"As a jewellery designer , often working with very small beads, good light is very important to me, wherever I may be working."
Daylight Foldi LED lamp by Angela Smith, Bespoke handmade jewellery...
Although most of the time I work by a window, during the
winter months especially I often run out of daylight hours and I can see my new
white ‘Foldi’ lamp from daylight will be used regularly at that time. This was
proven on the day it arrived, as it was a gloomy grey day outside, it is such a
compact lamp that I was able to sit the lamp on my desk in a small space
amongst all my beads, next to my work mat and it provided all the light I
needed.
The main reason I chose the Foldi lamp, though, was because
it was portable and as I often run workshops and attend craft fairs and other
sales events it will be very useful to have a lamp that is light and compact to
pack and does not require to be plugged in but still provides a good light to
work by, the foldi lamp runs off 3 AA
batteries which provides 8 hours of bright white light.
At events I often
have a small table set up behind my stall where I can sit making new jewellery,
or altering jewellery to suit the customer’s requirements , such as changing
ear hooks to clips or silver plate hooks to sterling silver ones, or even
altering the length of a necklace or bracelet.
The light at these events can be quite poor so to have a portable lamp
that doesn’t take up much room but still provides a good light is going to be a
great asset.
I have since realised that I would also be able to use it on
my stall if electricity isn’t available to highlight a select few items of my
jewellery.
I have also had the opportunity to use it on a demonstration
table during the birthday celebrations of Gallery at 12 in Eccleshall this
month, the table was outside the gallery in a small arcade with no access to a
power point and again the weather was grey and wet; the foldi lamp provided me
with a much needed good bright light to
make up several wire and bead necklaces.
As you can see the light really is bright.
I can imagine that it will also be useful when it comes to
photographing my jewellery on dull days as good natural light is needed to help
show the true colour of the jewellery.
No doubt over the coming months I will find plenty more uses
for it, I haven’t even explored how I can make the most of it when it is
plugged into my lap top as it can also be USB powered and I also have the
option of buying a USB power adaptor too.
Angela Smith
Bespoke handmade jewellery
www.angelasmithjewellery.blogspot.co.uk
