A Serious Floor Light reaches over your shoulder and puts daylight-quality light on your stitching, so close shades and dark fabrics are easy to work.
All three use Daylight Wavelength Technology™. The HD Original and the HD Pro narrow onto a hoop or widen over a quilt, and the HD Essential gives one wide beam.
From
£299.99
One wide beam over a large piece in your lap, with a button to set the brightness.
Most popular
From
£349.99
Narrow the beam onto a hoop or open it out over a quilt, and set the brightness with the thumbwheel.
From
£399.99
It has the beam of the HD Original, plus an optional remote to dim it without letting go of your needle.
From
£249.99
One wide beam over a large piece in your lap, with a button to set the brightness.
Most popular
From
£299.99
Narrow the beam onto a hoop or open it out over a quilt, and set the brightness with the thumbwheel.
From
£349.99
It has the beam of the HD Original, plus an optional remote to dim it without letting go of your needle.
*Compared with a traditional 60W bulb.
Answer five quick questions and we will recommend a model.
Read a paperback or a hardback without moving the light.
One button on the light
Plug it in wherever you read.
Use it at home for a month before you decide.
Read anything from a paperback to a broadsheet.
One wheel on the head
Plug it in wherever you read.
Use it at home for three months before you decide.
It has the same beam as the HD Original, so you can read anything from a paperback to a broadsheet.
Wheel or remote handset
Add the battery option and use it away from any socket.
Use it at home for three months before you decide.
All three run from the mains. The HD Pro battery option gives about 6.5 hours of cordless use.
Use the light normally at home. If it is not right for you, returns are free and we collect these lights from a UK mainland address.
| What changes | HD Essential | HD Original | HD Pro | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light quality | ||||||
| Most light on your page | 4,800 lux at 50cm | 3,600 to 7,200 lux at 50cm | 3,600 to 7,200 lux at 50cm | |||
| Width of the beam | About 30cm | 33 to 61cm | 33 to 61cm | |||
| Lumens | 500 | 630 | 630 | |||
| Light engine | 6W LED | 7.2W LED | 7.2W LED | |||
| Colour of the light | 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | All three 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | ||
| Control | ||||||
| Beam | Fixed and wide | Narrow to wide, with the ring on the head | Narrow to wide, with the ring on the head | |||
| Brightness | Press-and-hold button, with memory | Thumbwheel, with memory | Thumbwheel or optional remote, with memory | |||
| Snooze timer | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| Remote handset | No | No | Optional | |||
| Power | ||||||
| Power | Mains | Mains | Mains, or the optional battery | |||
| Battery | No | No | Optional, about 6.5 hours a charge, 90 minutes to recharge | |||
| Cable | 2.8 metres | 2.8 metres | 2.8 metres | All three 2.8 metres | ||
| Size and base | ||||||
| Base | Heavyweight, 23cm across, or Lightweight, 20cm across | Heavyweight, 23cm across, or Lightweight, 20cm across | One base | |||
| Finish | Black or Heritage White | Black or Heritage White | Black | |||
| Height | 152cm on the Heavyweight base, 144cm on the Lightweight | 152cm on the Heavyweight base, 144cm on the Lightweight | 152cm | |||
| Weight | 6kg on the Heavyweight base, 3kg on the Lightweight | 6kg on the Heavyweight base, 3kg on the Lightweight | 4.8kg | |||
| After you buy | ||||||
| Light engine guarantee | 3 years | 5 years | 5 years | |||
| Warranty | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | All three 5 years | ||
| Home trial | 30 days | 90 days | 90 days | |||
Under an ordinary LED, short of the deep reds, close thread shades can look the same, and dark threads disappear into dark fabric.
Daylight Wavelength Technology™ scores 98 out of 100 for colour accuracy, where daylight scores 100, so you can tell each shade from the next and see your stitches on any fabric.
See what better light does for youStand the light on the side opposite the hand you sew with and bring the head in from above, so the needle stays lit and your hand never blocks the beam.
The arm holds any angle, so the light stays over your work as you turn the piece.
See the three sewing lights side by sideExcellent for all crafts embroidery, painting, watercolours, pencil drawing, lace making as well as reading.
If you sew with your work in your lap, a floor light stands beside you and reaches over your shoulder. If you sew at a table or a machine, a table light sits beside your work and points in from the side.
See the table lightsMany owners find it does. Daylight Wavelength Technology™ scores 98 out of 100 for colour accuracy, where daylight scores 100, so close shades and dark threads are easier to see.
No. None of the Serious Lights has a magnifier built in, so if you use one now you keep using it alongside the light. What better light can change is how much you pick out without one.
Because of what is inside it. The specialist components in a single HD Original cost more to make than many complete lamps sell for, and all three lights come with a five-year warranty.
Try it at home first. The HD Original and the HD Pro have a 90-day home trial and the HD Essential has 30 days, and if it is not right for you we collect it free from any UK mainland address.
How the home trial worksTry it on a dark fabric and a pale one, and see the difference.
90 daysHD Original and HD Pro
30 daysHD Essential
If it is not right for you, we collect it free from any UK mainland address and refund you.
Choose your sewing light
Tell us what you sew and where you sew it, and we will help you choose.
