Hello From Utah

[ashleyvanwagoner21]

I just joined and Im super excited! I still have to find my way around but I'm excited to see what everyone shares and Im excited to share stuff too!! I am wondering if anyone has advice on what hoops they use, i am going to be starting a stitch that is 26'' by 18'', its the biggest one I've done and i need a good hoop for it, I want one that is rectangle so that i can stitch more without having to move it frequently, I hope that makes sense!! Thanks for reading this and I look forward to getting to know everyone!!

[rcperryls]

Hello Ashley and welcome to the forum from South Carolina! I'm looking forward to seeing what you like to stitch. The best "hoops" that are rectangles as far as I know are Q-snaps. Here are some examples and you can see that you can pretty much make them the size you want. There are also a variety of frames available but since I have never used any of these, I can't really tell you much about them. They also come in all different sizes and prices. I'm sure other members will be more than glad to give you lots of information and opinions about them. If you do a forum search on "frames" I think you will find lots of previous threads. That doesn't stop us, however, from discussing them more and there are always new ones for stitchers to consider also.
Glad you have joined us!

Carole

[Kathy_A]

Hi, there, Ashley! Welcome to the site.

I'm currently working on a big project, which will end up being 20"x26", and I've got an additional 5" margin of extra cloth around the edge while I'm stitching. This is the first time I've worked on something this big, and I had to abandon my usual 11x17" stretcher bars in favor of Q-Snaps. I started with 11x17 snaps, but after realizing that I had to bundle up all the extra material with big hair clips at the back, I found the extra 6 inches of width too much to reach around and switched to the square 11x11 snaps instead. These are much easier for me personally to work with while stitching, as well as easier to pack up into my tote to take back and forth to work for lunchtime stitching. The snaps are still big enough to do an entire page of stitching before having to move the material over to begin the next page, which is when I pull my phone out to snap a photo to keep track of my progress!

If you do go with the Q Snaps, don't forget to get a Grime Guard (readily available on any of the usual stitching websites) to wrap around the snap frame and protect the material from your arm as you reach around to pull the thread through.

[Squirrel]

Hi Ashley and Welcome from sunny but cool Brisbane its great that you have joined us. Sounds like you have given yourself a big stitching challenge. I am sure you will get plenty of suggestions about hoops, and square frames. I normally use a 10" wooden hoop or smaller when it is a small project.

[fccs]

Hello from your neighbor to the east and welcome to the forum.

Unless you use a floor or lap stand of some kind that would accommodate a wide scroll frame, Qsnaps might be your best bet. I prefer scroll frames for my bigger (wider) pieces because I can see and stitch more of it, but I have a couple different floor stands I can use. Having to hold wide scroll frames is just to difficult (for me, at least).

I hope you'll let us see what you're working on.

[lavenderbee]

Hello & welcome to the forum. Hope you enjoy being on here & look forward to seeing some of your work

[Serinde]

Welcome from the West of Scotland!

[Brekkana]

Hello, and welcome from Texas I am currently addicted to these hoops made in the US of A called No Slip Hoops, found here. My favorite size is the 7 inch. I did try the Q-snap, but didn't quite maintain the tension I prefer when using something, when not stitching in hand.