I found a flexible book light at Michaels Arts and Crafts a few years ago. I love it and it was less than $10.00. It works for everything. The neck is long enough that I can clip it to the sewing machine handle and have it shine right on my needle. I use it mostly righ now for Cross Stitch. The clip is large enough that it clamps on my wooden scroll frame. When I am hand quilting, it will clip to my quilting frame. It runs on 3 AAA batteries and I have rechargeable ones in it. It is on for 2 or 3 hours each night and the batteries last for weeks. You can find them on line at
http://www.colonialmedical.com/produ...oductid=21413. You can also google flexible book light and find others, but I love this one because the clip is large and the led light is so bright.