I tend not to stitch late into the night but I have found myself suffering from eyestrain and headaches from stitching for too long on my Mermaids - even with a magnifying lens and daylight lamp. I don't know if it's the lamp, the 25-count fabric or the angle of the lens or maybe a combination of all three which causes the problem.
Lisa2758 wrote:I tend not to stitch late into the night but I have found myself suffering from eyestrain and headaches from stitching for too long on my Mermaids - even with a magnifying lens and daylight lamp. I don't know if it's the lamp, the 25-count fabric or the angle of the lens or maybe a combination of all three which causes the problem.
Do you drink enough water during the day? When you're really concentrating (i.e. stitching!) our blink rate decreases and we'll tend to get dry eyes. If you're pretty well hydrated you may want to try some artificial tears!