What types of lights do you use in your quilting rooms?
#21
besides the overhead light (a ceiling fan w/ four lights) I have a pole lamp with adjustable light fixtures, and a clip-on light that I have attached to my pegboard to shine down on my cutting table. I could use a better lighting system.
#22
Quilting area is crammed into my little bedroom...with the iron on, the gooseneck lamp, the lights in the vanity area, the light from the sewing machine and yet another lamp, I get very hot and sweaty and have to turn it all off sometimes and start again when everything including me has cooled off
#23
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Location: Curwensville, PA
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I have natural or "daylight" florescent lighting in the end of the room with my fabric storage and cutting table with a ott light floor lite that does double duty over the quilt frame and the sewing machine. Also a table ott lite near the chair I use when doing hand work. The older I get, the more light I seem to need.
#25
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: central Indiana
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I have a floor type Ott lite that sits in the corner between my two machines. That way I can angle it toward the machine I am using at the time. I also have another ott lite that sits on the cabinet of the machine I prefer to use...it has that round base where I can stick bobbins, etc., and the neck that I can adjust. I bought it at Joanns for a really good price. I used to sew in my dining room under my big window and that is what I really preferred, however, it was kind of dark at night. Now that my son is married and out, I have his old room. Kind of nice to not feel like I always have to put my stuff away.
#26
I have five fluorescent fixtures with four 4' bulbs in each one. I also use an Ott light behind my machine. My sewing room is 19' x 19' and it is like taking the roof off on a very bright sunny day!! Love it.
#27
Originally Posted by craftybear
What types of lights do you use in your quilting rooms?
Ott Lights?
Bendable lights that attaches to your machines?
Flourescent lights?
This should be a fun topic to discuss!
Ott Lights?
Bendable lights that attaches to your machines?
Flourescent lights?
This should be a fun topic to discuss!
#28
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 9
I was a lighting consultant in a prior incarnation. I have 8 -75w recessed light over my sewing counter and around the room based on the task area. I have a fan with 3 lights for general light. and over my work counter (20feet long) I have 6- 18 inch flourescent undercounter lights with daylight bulbs. when my electrician was installing my lights and electrical requests, he wanted to know if i was going to be running a sweat shop!!
#30
I have 2 Ott lights, a table one by my serger and a stand-up one over my cutting table. The bulbs are no longer available for sale in the store on the stand-up one so I have to buy them online.
I have a small bendable light on my sewing machine and another light that clamps onto my sewing table next to the sewing machine so I have additional light for that area.
I have a light that clamps onto my ironing table that has a low heat bulb in it so it doesn't get warm and add to the heat of the steam iron.
I have a small hallogen light next to my embroidery machine.
The main light in my sewing room is a pole light, which really isn't that great. We are having ceiling lights installed in all our bedrooms so hopefully that will increase the light in my sewing room. I have a nice window that I have purposely not put a curtain on so there is always light coming in.
I have a small bendable light on my sewing machine and another light that clamps onto my sewing table next to the sewing machine so I have additional light for that area.
I have a light that clamps onto my ironing table that has a low heat bulb in it so it doesn't get warm and add to the heat of the steam iron.
I have a small hallogen light next to my embroidery machine.
The main light in my sewing room is a pole light, which really isn't that great. We are having ceiling lights installed in all our bedrooms so hopefully that will increase the light in my sewing room. I have a nice window that I have purposely not put a curtain on so there is always light coming in.
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