Best tightest needlework hoop

A metal square hoop would probably leave nasty "corner" marks in the
fabric and might even tear the fabric if the user pulled too hard.

BDS2pds wrote:
I wonder why they do not ever make square hoops?

--
Brenda
"Nothing...I got nothing for sale."

Not to mention with a wooden one there would be tremendous stress at the
corners, causing them to come loose, I would think.

Corners are awkward. It's much easier to slide a hoop to a new direction.

I remember a Brazilian instructor stating emphatically that one should
have the screw portion at 10:00 or 2:00 to avoid having threads get
caught. I turn my hoop so often it really matters little which
direction the clasp is. :-)
Dianne

Rhiannon wrote:

A metal square hoop would probably leave nasty "corner" marks in the
fabric and might even tear the fabric if the user pulled too hard.

BDS2pds wrote:

I wonder why they do not ever make square hoops?

"Dianne Lewandowski" skrev i melding
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Not to mention with a wooden one there would be tremendous stress at the
corners, causing them to come loose, I would think.

Corners are awkward. It's much easier to slide a hoop to a new direction.

I remember a Brazilian instructor stating emphatically that one should
have the screw portion at 10:00 or 2:00 to avoid having threads get
caught. I turn my hoop so often it really matters little which
direction the clasp is. :-)
Dianne

*deep laugh* I had a friend who would flip out when she saw that my hoop
wasn't at either the 10:00 or 2:00 position. It was if she thought it would
catch fire or something.

Hmm...what's that burning smell? ;-)
Becky A.

On 18 Aug 2004 19:34:08 GMT, (BDS2pds) wrote:

I wonder why they do not ever make square hoops?
You can get a square hoop - Hardwicke Manor from Germany. They're
quite expensive. Wyndham Needleworks has 3 sizes: 6x6, 8x8 or 10x10,
all 3/8" deep.
http://www.wyndhamneedleworks.com
There's no picture unfortunately.

Alison

Here's a site that has pictures of the Hardwicke Manor hoops. They do look
good

http://www.accomplishments-shop.com/Hoops.htm

Lucille

"Alison" wrote in message
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On 18 Aug 2004 19:34:08 GMT, (BDS2pds) wrote:

I wonder why they do not ever make square hoops?
You can get a square hoop - Hardwicke Manor from Germany. They're
quite expensive. Wyndham Needleworks has 3 sizes: 6x6, 8x8 or 10x10,
all 3/8" deep.
http://www.wyndhamneedleworks.com
There's no picture unfortunately.

Alison

When I used a hoop -- I always kept the screw at 10:00 -- that way if I was
early on in a project and was confused about finding my place, at least I
knew which direction was which.
--
Jere

"Dianne Lewandowski" wrote in message
...
Not to mention with a wooden one there would be tremendous stress at the
corners, causing them to come loose, I would think.

Corners are awkward. It's much easier to slide a hoop to a new direction.

I remember a Brazilian instructor stating emphatically that one should
have the screw portion at 10:00 or 2:00 to avoid having threads get
caught. I turn my hoop so often it really matters little which
direction the clasp is. :-)
Dianne

Rhiannon wrote:

A metal square hoop would probably leave nasty "corner" marks in the
fabric and might even tear the fabric if the user pulled too hard.

BDS2pds wrote:

I wonder why they do not ever make square hoops?

On 17 Aug 2004 14:46:54 GMT, (BDS2pds) wrote:

For small projects , what is your favorite hoop?

If it's really small, I'll just work in hand. Love really feeling the
fabric. If I can fit it in 6x6 then it's q-snaps. Took a bit getting
used to because they are thicker to hold, but they work very well. I
used them on a long table runner... held top and bottom of the work I
was doing and it worked perfectly! I never liked hoops... they always
lost tension on me no matter which one I tried.

"Becky Andresen" had some very interesting things
to say about Best tightest needlework hoop:

*deep laugh* I had a friend who would flip out when she saw that my hoop
wasn't at either the 10:00 or 2:00 position. It was if she thought it would
catch fire or something.

I prefer 12:00 myself. Marks the top nicely, and the way I work, the
hardware's a lot more out of the way.

--
"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be
doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding.
:-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL

I think paid less than what I would for a new one--if I remember right. I
think it's steel.
"Joan Erickson" wrote in message
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Angel wrote:

... but I found an old hoop in an antique store that I
love. It's metal the inner ring has cork and the outer ring is spring
loaded--no brand name that I can find.
These are the kind I use. My favorite one is the one my mother (now
83) used when she was a girl. As Dianne said, you can still buy
these. I hope you didn't pay a lot for it!
I'm not positive about this, and I should test my own, but the older
ones I believe were made of steel and the newer ones from alumninum.
You can tell by holding a magnet next to it. Dianne?

--
Joan

See my first-ever design he
http://www.heritageshoppe.com/joan.jpg

"Stitch when you are young and poor, frame when you are old and rich."
- Elizabeth's (rctn'r) sister's MIL (Barbara Marr)



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I was afraid to try any of them--perhaps the dishwasher--less likely to end
up with plastic stew.
"Tia Mary-remove nekoluvr to reply " wrote in
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From: "Angel"

..... I can't get my q-snaps to keep tension ......

Have you tried tightening up the snap part of your Q-snaps? there are
loads
of different ways to do this -- some options are to soak them in really
hot tap
water, put them through the dishwasher on the top rack, put them in
boiling
water for just a few minutes, put then in a bowl of water and "nuke" them
for a
very short time. I have never had to do this so I am not sure of times
but
have seen the posts from peopl who have and it obviously works and doesn't
harm
the snaps!!! CiaoMeow ^;;^
.

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