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    Meet the Bright 360 – the ultimate Craft Lamp from Cricut

    Last Modified: November 15, 2022 by Amy · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 12 Comments

    One thing that has been on my needed upgrade list is lighting for my sewing room. As I’m getting older and my eyes are getting noticeably worse, I’m ever more conscious of protecting them. So when Cricut reached out to me about letting me try out a new lamp I was curious to see if it could fit my needs. In this post I’m going to share my review of the Cricut Bright 360 – the ultimate craft lamp. I will say this – it has exceeded all of my expectations.  This post is sponsored by Cricut and contains affiliate links, but all thoughts and opinions are my own.

    Bright 360 Craft Lamp - lights up 4 foot radius for sewing table

    While my sewing room has nice windows for natural lighting during daylight, when night  comes my lighting is terrible. Which is especially frustrating during winter months when it gets dark so early. I never trust my judgement on choosing colors or fabrics when it’s not daylight and typically wait until morning, which limits my creative sewing time.

    I’ve tried a simple light that I bought at Costco a couple of years ago, but the lighting radius was small – definitely not big enough to light up my whole cutting space, it was awkward to position facing my sewing machine and honestly, more trouble than it was worth.

    The Bright 360 solved all of these problems.

    Here are some of the reasons I love this lamp:

    My favorite new lamp for any sewing room - the Bright 360 lamp from Cricut. #ad Easy to pivot from my cutting table to my sewing machine. Lights up both spaces with clear, glare-free white light. I can comfortably see my work detail with less eye-strain.

    For a single work lamp, the light radius is huge.  It has a 4 square foot radius and lights up my entire work table with clear, even light. The filtered white LED light helps me see colors, textures and and details clearly. Here’s the true test – I can even tell the difference between different shades of solid white fabrics at night. Something practically impossible without daylight! (If you’ve ever sewn at night with what you thought was the same color shade, only discover in the morning that you’d used two different shades, you know what I’m talking about!)

    Best Lighting for a sewing room - Bright 360 - large light radius, clear even white light

    In spite of it’s size, the lamp is easy to adjust with one hand – just press or lift gently to move the extended arm to any degree or use the handle near the base to swivel smoothly in any direction. I love that I don’t need to move the lamp from my cutting station to my sewing machine. I can simply use the handle with one hand to rotate the lamp direction to face either workspace.

    The height of the light extends the illumination radius over my whole cutting table, or overhead, lighting up my whole sewing machine – meaning it lights up a large area with out getting in the way of my head or hands or project.

    Cricut Craft Lamp - perfect for lighting up a sewing machine

    The head of the lamp tilts easily directing light where you need it most and because it’s an LED light, the lamp head doesn’t get hot. The LED light doesn’t need bulb replacements and has been tested to last 40,000 hours.

    Best Lighting option for a Sewing Room

    The brightness of the light is adjustable as well as the color temperature.  A second slider adjusts the temperature settings to warm, daylight, or cool and everything in between. I keep mine set at daylight the majority of the time because it’s such a beautiful, clear white light. I can even use it for photography at night if needed – which is a new (and great!) option for me.

    Best Craft Lap - Cricut Bright 360 working at night

    Here’s a visual for comparison where I used it at night with no overhead lights on in the room. The light is clear, filtered and glare free. And you can see that the whole work table is illuminated.

    The lamp is sturdy and stable (almost 9 pounds) with a weighted base that is nonslip and will not scratch your work surface. I don’t worry at all about it getting bumped and flying off the table.

    image from Cricut

    The Bright 360 is available in 2 sizes – a Table Lamp (this is the one I have) and there is also a larger Floor Lamp version.  One thing to consider – because this lamp is large, sturdy and has a large swing radius, it does require some significant space. Also, it does require a standard wall outlet nearby for power (power cord is 71″ long.)

    Easy to assemble in one step – no tools needed – then plug in and it’s ready to go.

    The Bright 360 Table and Floor lamps are available from directly from Cricut.

    They will also be available from Amazon, Joann, and Michaels. Joann brick-and-mortar stores will have them in stock  if you want to go in and get a feel for the lamp in person.

    Here’s some video footage from Cricut where you can get a feel for the size and scale as well as the ease of positioning and adjustment for the Bright 360 lamps in action. 

    Cricut Bright 360 Craft Lamp

    What does the Cricut Bright 360 cost?

    My favorite new lamp for any sewing room - the Bright 360 lamp from Cricut. #ad Easy to pivot from my cutting table to my sewing machine. Lights up both spaces with clear, glare-free white light. I can comfortably see my work detail with less eye-strain. The table lamp retails for $199 and the floor-size version for $250. Admittedly, this is not a cheap lamp and may not be in the budget for every crafter. When I first heard the price point I wondered if a lamp could really be worth that cost. After using the lamp for almost 2 weeks and experiencing the size and quality of the lamp itself, as well as the ease of assembly (no tools required) I think the price point is fair. You do get what you pay for and this is definitely the Cadillac of craft lamps.

    If you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments or on the post on Instagram and I’d be happy to answer!

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    Comments

    1. Karen Wales

      January 29, 2022 at 4:07 pm

      Hello!
      Thank you for your excellent review of what appears to be my dream lamp!
      A few years ago I bought what I thought was my dream lamp (expensive, well-known brand) — it is wonderfully bright and has many other great features…
      but it has a low buzz at every level of brightness.
      buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz……………………….
      I can’t bear it.
      I no longer use it.

      Does this lamp buzz?
      Thank you, again, for this review and for sharing so many great tips and strategies always,
      Karen

      Reply
      • Amy

        January 29, 2022 at 4:33 pm

        You’re welcome! And great news: this lamp makes zero noise whatsoever.

        Reply
    2. Heather K

      January 30, 2022 at 12:46 pm

      Wow! I expected the floor lamp to be a lot more expensive than the table lamp. I am in the market for a floor lamp for my sewing space, and this seems ideal. Thank you for the review!

      Reply
      • Amy

        January 31, 2022 at 9:01 am

        You’re welcome!

        Reply
    3. Christine Sherman

      January 30, 2022 at 4:11 pm

      Thank you for this!!

      Reply
    4. Nancy Kirkpatrick

      January 30, 2022 at 9:29 pm

      I do need a lamp like that for so many reasons: sewing, crafts, photography. But the price. Yikes. Still debating. Question – is that bulb replaceable? Can it break if dropped, for instance?

      Reply
      • Amy

        January 31, 2022 at 8:59 am

        Great question. The lamp base is super sturdy and there is no glass on the lamp, so very minimal worries about breaking. Because it is an LED light, there is no bulb – so nothing to replace – but the long-lasting LED lamp has a tested life of 40,000 hours.

        Reply
    5. Sharon Porter

      January 31, 2022 at 5:37 am

      Hello Amy,
      Thanks for your review on the 360 craft lamp.
      I’m going to look into buying one.
      I also was wondering what quilt pattern you were working on that’s on your cutting table while you were showing the lamp.
      I love it!
      Thanks, I always enjoy reading your news letters!

      Reply
      • Amy

        January 31, 2022 at 8:54 am

        Great question! I should have mentioned it in the post. It’s called Winki Stars by Jen Kingwell – found in her Quilt Recipes book: https://www.diaryofaquilter.com/jen-kingwells-new-book-quilt-recipes/

        Reply
    6. kathyjn

      January 31, 2022 at 8:19 am

      Have you tried a Daylight Slimline? I love mine, and was curious as to the differences between the two. The Cricut has a higher CRI (Color Rendering Index) from the Daylight Slimline, which is good – 95% as opposed to 80%+. But the Slimline has a higher maximum brightness level of 3,000 Lux as opposed to 1,500 for the Cricut. If more brightness is what you need, maybe a Slimline is a good choice, but when it comes to color rendering, Cricut’s 95% is super!

      Reply
    7. Joan Mcivor

      May 01, 2022 at 5:05 pm

      Hi Amy,
      I love your blog and have been following you for years. I saw this post when you first posted it. I got a gift card from my son for my birthday that would cover the floor lamp. But not sure if I should get the floor or desk lamp. If you could have either one, which one would you get? Thank you so much!

      Reply
      • Amy

        May 01, 2022 at 8:27 pm

        That’s so exciting! Honestly I would decide based on the space where you want to use it. The table lamp has worked perfectly for my sewing table because I can swing it so easily from cutting table to sewing machine. I also really like the versatility of having it accessible to multiple spots..

        Reply

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