... o' mine, I'm gonna let it shine! This might be one of the brightest purchases I've made in a while. It's a
Vivilux lamp, I bought it at MidAtlantic Quilt Festival last month. This is the desk lamp version, there's also a clamp-on and a stick-on that you can attach in the throat of your sewing machine. The beauty of these is that they're rechargeable; so, they can be used virtually anywhere; cord-free. There are three levels of illumination. I tried it out right away in the hotel room where we stayed; I fell in love with it immediately.
If I were going to critique anything at all about it I would say that it is maybe just a little bit too lightweight. The gooseneck is uber-flexible and if you pull it down too low it has a tendency to tip forward on its nose. I remedied that situation when I returned home by sliding a sand-filled strawberry emery down the shaft and positioning it just behind the lamp base. That counter weight adds just enough ballast to stabilize the unit (and it's cute!🍓).
I can even pull the light straight through the throat of the machine and shine it directly on the needle while stitching. Look for these, the beauty is three-fold: the design, the ability to place the perfect degree of light
exactly where it's needed and the portability. I can already tell you that this little light o' mine will be shinin' here, there and everywhere!
Life is Good!
If I were going to critique anything at all about it I would say that it is maybe just a little bit too lightweight. The gooseneck is uber-flexible and if you pull it down too low it has a tendency to tip forward on its nose. I remedied that situation when I returned home by sliding a sand-filled strawberry emery down the shaft and positioning it just behind the lamp base. That counter weight adds just enough ballast to stabilize the unit (and it's cute!🍓).
