Show Seeing Is 1 Easier In InI I Light Conditioned Room vt I IL L Y J tt k 11 s Light Light-conditi is a new forward step for those who have sewing to do By Jean Prentice WE ST E women and our sewing were given special consideration by lighting scientists when they set up general specifications recently for light conditioned homes For light is almost as necessary as the air we breathe and light like air needs proper conditioning Sewing Hard on Eyes Friend husband may think it is isas s as easy as chIlds chIld's play for Cor his wife to ply a needle through the yawning holes ins in his socks But science has sound found that sewing is generally much der arder on the eyes than reading re-ading tight is needed for sewing It wouldn't be so so hard for our eyes It H 0 we could use use vh te thread on s 's socks sock's ks or bl l ck thread on white hite We Vo would then have con con- contrast contrast to make the task easier easier easier- As it b 1 we match the thread carefully Then the eye eyes a busy job dis- dis discriminating criminating between thread and cloth Reading is easier on the ees eyes than sewing ewing because of the contrast be- be between tween black print and white p paper per e a substantial increase in n light magnifies small details wing Is b made e siH light light- royed When a home is scientifically light conditioned it has at least ana one location where a woman may sew beneath 50 units of of light as actually measured by a alight alight light meter Sufficient for Prolonged Sewing The woman in the accompanying photograph is darning in a light light- conditioned room The lighting has been conditioned so that regardless of gloomy days outside or night night- nighttime nighttime time the right amount and th the right kind of illumination are available a At this chair sue she has a sufficient amount of light for pro pro- prolonged lon longed ed average sewing Placed just beyond one elbow is a alamp alamp lamp with a white lined shade to re- re reflect fleet the maximum of light with a translucent inner bowl fo of the light i ht and and elimination nation of glare and a CC C watt bulb in the l bc to g enough light For easier t f i has turned the light on nt t is hi est level evel She has also atso turned c I g l illumination throughout tle ru ruShe r She knows that semi cia II n lW s yond yond the island of light at her C might tire her eyes t necessary adjustment re-adjustment bad back forth to the marked variations it i l t That's ight 1 |