#Lighttable app full#

It is inconvenient to set up (but ok, I can live with inconvenience) 2. And that worked better, but it has disadvantages, too: 1. So I tested different вЂњhome madeвЂќ approaches, including a вЂњlight tableвЂќ using plexiglass and a clamp-on utility light.

#Lighttable app full#

the total surface area is too small вЂ“ it didnвЂ™t accommodate a full 8.5вЂі x 11вЂі piece of paper, even turned sideways.

the height of the box (about 3вЂі high) made it awkward to sit and draw at it for any extended period of time 3.

the lit surface is inconsistent, with the brightest part being right in the middle, and relatively small 2. Unfortunately, the little plastic craft light box that I bought years and years ago for a whopping total of $15 doesnвЂ™t always do the trick. Sure, there are other ways to transfer an embroidery design, but the quickest way (when it can be managed) is tracing. Tracing is an essential part of the drawing process, unless I start from scratch every time.ДЄ light box is a great aid to tracing, whether during the design process or during the whole embroidery design transfer process. IвЂ™ve drawn at least a dozen different monogram combinations, too. Over the last couple months, for example, IвЂ™ve transferred more than 52 monograms onto fabric by tracing. I do a lot of embroidery design transferring and embroidery design drawing. Yet IвЂ™ve invested in a new piece of equipment, and although originally I had no intention of writing about it, the Inordinate Infatuation I have with it compels me to write about it.ДЄnd, more to the point, itвЂ™s a Really Handy Piece of Equipment, especially if your primary way of transferring embroidery patterns is by tracing. When you think about it, does an embroiderer need a lot of equipment? Not really вЂ“ needles, a hoop, some sharp scissors, and that about covers the basic needs relating to hand embroidery. Sometimes, when it comes to hand embroidery, equipment just complicates things.