Dome Magnifiers and Missed Stitches

KC Needlepoint has a short article about magnifier domes, which are used to check for missed stitches.  The shop carries two sizes.  Over the years I've seen a lot of these in various configurations.  Check with your favorite shop to see what they carry.

https://www.kcneedlepoint.com/blogs/news/missed-a-stitch-weve-got-you-covered?omnisendContactID=65edaf5fa958c70f5bc79ac7&utm_campaign=campaign%3A+Domes+%2868842f0ee966661261b4484f%29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=omnisend

Lori at Waste Knot demonstrates how to use the magnifier domes, with tips on other ways to find missed stitches in this Instagram video.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DNV8qXWtCdd/

If you don't want to invest in a new tool, try taking a photo or a scan of your piece.  The camera will sometimes reveal things you don't see using your eyes only.

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Tips on Finding Missed Stitches

Lori from Waste Knot* has posted a video on Instagram with tips on finding missed stitches.  As a shop owner, Lori checks finished items for missed stitches before handing them over to the finisher.  She likes to hold items up to the sunshine to look for an empty spot where a stitch was missed.  She also uses magnifiers to look over finished pieces.  Lori says that most missed stitches are in an area where there's a color change.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C3-syYYLKBo/

Personally, I like to take a photo of a finished piece to study.  The camera sees things I don't, no matter how many times I look over a piece.

Bug Eye magnifiers come in two sizes.  I think there are several manufacturers of these tools but they appear to be the same except perhaps for price.  Some may be heavy glass, others acrylic.  Some are set in a metal collar.

https://needlepoint.com/products/clear-view-dome-magnifier

https://theneedlebug.com/products/lumidome-ball-magnifier

*Waste Knot is my "local" shop.  I just adore it!

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The Little Light Magnifier at Golden Gate UPDATED

I've not been able to find these little "map light" style magnifiers online but Vicky DeAngelis raves about them.
http://mostlyneedlepoint.com/news-from-a-stitch-in-time/

A Stitch In Time says they are called the Bug Eye Magnifier.  They may have them in stock again.
http://www.needlepoint-knitting.com/shop/Accessories/ccessory-Type/eedlepoint-Accessories/p/Lighted-Bug-Eye-Magnifier-x3154170.htm

Now photos of this gadget are posted on Golden Gate's Facebook page.  Contact the shop via Facebook as they don't have a website.  After all, we all need new cool tools!
https://www.facebook.com/gardengateneedlepoint/posts/1080211105329094?ref=notif&notif_t=notify_me

https://www.facebook.com/gardengateneedlepoint/photos/a.799158240101050.1073741830.194670147216532/1080211068

UPDATE: Designers Desk also has these in stock and so does the Needlepointer.
http://files.ctctcdn.com/68b0d50b001/e8176a0e-3f47-48c1-ada8-e88b28f6aa9e.pdf

http://www.theneedlepointer.com

UPDATE #2:  The Wool and the Floss has something similar called the ReadMate.
https://www.facebook.com/133538180033327/photos/a.147926451927833.34901.133538180033327/789080394479099/?type=1&theater

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