{"id":2942,"date":"2013-05-14T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/otterine.com\/?p=2942"},"modified":"2024-02-11T19:51:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T01:51:27","slug":"baby-z-lap-frame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otterine.com\/baby-z-lap-frame\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Z Lap Frame"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Working with French knots is different from working in cross-stitch or petit point in that it\u00a0is easier\u00a0if you have\u00a0both hands free.\u00a0I’ve been working on the <a href=\"https:\/\/otterine.com\/bees-and-trees-rug-completed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bees and Trees rug<\/a> without a lap frame, and it’s hard not to start hunching forward as you work, balancing the hoop on your lap and completing each knot…not at all comfortable for long periods of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I bought a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kscreations.com\/lap_z.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baby Z Lap Frame<\/a> since some fellow stitchers were talking about lap frames recently. Though the instructions for assembly were minimal, it went together easily enough. I did have to sand it in a few rough areas, but all in all the quality is good. It’s a solid frame and has a base just 11.5″ wide, so it is a comfortable weight and width for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otterine.com\/blog\/images\/minis\/130514_baby_z02s.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:600px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It has a tray in the base for holding yarns and scissors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otterine.com\/blog\/images\/minis\/130514_baby_z03s.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, it is adjustable in height, folding relatively flat for transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otterine.com\/blog\/images\/minis\/130514_baby_z04s.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, I really like the frame. It will definitely save being hunched over while stitching. Here’s a photo of me sitting with the frame. 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