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Illuminated stitching

December 11, 2011 by Denise Felton 2 Comments

Terry of And Sew It Goes recommends this little finger light as a stocking stuffer for stitchers. It becomes a little headlight for the finger that guides the needle. I’m not totally confident about how well this would work. But if Santa is listening, I’d love to find one in my stocking so I can try it out. See more at Terry’s blog post.

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  1. Becky says

    December 12, 2011 at 1:08 pm

    Oooooh, you have just given me an idea! I have a little book light that clips on and looks to be about the same size. I’m gonna run a bit of elastic through the clip to make my own stitching light!

    Thanks Denise!

  2. robin grover says

    December 12, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    do you think this would also work for knitting in the car as a passenger in the dark?

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