It is 2am here - can't sleep. Another problem I also had tonight. My 5 x 7 hoop seems to be stretching. No matter how tight I can get it the design always seems to pull in the middle and lines don't always match up. Have you ever wound tape on one of the pieces of the hoop to tighten it in the middle of the 7 like you do with Cross Stitch hoops??

When I purchased my new Ruby last year, my instructor told me she seldom hoops anything and so that is what I do. I hoop only my stablizer and a spot of glue to hold my fabric in place. This keeps my hoops in good condition and avoids there becoming loose,
hugs
Michelle

Well, it's 4:00 A. M. at my house and since I'm a night owl it is my bedtime now but I'm glad you asked this question as I've learned a lot from reading all these ladies answers. Some of my friends wrap there hoops with some kind of tape from the medical supply store which I'm going to look into now that I have bought the Diamond from Viking that has the big hoops. Good night!

On my 300mm x 200mm (about 12x8) hoops I just have masking tape wound around the middle of the long edges, this seems to do the trick for me. I am hooping so many items in a day I don't have time to fiddle to much.
Alice.

you have several answers here already. And yes you are not the only one with this problem! When I use my largest hope I have same problem. When it's no problem with the material , I sometimes place pins in the material just where the material comes out of the hope again.To prevent it will be pulled in.The pins come against the border of the hope to fixate . Ans sometimes I place sticky stitch and tear away in the hope and place the material on it. But you cannot always use that. that depends of the project. But the biggest hope causes me this troubles lots of times too. Hugs gerry

I've used bias tape wound around the sides, and shelf liner and felt cut a bit bigger than the hoop with a hole just a bit bigger than the embroidery area cut out - Viking sells something like that as hoop help.
All three work well.
I have, however, once sewn a bit of the shelf liner into an embroidery, just carelessness.

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by mi30kaja 28 Jan 2012

Some great suggestions. Must try some of these. Thanks.

You might try using some sticky backing on your fabric so nothing moves. The athletic tape that sticks to itself is good to use on the hoops. I also have some squares to fit some hoops made from the shelf lining.

Is it possible you are hooping too tight for the fabric you are using? I have been there myself on occasion. Thinking I needed the fabric tighter when actually I needed to loosen it a bit.

Another flower for you today.

Marcelle

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by mi30kaja 28 Jan 2012

I was doing FSL on WWS.

by marcellelewis 29 Jan 2012

My sister had a problem with FSL like that but it turned out she needed to use a smaller hoop. I use 2 layers of heavy weight badgemaster for my FSL designs.
Marcelle

5a.m. here, warm and sultry. I have made a frame of ordinary quilt batting and found that worked well but I think a frame of thin non-slip matting would be better.
There are some great ideas here.
AlmaG.

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by mi30kaja 28 Jan 2012

Thanks Alma. You can't sleep either. Hot yesterday for My Gambier. I had about 3.5 hrs sleep.

Since wrapping my inner hoop with elastic thread, Ive had no stretching. Hoops much tighter now. :)

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by mi30kaja 28 Jan 2012

Thanks I have many things to try now.

I use self ahearing badage, it the bandage wrap that sticks to itself. you can get in the drug stores. Then just wrap it aroun the inner hoop. This way it not sticky and can be removed without problem good luck

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by mi30kaja 28 Jan 2012

Thank You for the ideas.

I went to a class with a Floriani rep, and she used the thinner knobby shelf liner, cut a rectangle that is about 2" bigger than the hoop, use the double stick tape to adhere it to the bottom of the inside hoop. Then cut a rectangle out of the center, leaving about an inch of the liner. This will make it tighter on all sides. Viking used to sell something like that long ago. She has it on all her hoops.
I usually use a strip of paper towel, or lightweight interfacing and lay it on the material, just under the inner hoop as I hoop up. Either way, there it is tighter. And, lastly, you can use straight pins right at tht top, perpendicular to the hoop, so the material cannot pull back in the hoop.
Jo

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by oaro 28 Jan 2012

i did go to Floriani class and i do use the shelf liner works

by sewmom 28 Jan 2012

This works!

by mi30kaja 28 Jan 2012

Thank You for your suggestions.

I sometimes use a thick piece of stabilizer which I cut to the hoop size and then hoop it with the material on top of the material so that you have the inside upen for embroidery. Cut out the centre part. Lovies.***

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by mi30kaja 28 Jan 2012

Thank You. Might give this a try.

I purchased a product called Hoop Tape.. you put it around the edges of your hoops.. it keeps thing really tight.. look it up.. it is very reasonable..

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by mi30kaja 28 Jan 2012

Sounds like a Great suggestion. Thanks.

My local machine store wraps that non-stick rubber matting around their hoops, she said she never has registration problems since she's been doing it.

My Elna hoops have silicon built into them and I never have problems with slipping like I do sometimes with the Husqvarna hoops.
hugs n roses, Meganne

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by mi30kaja 28 Jan 2012

I have some of this so will certainly give it a try. Thanks.

Tape or a strip of fabric around that area. Hope you get good rest! Live Laugh Download Stitch!

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by mi30kaja 28 Jan 2012

Thank for your suggestion.