I have ceiling can lights, but that's not enough light to sew. So, I bought two of the little folding lights from Hancock's. They're like the Ott lights, just not the brand name. Then I bought a bendable bright light which attaches to your sewing machine. You can direct the light to the sewing area. It's a LED light bulb that is guaranteed to last for thousands of hours. Oh my, how I love it! I bought it from Quilting Warehouse.com for $27.95, the best price I could find. Some places ask as much as $49, but that's absurd. I can't hardly sew without it now. You can buy an extra bracket to put on other sewing machines so it can be moved from machine to machine.