far I am pleased. No batteries in it. AAA batteries are silly for hours of lacemaking, and besides, the light is never as bright. I will be drilling holes through the plastic base, where there are no wires,so I can pin it to my pillow. So far the lights have worked well, although it's early days. But it is very lightweight, can be adapted to pin to the pillow, the AD adapter works well, and the light is bright and clear. So far I haven't seen any craft lamp of si! milar price that has anywhere near that number of LED's. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where we are in for some more unseasonably cool weather, after several days of true late spring. It's time to be able to put away the sweaters, and that's not happening. "My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails." - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
