Inside Look: Daylight's Handheld LED Magnifiers

As part of the new StarMag range, Daylight Company have brought out a handy due of LED magnifiers to make working with details and fiddly crafts much easier! The duo, consisting of a small handheld magnifier and a large handheld magnifier (sold separately) are new on the scene for crafters needing a closer look at their favourite hobbies! So let's take a look at them in more detail! 

Handheld Small LED Magnifier RRP £12.99

This little lighting solution comes with a 3.5X acrylic crystal clear lens (7.5cm/2.75") and two bright daylight LED's which will never need replacing! There is also a handy stand to allow you to position it on your table for hands-free magnification. This is the perfect craft kit essential to keep you enjoying your hobbies wherever you are, whether that's on-the-go or on your holidays! 

Handheld Large LED Magnifier RRP £16.99

This larger handheld magnifier offers the same great features including the handy pop-out stand and bright daylight LED bulbs. However, this tool offers a high quality 2.0X acrylic lens (11cm/4") with a 4.0X inset lens (2.5cm/1") - greater magnification for all your crafting needs! 

Both of these products are made from high-quality, long lasting materials along with a stylish satin silver finish! And, with them coming in for less than £30 for both, they make a great Christmas gift idea! 

New Daylight Ambassador, Ruth Singer!

Textile artist, writer and tutor Ruth Singer is our newest Daylight Ambassador! Below she gives us a taster of what she has to bring to the panel!

I'm a textile artist, historian, writer and tutor, based in a wonderful old hosiery factory in Leicester. I work mainly by hand, exploring traditional and invented textile techniques such as fabric manipulation, appliqué and embroidery. Good lighting is vital to my work, making it easier to see the stitches I am making whatever the colour of cloth and helping avoid eye strain, particularly when working into the evening on deadlines, when Daylight lighting is essential. I think Daylight Lamps will make a big impact on my work and I hope to share a review with you soon! 

Introducing Penny!

Welcome to Penny, the newest member of the Daylight Ambassador Programme! Here she tells us all about how she got into crafting and why she's looking forward to working with us! 

I've been creative ever since I can remember, starting in my bedroom as a child wielding scissors and glue, needles thread and wool, dressing my dolls and making models. 

The creativity continued into adulthood and family life making clothes and toys for my children and encouraging them in their own crafting activities.  It was only when they had flown the nest that I took the giant step onto a degree course in Visual Studies at, what was then, The Norwich School of Art and Design (now NUA)

 With the degree under my belt I ventured into cyber space, creating my virtual world, the Planet Penny website. It’s here I share my enthusiasm for creating and making as well as the joys of living in this particular corner of Norfolk.

My choice of crafts is still eclectic but I was inspired last year by some wonderfully colourful yarn which I made into some adorable rainbow coloured mice, but unfortunately I was unable to source in the UK.  I now sell the yarn in rainbow packs which has led me to create patterns for knitting and crochet.  I also teach needlefelting, and write tutorials and book reviews as well as the popular Planet Penny blog.

A lot of the time I struggle with lighting, not just for close or detailed work but especially for photography so I have been delighted to discover just what a difference a Daylight lamp can make. I'm looking forward to be able to share reviews with you 

It really IS the ultimate tabletop lamp!!

This is not just a lamp. It is everything you could want in a lamp. It is beautifully crafted, energy saving, produces natural looking light and can be used for almost anything. This ultimate lamp is great for scrap-booking, needlework, nail painting, knitting, or any other sort of craft. Its light can reach into the places normal daylight can't. At £114.99, you won't find much else that can do what this one can do. This really is the ultimate tabletop lamp! Check it out at The Daylight Company - Ultimate Tabletop Lamp

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Daylight’s™ Slimline Reaches New Heights!

Daylight’s Slimline table lamp has reached new heights with the introduction of the Slimline Floor Lamp.

This lamp offers the ultimate in design and flexibility for those who love to craft from their comfy sofa or favourite armchair. More importantly, its flexible neck ensures the 11w Daylight™ tube can be directed exactly where you need it, giving you the best results each time!

Patch workers, quilters, knitters and crafters alike will now be able to benefit from a lamp suitable for any project you decide to take on! It makes it much easier for you to work with fine details and simplifies difficult colour matching. It can also be raised to brighten up even the darkest of craft corners!


If you are seeking a fabulous looking lamp for your home then the luxurious brushed chrome style of the Slimline fits in perfectly with any home interior and enables every crafter to work in style! Meanwhile, the incredibly slim design doesn’t get in the way like some other cumbersome craft lamps. The Daylight™ energy saving tube supplied with the lamp is low-heat and flicker-free, giving you the best light ever to work with details and colours.
You will never experience a more comfortable light for your eyes, and will be surprised at how much longer and later you can craft without eye strain or tired eyes!

Find out more about this product at:
http://uk.daylightcompany.com/product/slimline-floor-lamp