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Magnifier lenses for close up stitching/quilting/thread painting?
Do any of you use a magnifying lens for quilting or thread painting? I
really need something to help me see details. I bought a cheap little lens for $7 or $8 and it's worthless. Supposed to hang around your neck on a string and rest on your bosom. Hah! Anyway, I'm looking and would appreciate any and all recommendations. Sunny |
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Magnifier lenses for close up stitching/quilting/thread painting?
Do any of you use a magnifying lens for quilting or thread painting? I
really need something to help me see details. I bought a cheap little lens for $7 or $8 and it's worthless. Supposed to hang around your neck on a string and rest on your bosom. Hah! Anyway, I'm looking and would appreciate any and all recommendations. No earthly use for continuous work, but the best close-up magnifier you'll find is a 50mm lens from an old film SLR camera (preferably an f1.8 one) - you hold it backwards, with the front of the lens towards you. These are very cheap in junk shops and the quality of the image you get is ridiculously good. (35mm lenses work too, but your eye needs to be a bit closer and they usually aren't as bright). ==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === http://www.campin.me.uk ==== Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557 CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts ****** I killfile Google posts - email me if you want to be whitelisted ****** |
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Magnifier lenses for close up stitching/quilting/thread painting?
I have a wonderful one, Sunny. It is a floor lamp - a lighted circle.
Heavy as a refrigerator. I keep it beside my sewing chair and swing it over when I'm getting really serious with an appliqué or such. You wouldn't want to order one online because shipping would be a killer. Seems like mine came from an electronics store. Polly "Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message ... Do any of you use a magnifying lens for quilting or thread painting? I really need something to help me see details. I bought a cheap little lens for $7 or $8 and it's worthless. Supposed to hang around your neck on a string and rest on your bosom. Hah! Anyway, I'm looking and would appreciate any and all recommendations. No earthly use for continuous work, but the best close-up magnifier you'll find is a 50mm lens from an old film SLR camera (preferably an f1.8 one) - you hold it backwards, with the front of the lens towards you. These are very cheap in junk shops and the quality of the image you get is ridiculously good. (35mm lenses work too, but your eye needs to be a bit closer and they usually aren't as bright). ==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === http://www.campin.me.uk ==== Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557 CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts ****** I killfile Google posts - email me if you want to be whitelisted ****** |
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Magnifier lenses for close up stitching/quilting/thread painting?
On Sep 17, 6:13*pm, Sunny wrote:
Do any of you use a magnifying lens for quilting or thread painting? I really need something to help me see details. I bought a cheap little lens for $7 or $8 and it's worthless. Supposed to hang around your neck on a string and rest on your bosom. Hah! Anyway, I'm looking and would appreciate any and all recommendations. Sunny Has anyone ever tried this one from Ott? http://www.ott-lite.com/p-244-free-s...sale-1999.aspx I'm curious about it too. Sunny, for the meantime, I did buy a cheap pair of "reader" glasses, a bit stronger than my regular prescription lenses. They work pretty well. I use them especially for hand quilting. That, along with a good full- spectrum lamp works pretty well. Sherry |
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Magnifier lenses for close up stitching/quilting/thread painting?
I saw reading glasses at "The Dollar Tree" for $1 a pair and bought a few in
different strengths for use in reading, embroidery, sewing at the SM, and to have "extras". I leave the little sticker on to tell what the strength is. They never stay where I remember putting them last! Barbara in SC |
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Magnifier lenses for close up stitching/quilting/thread painting?
On Sep 17, 7:16�pm, "Bobbie Sews More" wrote:
I saw reading glasses at "The Dollar Tree" for $1 a pair and bought a few in different strengths for use in reading, embroidery, sewing at the SM, and to have "extras". �I leave the little sticker on to tell what the strength is. They �never stay �where I remember putting them last! Barbara in SC I use the magnifier attached to my Ott table top lamp. While it's not necessary for actually 'seeing', I do find that my work is much better when I use it. joan |
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Magnifier lenses for close up stitching/quilting/thread painting?
I buy the clip on magnifying glasses from Joann's when the notion wall is
50% off. Of course, these only work if you wear regular glasses. Gen "Sunny" wrote in message ... Do any of you use a magnifying lens for quilting or thread painting? I really need something to help me see details. I bought a cheap little lens for $7 or $8 and it's worthless. Supposed to hang around your neck on a string and rest on your bosom. Hah! Anyway, I'm looking and would appreciate any and all recommendations. Sunny |
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Magnifier lenses for close up stitching/quilting/thread painting?
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, Sunny writes Do any of you use a magnifying lens for quilting or thread painting? I really need something to help me see details. I bought a cheap little lens for $7 or $8 and it's worthless. Supposed to hang around your neck on a string and rest on your bosom. Hah! Anyway, I'm looking and would appreciate any and all recommendations. Sunny Mag Eyes. They are on a head band. The can be moved up and down. You can also glance up over the top to see TV or anywhere in the room. Not tied to one position like ones on a stand. I always use them for my beadwork. You can buy different strength lenses for them. I have tried a few magnifiers but these are tops with me. http://www.mageyes.com/ Hugs Shirley -- Shirley Shone http://www.allcrafts.org.uk |
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Magnifier lenses for close up stitching/quilting/thread painting?
Shirley Shone wrote:
Mag Eyes. They are on a head band. The can be moved up and down. You can also glance up over the top to see TV or anywhere in the room. Not tied to one position like ones on a stand. I always use them for my beadwork. You can buy different strength lenses for them. I have tried a few magnifiers but these are tops with me. http://www.mageyes.com/ Hugs Shirley I use MagEyes to do needlework when I am traveling. They are great and are available this side of the pond at Hobby Lobby. Cost is currently about $27.00, I THINK. CiaoMeow ^;;^ PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties) Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their whiskers! Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary |
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Magnifier lenses for close up stitching/quilting/thread painting?
I use a stronger pair of glasses. Have a magnifier that clips onto
.....something. Fits the table edge, but that's in the way of quilting. No place it would stay clipped to the machine. And too wobbly with the vibration anyhow. But I do use it for the occasional fiddly hand mending of something delicate. I also have the bosom buddy, and agree it's useless. A woman's got to breathe! Roberta in D On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:13:18 -0700 (PDT), Sunny wrote: Do any of you use a magnifying lens for quilting or thread painting? I really need something to help me see details. I bought a cheap little lens for $7 or $8 and it's worthless. Supposed to hang around your neck on a string and rest on your bosom. Hah! Anyway, I'm looking and would appreciate any and all recommendations. Sunny |
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