I see my elusive friend Rhys posted a comment in reply to my recent whine about not being able to see my embroidery stitches in black on black. He reminded me about the full spectrum lighting available which would help with that. Very true - I am familiar at least with the "Ott-Lite" which Joann Fabrics carries. I had initially ruled it out because every time I'd ever looked at them, they were (to me) exorbitantly expensive.
But I was just checking online, and these lights happen to be on sale for 50% off through Saturday, which means I could get this small table-top model for $40. It's very small, but that also makes it very portable, for moving around to different embroidery locations (which will happen). And, I think my financial situation is going to improve in the very near future, so I think I'm going to go splurge on one of these lights for myself this weekend. Ah, if they have any left by the last day of the sale. That could be a problem. Maybe I should run out there tonight after work. Especially considering that I'm going to need it really soon, since the embroidery is about to shift to my primary focus now that I'm running out of other things to work on. (hint hint ... more on that later).
So thanks, Rhys! If you hadn't mentioned those lights, I'd have never bothered to check, and wouldn't have known they were on sale. I suppose this means you're going to claim an interest in my coat and want to borrow it at War Practice? Trust me - it won't be as warm as yours. Although I'm already thinking about making a second one, fur-lined (fake, of course) for those cold-weather events (i.e., every one I go to except Pennsic).
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