Sewingyankee

I have six foot flourescents. I also have ott lights.

cheryl rearick

lots of great ideas out there

chamby

I would not use track lighting. I put this up and it was a nightmare. The shadowing was horrible let alone the heat from the lights. I did put up florescent. I like this much better. It lights up the room greatly without the extra heat. I was like you and thought I would hate the florescent. I was wrong.

bea cda

I have a Philips florescent light, 40 watt, 48 inches long. It is classed as a T12 (economical to run). It will last 20,000 hours and gives off a cool, bright white light. Color temperature is 6,500K. The higher the color temperature is, the brighter the light. My sewing room is in the basement and only has one small window. When I flick the switch you would not believe the amount of light I get. I am more than pleased with the result. bea cda

chamby

ditto

cdufur

I like florescent lights over halogen, but I also have a couple of Ott lights that I use. I wonder if the new LED bulbs will be as "true" to colors?

JUNEC

Ott or their generic counterpart are fantastic. My mother, had alzheimers & came to live with us for 2 yrs before she passed - She also had macular degeneration. She loved to sew, knit, do hand work, crossword puzzles, etc - although she stopped being able to do them after a while - I got an Ott light after she was with us for about 3 months - The the lamp is bright -but it is only 27 watts - It really helped my mom see what she was doing and enbled her to read the newspaper, etc.

I love them - fabulous

weezie

I can see much better and suffer no eye strain using fluorescent lighting. I have a 2-bulb fluorescent shop light over (and slightly to the rear of) my sewing machine and a 4-bulb ceiling fluorescent light over my cutting table. As long as all bulbs are functioning, the lighting is excellent. I have the shop light hooked to the very lowest links in the attached chains so that the lights are only about 1 yard above my machine bed.

quiltingnonie

I have fluorescent ceiling lights over my cutting table and fabric shelves. I have a floor Ott light next to my machine..it has a bendable neck, so can position it anywhere I choose. This works the best for me...even at night.

Cathleen Colson

Fluorescent lights won't buzz if you get the ones with a better ballast. Halogen is too hot - had them in track lights over the kitchen counter and could feel them burning my scalp! And we have nine foot high ceilings!