Ready, Set, Sew :: Choosing the correct embroidery hoop.

A part of a new, regular blog posts, I'll be writing posts which I''ve entitled "Ready, Set, Sew."

These postings will including tips and hints for improving your stitching and embroidery. They will hopefully be helpful to both the beginner and the experienced stitcher. I know a lot of you lovely readers are experienced stitchers, so please feel free to add your tips and suggestions for others to read. And, you don't have to agree with what I've said! All comments will be welcomed.

So, to start us off I've written a  posting on how to choose the correct hand embroidery hoop. Something which some of you may not have given a lot of thought to, but is actually something quite important. Happy reading, I hope you   are able to take something away from it.

 

 

 

Thank you to everyone for your suggestions. Please feel free to share your tips in the comment section.

 

 

Comments

[SandyG]

What a great, informative blog on hoops. Hope there are more subjects of the same type to come!

[Leeanne]

Very interesting.

[Samelia's Mum]

Ooooh hello. There's me :-)

Thanks for all of this wonderful information about hoops. Must try the bias binding around the inner-hoop. Great tip.

[Pieta]

A great tutorial on hoops. Must admit that I haven't used one since high school but will give it ago to try and improve my tension. Great to have the links as well.

[wendy]

Wow, so much information! I must say I was confused by the suggestion that you don't sew in and out, but sew along the top of the fabric - could you explain as I don't understand this. Thanks!

[bronwyn]

Hi Wendy,
I simply meant by "skimming" was that when sewing a straight stitch, you sew a few stitches at a time...in out,in out, in out and then pull the thread through. Rather than push the needle through to the back, pull it through, push the needle back through to the front,pull it through. Make sense? The second way compromises the tautness as you are constantly pushing on the fabric, not to mention it's also alot slower.

[Elizabeth]

Hi There! I have suffered the panic of having a stained finished piece due to the oils from my hands! Thankfully, it did wash out! Now I use a pair of quilting gloves, but any light cotton glove would work! With the quilting gloves, I have cut s few of the fingertips off so that I can still feel the needle. And, since the remaining fingertips are rubberized, it helps hang onto the hoop/fabric. No more stained work!

[Lynda Espinoza Fdez]

Querida, agradeceria mucho si los articulos en cuestion se pudieran traducir al idioma espanol asi como se hace con toda la pagina, de esta forma me quedarian mucho mas claros tus consejos.

Te agradezco mucho. Saludes carinosos,