I am really starting to need some sort of magnifier now for several of my crafts, but don't know what to get. Last year, in a charity shop, I found one of the magnifiers that has a cord to go around your neck, but it was useless, as my work just looked blurred through it (cross stitch). I don't know if I was just unlucky and had bought a naff product, or if it's my eyes. I can't try one in a shop because the ones i've seen were all sold inside sealed plastic packaging.
I was wondering, do any of you use these, or maybe the sort of magnifier that you wear like spectacles, and if so, how do get on with them?
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paddyann I like the idea of one that could be used either on a table or round the neck. I had never heard of QVC, so have just Googled them. I found a few magnifiers, but not one that fitted your description, so maybe they no longer do it. How did your OH get on with his?
Baggs I've had a look those now, but to be honest, they are rather more than I can afford to pay, and also might not be very practical for me as our living room is so tiny that it would probably be difficult to position one by the sofa where I do my cross stitch. Thanks for the suggestion though - it's all food for thought 
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