LED 6m Hands-Free Craft Light; Extra Wide & Extra Bright Light from 6 LEDs

I bought this light to use for cross stitch. The light isn’t very big and even though there are 6 LED’s on it, they don’t shine on your work when you have one of the magnifying lens attached. The lens and the light bar collide with each other making it impossible to look through the lens at your work and shine the lights in the right place. The device needs to have some kind of spacer to move it away from your chest to even have a chance to be in the right place. The lens that come with it aren’t clear. The additional kit that turns the device into an electric plug-in device is like a cellphone charger that has a wall plug with a USB port in it, then a USB cord that goes in that and a jack plug that goes into the device. The jack comes out of the light on the side that goes against your chest, so you can’t use that AC adapter and wear the device around your neck. The jack is in the way. This light/magnifier/AC adapter is a waste of money.

This light was purchased to help me crochet darker yarns and it has worked wonders with that. My complaint on it concerns the turning off of the light. We travel a lot and I keep finding the light turning on due to the soft bag I use for my yarn. I don't see a way to keep it from being turned on inadvertently so have had to resort to removing a battery when I travel with it. Other than that, this has been great for on the go crocheting when there isn't the correct kind/amount of light available.

This device seems to be a "compromise" design, and does not sit in the position needed to do cross-stitch, as the weight of the lens tips it "forward" and you end up looking at your navel! A different design for suspension around the neck, such as a rigid frame, might be able to correct the "rotational moment" due to gravity, caused by the lens, and keep the viewing lens in the correct orientation with respect to the work-piece.

I’m very happy with the light. It really helps me see my needlework clearly. I use it with all 6 leds lit. The magnifiers are okay but not comfortable to use 100% of the time. It took a bit of fiddling with the neck strap length and the angle of the light to get it to shine on the fabric where I waned it. Once I made the adjustments, it worked great.

I love the Beam N Read. My friend has one and I tried it out. I think this is a totally divine light and I can't wait to begin doing hand and needle work shortly. What a difference this makes for my eyes and the ability to eqsily use the 2 power, 4 power and 6 power magnifying accessories arae wonderful. I'm going to order the blug-in accessory to save my btteries, also.

If you think that this product is a bit pricey, just know that it is a really nice product. The light base takes four AA batteries (not included). The lights don't come on until you adjust the lights to an angle with the battery section. The switch is for moving from 3 to 6 lights and does not turn the lights on. The three magnifiers come in nice vinyl sleeves that list their magnifying strength. I think I will get a lot of good use from my Beam and Read craft light.

I love this light as it comes with 3 lenses for magnification. I like to do counted cross stitch and I have a problem seeing the smaller weaves. This has been great at releaving my eyestrain as I can use 2x, 4x, or 6x magnification. It is also small enough for when I travel. Good quality and design!

I do a lot of cross stitch and this does not really work well for that but it does work quite well for reading