I have been stitching since I was 13 in 1976 and I started with the economy wooden hoops like everyone else. Over the years I've tried it all, q-snaps, plastic hoops, back to wooden hoops, blah blah. I am mainly a two-handed stitcher, so I don't like holding a hoop in my hand, and q-snaps don't fit into most frames. I do stitch in hand from time to time for single color pieces. I've also used multiple floor stands & scroll frames over the years and most had issues of one type or another. Right now I am stitching everything on my Mark 2 scroll frame from Evertote. I took the plunge and made the investment, I'm not getting any younger over here. And I luv, luv, LUV it! It's the best frame I have ever used and I am so much more productive with it, I am more excited about stitching than ever. It's so nice to have everything set up and ready and i can just sit down and stitch. I'm 60 now, and i have old patterns in my stash that are bucket list items, and this particular scroll frame will help me get there! Not sponsored 😅 i just love it. And yes, I AM a fancy lady and stitching on a quality frame will make you feel oh so proper! 😊
I'd like to bring up 2 experiences I've had with frames and using overdyed linens on either the circle/circular frames, wood and/or plastic as well as the Q-Snap. I've stitched project s on overdyed fabrics. I was done. I grabbed my next piece of linen to start a new project, put it in any of those frames, stitch away, need to move the hoop or frame, and on the wrong side of the fabric I have found on 2 projects I had previously used overdyed linen on, STAINS on the new project's back! I was lucky when I washed one of the linens to get it out, the other one is an antique white Zwiegart - NOT so lucky. A little of the dye color came out, but not all of it. I just want to suggest everyone WASH your hoops and frames if you used an overdyed fabric BEFORE you start your new project and put your new piece of linen in them! I learned the hard way! It's not visible, but IS visible when the dye shows on the linen - same could hold true for Aida. I hope this is a good suggestion for anyone out there so this doesn't happen to you like it did to me, twice!
I am a 100% in hand stitcher. Full coverage, multiple feet wide and long projects down to tiny projects. It makes no difference. The only thing I haven’t tried yet is beading a project in hand. For some reason, I was under the impression that I needed to buy something To put my work in in order to do that. But now I am pretty confident that it isn’t necessary. thank you for your video, ladies!
I love my Nurge hoops (the square with the rounded corners) and Q snaps from time to time, but I use my EZ Stitch scroll rod frame for larger projects and anything that I am beading. Love them--totally worth the investment! 📜
I use multiple ways of stitching. I stitch in hand on small projects, paper, and stiff aida. I use hoops. I've used a scroll frame. And I also often use stretcher bars like a hoop because I can just tack the fabric on the bars and not worry about creases or moving my hoop.📜
I'm a diehard scroll rod user, and have a number of them (at least 12 or 14). I use the kind where I sew my fabric onto webbing - that only takes a few minutes to do. The only downside for me is that they are heavy, and bothered my elbow, which necessitated the purchase of floor frames. The cheaper stand is from Edmunds, and it will hold a scroll rod up to 26 inches. When I stitch a very small piece, I use a spring tension hoop. 📜
📜 Thank you for another video. I learned by stitching in hand but there are some projects that I would definately need to have some tension and control over so this video helped me decide to use a scroll frame for my first Mirabilia.
I love Morgan hoops just the single , Nurge hoops for my Mira’s and Nora’s and I use tiny Morgan hoops for their faces. I bead in hand always and I have scroll rods which I really don’t care for! 📜
📜great video, when i taught myself embroidery as a kid and crossstitch i used a hoop and scroll frame and floor stand on big project. 50 years later i mostly stitch in hand large project i will use scroll frame
Love your top Allison! ☀️ 🍄 I just recently got a Morgan hoop and I love it! Keeps your fabric so super tight, I won’t stitch with anything else now! 😁 Great video!
I like scroll frames for large projects, yet mostly use hoops. 📜 Fun video.... Hmmm, I don't pull a thread on Linen, I just add extra fabric allowance. After stitching I might pull a thread for framing to make sure I'm squared up. Looking forward to see how you cut fabric.
📜 I enjoyed the video and reading the comments. Not a new stitcher but I’ve been getting more into it as I’ve gotten into watching flosstube (surprise surprise) and finding different options for different types of projects is helpful. I mostly stitch in basic hoops or q snaps and sometimes in hand for smalls. I definitely want to try the nurge hoops and love the idea of the scroll frame, so maybe one day
📜 Y'all are so fun! I've discovered the world of floss tube from your channel! ♥ I stitch in hand unless I'm beading. I use spring tension hoops for beading - they pull the fabric flat but not tight, like Allison's stretcher bars. My trick for these hoops is I hoop up my project so I stitch in the well - I put the hoop under the fabric and the tension ring on top, then flip a corner of my fabric up over the spring handles and catch it in the ring with the body of my fabric, keeping that excess out of the way of my beading. (Clear as mud??) Otherwise, I fight with the spring handles catching my thread as I stitch, no matter if I hoop from the front or the back.
📜 Allison, let me warn you scroll frames are heavy compared to the cheap hoops you like to use. They also make scroll frames that the fabric attaches like a q-snap. I usually use either a tension hoop or a scroll frame. On the other hand I do have some of the square plastic hoops and my Amazon history says I have a q-snap, but I don't remember ever seeing it. I have thought about getting a vintage metal hoops, but so far I've not found one on eBay that I've wanted to buy yet.
Greetings from Dallas! I use a Q-snap when stitching only if I can get the entire image in the Q-snap. I don’t like putting any of my stitches under the clamp. I’m too afraid of crushing or messing them up. Otherwise, I use a scroll frame in my Elan lap stand. Thanks!! 📜
📜I stitched in hoops when I first started cross stitching at the beginning of the year , but then it would hurt my hand. I did get a mini stand to hold it but for whatever reason I stopped using it. I then started stitching in hand and it's my preferred way now. I want to go back and retry hoops with the mini stand though, now that I've been cross stitching a little longer.
I used to have a scroll frame, but it was thrown away in a move.😢 Someone (my ex) thought it was just scrap wood. I've decided if I ever go back to scroll frames, I'm going to invest in something nice. I've always wanted to learn to stitch in hand. It seems like it would make changing projects for the multi-stitcher, so much easier. I'm just afraid my stitches won't look as good.📜
I used hoops for years till a friend turned me onto scroll frames. I used a scroll frame by a US maker but then my friend told me about Omanik scroll frames. I wouldn’t use anything else. They are amazing and I picked up stand to hold them. They are amazing.
so far im a 100% hand stitcher! i use sewing method because anything else drives me crazy ^^; i am interested in two handed stitching though, im trying to figure out what would work best for me, possibly a scroll frame... though maybe a morgan hoop with the stand...? 📜
I never would have guessed stitching in hand could be intimidating. It's how I learned, it's all I know, it's as natural as breathing. Hoops would just put a barrier between me and my fabric. The very idea of hoops creeps me out. I guess I need to watch a flosstuber who stitches in hand to figure out why anyone wouldn't love it.
I have been stitching since I was 13 in 1976 and I started with the economy wooden hoops like everyone else. Over the years I've tried it all, q-snaps, plastic hoops, back to wooden hoops, blah blah. I am mainly a two-handed stitcher, so I don't like holding a hoop in my hand, and q-snaps don't fit into most frames. I do stitch in hand from time to time for single color pieces. I've also used multiple floor stands & scroll frames over the years and most had issues of one type or another. Right now I am stitching everything on my Mark 2 scroll frame from Evertote. I took the plunge and made the investment, I'm not getting any younger over here. And I luv, luv, LUV it! It's the best frame I have ever used and I am so much more productive with it, I am more excited about stitching than ever. It's so nice to have everything set up and ready and i can just sit down and stitch. I'm 60 now, and i have old patterns in my stash that are bucket list items, and this particular scroll frame will help me get there! Not sponsored 😅 i just love it. And yes, I AM a fancy lady and stitching on a quality frame will make you feel oh so proper! 😊
I'd like to bring up 2 experiences I've had with frames and using overdyed linens on either the circle/circular frames, wood and/or plastic as well as the Q-Snap.
I've stitched project s on overdyed fabrics. I was done. I grabbed my next piece of linen to start a new project, put it in any of those frames, stitch away, need to move the hoop or frame, and on the wrong side of the fabric I have found on 2 projects I had previously used overdyed linen on, STAINS on the new project's back! I was lucky when I washed one of the linens to get it out, the other one is an antique white Zwiegart - NOT so lucky. A little of the dye color came out, but not all of it.
I just want to suggest everyone WASH your hoops and frames if you used an overdyed fabric BEFORE you start your new project and put your new piece of linen in them!
I learned the hard way! It's not visible, but IS visible when the dye shows on the linen - same could hold true for Aida.
I hope this is a good suggestion for anyone out there so this doesn't happen to you like it did to me, twice!
I am a 100% in hand stitcher. Full coverage, multiple feet wide and long projects down to tiny projects. It makes no difference. The only thing I haven’t tried yet is beading a project in hand. For some reason, I was under the impression that I needed to buy something To put my work in in order to do that. But now I am pretty confident that it isn’t necessary. thank you for your video, ladies!
I love my Nurge hoops (the square with the rounded corners) and Q snaps from time to time, but I use my EZ Stitch scroll rod frame for larger projects and anything that I am beading. Love them--totally worth the investment! 📜
I use multiple ways of stitching. I stitch in hand on small projects, paper, and stiff aida. I use hoops. I've used a scroll frame. And I also often use stretcher bars like a hoop because I can just tack the fabric on the bars and not worry about creases or moving my hoop.📜
I'm a diehard scroll rod user, and have a number of them (at least 12 or 14). I use the kind where I sew my fabric onto webbing - that only takes a few minutes to do. The only downside for me is that they are heavy, and bothered my elbow, which necessitated the purchase of floor frames. The cheaper stand is from Edmunds, and it will hold a scroll rod up to 26 inches. When I stitch a very small piece, I use a spring tension hoop. 📜
📜 Thank you for another video. I learned by stitching in hand but there are some projects that I would definately need to have some tension and control over so this video helped me decide to use a scroll frame for my first Mirabilia.
📜 thank you for another informational video. Millennial scroll bars are another high-end option.
📜 I stitch lots of ways. In hand, nerge, qsnap, scroll. It really depends on the project like you said.❤
I love Morgan hoops just the single , Nurge hoops for my Mira’s and Nora’s and I use tiny Morgan hoops for their faces. I bead in hand always and I have scroll rods which I really don’t care for! 📜
📜great video, when i taught myself embroidery as a kid and crossstitch i used a hoop and scroll frame and floor stand on big project. 50 years later i mostly stitch in hand large project i will use scroll frame
Great video. Learned to cross stitch back in 80's in hand. Now I used hoops, qsnaps, and some in hand stitching. Just depends on the project. 📜
Love your top Allison! ☀️ 🍄 I just recently got a Morgan hoop and I love it! Keeps your fabric so super tight, I won’t stitch with anything else now! 😁 Great video!
I use the Morgan as a stand for embroidery or goldwork. It allows for two-handed stitching without a big frame
I like scroll frames for large projects, yet mostly use hoops. 📜 Fun video.... Hmmm, I don't pull a thread on Linen, I just add extra fabric allowance. After stitching I might pull a thread for framing to make sure I'm squared up. Looking forward to see how you cut fabric.
📜 I enjoyed the video and reading the comments. Not a new stitcher but I’ve been getting more into it as I’ve gotten into watching flosstube (surprise surprise) and finding different options for different types of projects is helpful. I mostly stitch in basic hoops or q snaps and sometimes in hand for smalls. I definitely want to try the nurge hoops and love the idea of the scroll frame, so maybe one day
📜 Y'all are so fun! I've discovered the world of floss tube from your channel! ♥ I stitch in hand unless I'm beading. I use spring tension hoops for beading - they pull the fabric flat but not tight, like Allison's stretcher bars. My trick for these hoops is I hoop up my project so I stitch in the well - I put the hoop under the fabric and the tension ring on top, then flip a corner of my fabric up over the spring handles and catch it in the ring with the body of my fabric, keeping that excess out of the way of my beading. (Clear as mud??) Otherwise, I fight with the spring handles catching my thread as I stitch, no matter if I hoop from the front or the back.
I love using a scroll frame. I bought a table one but want a floor stand, especially for my new insanely big project📜
📜 Allison, let me warn you scroll frames are heavy compared to the cheap hoops you like to use. They also make scroll frames that the fabric attaches like a q-snap. I usually use either a tension hoop or a scroll frame. On the other hand I do have some of the square plastic hoops and my Amazon history says I have a q-snap, but I don't remember ever seeing it. I have thought about getting a vintage metal hoops, but so far I've not found one on eBay that I've wanted to buy yet.
Greetings from Dallas! I use a Q-snap when stitching only if I can get the entire image in the Q-snap. I don’t like putting any of my stitches under the clamp. I’m too afraid of crushing or messing them up. Otherwise, I use a scroll frame in my Elan lap stand. Thanks!! 📜
Thanks for the great information. 😊
Great video!
📜I stitched in hoops when I first started cross stitching at the beginning of the year , but then it would hurt my hand. I did get a mini stand to hold it but for whatever reason I stopped using it. I then started stitching in hand and it's my preferred way now. I want to go back and retry hoops with the mini stand though, now that I've been cross stitching a little longer.
I used to have a scroll frame, but it was thrown away in a move.😢 Someone (my ex) thought it was just scrap wood. I've decided if I ever go back to scroll frames, I'm going to invest in something nice. I've always wanted to learn to stitch in hand. It seems like it would make changing projects for the multi-stitcher, so much easier. I'm just afraid my stitches won't look as good.📜
📜 I stitch in hand, but you’ve done your research!
📜 I always use a hoop!
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I used hoops for years till a friend turned me onto scroll frames. I used a scroll frame by a US maker but then my friend told me about Omanik scroll frames. I wouldn’t use anything else. They are amazing and I picked up stand to hold them. They are amazing.
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so far im a 100% hand stitcher! i use sewing method because anything else drives me crazy ^^; i am interested in two handed stitching though, im trying to figure out what would work best for me, possibly a scroll frame... though maybe a morgan hoop with the stand...? 📜
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I never would have guessed stitching in hand could be intimidating. It's how I learned, it's all I know, it's as natural as breathing. Hoops would just put a barrier between me and my fabric. The very idea of hoops creeps me out. I guess I need to watch a flosstuber who stitches in hand to figure out why anyone wouldn't love it.
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