[HNW] hoops, frames, and other tensioning devices

[Bjarne og Leif Drews]

Hi,
I posted one answer, but i didnt see it get trough.
I use a slate roller floor frame. It is designed to be tilted in any 
direction you want to work. I use it on all my waistcoat or jacket 
embroideries. Its a cheap one i got from Barnyarns in Scotland, and i am 
very pleased with mine. Wich kind of wood its made of i dont know.
My frame is about 50 cm. wide and 75  cm long.
For small projekts i use a wooden hoop frame. I have seen some bigger and 
more oblong hoops in my embroidery shop also of wood, and i wonder if they 
are good.
My old hoop is many years now, and i think i aught to clean it. But i wonder 
what i should use to clean it, as i suppose water will ruin it.
Any suggestions?

Bjarne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan B. Farmer" <sfarmer at goldsword.com>
To: "Needlework List" <h-needlework at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 11:58 PM
Subject: [HNW] hoops, frames, and other tensioning devices


> What do y'all use to stitch with?
>
> I know that there are a couple of rectangular frame "kits" readily
> available at A.C. Moore and Hobby Lobby and places like that.  Which
> manufacturer's frame do you like best?
>
> What about hoops?  plastic or wooden?  Is it possible to get a
> high-quality wooden frame any more?  I have a couple of *really* nice
> ones from the 60s (or maybe earlier) that are made out of "real" wood
> as opposed to "basketry reed" or something equally flimsy for
> embroidery use.  I've even got a metal one that was my grandmothers --
> it's lined in cork.
>
> Eagerly awaiting your replies ...
>
> Jerusha
> -----
> Susan Farmer
> sfarmer at goldsword.com
> University of Tennessee
> Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
> http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/
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