I inherited a set of plastic embroidery hoops from my grandma. They are in good shape, but I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with embroidery hoops. They never keep the fabric tight enough, and I constantly need to adjust the fabric.
To do French knots and punchneedle embroidery successfully, you need tight fabric in the hoop. I think it’s the fact that you’re continually putting pressure on the fabric and it slips more and more as you work.
I needed a larger hoop besides, so I did some online searching and found the Morgan 12″ No-Slip Hoop. It has a groove in the middle that keeps the hoop from coming apart until you loosen the wingnut. (As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)
It does have a taller profile than the usual embroidery hoop, but I didn’t find it to be uncomfortable or heavy to work with.
I had cut my fabric too close since I thought a 10″ hoop would work, so I sewed on some additional fabric.
I tightened the fabric in the new hoop.
I stitched a few rows and could already tell the difference. The fabric was tighter than I had been able to get it in the regular hoop and it stayed taut the entire time I stitched. Hooray!!!!
