Seeking good floor magnifier for handwork when sitting
 

Bifocals and Ott are not enough for appliqué I am trying to learn, thanks for any help!!

Some Ott lights have a magnifier attached.

I have an Ott light with the magnifier (bought at 50% off at Joann's) and I LOVE it. I bought it for cross stitch and after I got used to it, don't think I could do without it.

did you try googling magnifier light stand? I did, and all these showed up. I have no personal experience, but this may give you a place to start. https://www.google.com/search?q=magn...w=1067&bih=517

I have three magnifiers. One is a lens with a circle bulb under it. It's a swing arm lamp so it needs to be attached to a table. The other is a lens on a stand, with LEDs providing light underneath it - it was less than $100. They provide better light than the Ott light with a lens, which I also have.

Of the three, I like the swing arm the best because it's stronger. However, I have no place to attach it so I use the floor stand one now. The Ott light simply doesn't provide enough light through the magnifier to make it worth using.

Janet

How about those magnifiers that actually sit on your chest. One of my new quilting buddies brought one to our group meeting. She does a lot of applique and she loves it. Not sure where she bought it. I have a good magnifier attached to a high intensity lamp but it requires to be camped onto to something.

I also have the Ott lite with attached magnifier, it's Wonderful.

Beware the magnifier!!!!
I have a broken spine so spend a lot of time in my very expensive electric recliner. Sitting between my recliner and a window is my floor standing Ott Light with attached magnifier. The other day while zoned out stitching I could smell something weird. Wasn't until I had smoke coiling around my face that I realised the sunlight through the magnifier had set fire to my recliners headrest. Broken spine or not, I was out of that chair so fast!! So now I have this lovely big burnt hole in my pretty chair. And the magnifier has been pushed right down to the bottom of the stand lol. Just beware!!