magnifying glasses
#1
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magnifying glasses
Does anyone have a good suggestion for a non-held strong magnifying glass? I would like to do some counted cross-stitch on 40 ct linen and these old eyes (and my old round-the-neck magnifier) just won't do the trick! Many thanks!
#5
Bonnie Hunter at Quiltville posted about getting some craftoptics.... I imagine they are quite the investment, but maybe something to consider? www.craftoptics.com
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I remember when I was a little girl, looking at my grandfather who was using a magnifying glass to read the newspaper. I thought it was strange, funny, odd. And now here I am, probably a lot older than he was then, using a magnifying glass to read labels. Isn't life strange?
#9
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I was given a magnifying headband like this https://www.amazon.com/Beileshi-Magn...8&sr=8-40&th=1 . They have been very helpful whenever I need to see up close.
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My grandmother had a floor lamp with a round light and a magnifying glass in the middle which she could pull over for her to read the newspaper. She didn't want to hold on to the paper and the magnifying glass - she bought it back in the 80's. It must have been something her a doctor recommended or she found in a catalog. (She lived in Burlington KS and going to Emporia was going to the big city after she turned 75.) She lived to be 93.